Manufacturers/End Users
September 23, 2026
Written by Laura Miller
Farming equipment manufacturer John Deere announced it will call back more than 375 employees to work across its Quad Cities factory operations.
Deere’s Seeding and Cylinder Operations in Moline, Ill., where the company is based, will see the return of 150 employees, and Harvester Works in East Moline will see ~225.
The Greenbrier Companies received orders for 3,400 new railcars with an aggregate value of ~$600 million during its fiscal fourth quarter ended Aug. 31.
Worthington Enterprises reported higher fiscal first-quarter sales and earnings while citing rapidly growing data center demand and continued tightness in the steel market.
Metalformers’ optimism softened in the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) September Business Conditions Report.
SMU’s latest Flat-Rolled Steel Buyers Survey shows that in a tight US market marked by long lead times, low inventories, and rising prices, foreign products continue to gain the interest of domestic buyers.