I was surprised at the amount of pride I felt when I read the cover of BusinessWeek’s new issue titled: “American Badass.”

“Who says the U.S. doesn’t make anything anymore?  John Deer’s big green profit machines are conquering the world.  ‘Cause that’s how they roll.”

John Deere, headquartered in Moline, IL, is as American as they come.  Here’s the full article: Deere’s Big Green Profit Machine.  Terrific story on a great company…