Deere & Co., which weathered a five-week strike by 10,000 United Auto Workers this fall, exacerbating a backlog of orders for its iconic green tractors and other equipment, was also incentivized to choose Chicago by a different kind of green. In return for creating 150 full-time IT jobs, the company will receive $4.9 million in state tax credits over 10 years through the Illinois Economic Development for a Growing Economy program, better known as EDGE.
