Deere and Company to lay off more than 150 Quad Cities employees Local News by: Britni Moses Posted: Oct 1, 2019 / 06:27 PM CDT / Updated: Oct 1, 2019 / 06:35 PM CDT More than 150 John Deere employees at two Quad Cities locations will soon be laid off indefinitely. David Nelson of NelsonCorp Wealth Management sat down with Local 4’s Jim Niedelman to offer a broader economic perspective on the situation.