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July 1, 2009
Deere: 800 workers have agreed to leave
MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — Deere & Co. said Tuesday about 800 salaried workers have decided to leave the world's largest farm machinery maker under a voluntary separation program.
The number of workers taking the offer was about four times as many as the company expected when it announced the program in April and represents about 3 percent of Deere's overall salaried work force.
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