John Deere is the brand name of Deere & Company, an American corporation that manufactures agricultural, construction, and forestry machinery, diesel engines, drivetrains (axles, transmissions, gearboxes) used in heavy equipment, and lawn care equipment. In 2019, it was listed as 87th in the Fortune 500 America’s ranking[3] and was ranked 329th in the global ranking.[4] The company also provides financial services and other related activities. Deere & Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DE.[5] The company’s slogan is “Nothing Runs Like a Deere”, and its logo is a leaping deer, with the words ‘JOHN DEERE’ under it. Various logos incorporating a leaping deer have been used by the company for over 155 years.

Dell Technologies Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Round Rock, Texas. It was formed as a result of the September 2016 merger of Dell and EMC Corporation (which later became Dell EMC).[2] Dell’s products include personal computers, servers, smartphones, televisions, computer software, computer security and network security, as well as information security services.[2] Dell ranked 35th on the 2018 Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue.

Devon Energy Corporation is a company engaged in hydrocarbon exploration in the United States. It is organized in Delaware and headquartered in the 50-story Devon Energy Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Its operations are in the Barnett Shale, STACK Formation in Oklahoma, Delaware Basin, Eagle Ford Group shale, and the Rocky Mountains.[1] The company is ranked 297th on the Fortune 500.[2] As of December 31, 2018, the company had proved reserves of 1.927 billion barrels of oil equivalent (1.179×1010 GJ).

Dillard’s Inc. is an American department store chain with approximately 292 stores in 29 states and headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Discovery Channel is an American pay television network and flagship channel owned by Discovery, Inc., a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav.

Dollar General Corporation is an American chain of variety stores headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. As of July 2018, Dollar General operates 15,000 stores[4][1] in the continental United States.[5] The company began in 1939 as a family-owned business called J.L. Turner and Son in Scottsville, Kentucky, owned by James Luther Turner and Cal Turner. In 1955, the name changed to Dollar General Corporation and in 1968 the company went public on the New York Stock Exchange. Fortune 500 recognized Dollar General in 1999 and in 2018 reached #123.[6] Dollar General has grown to become one of the most profitable stores in the rural United States with revenue reaching around $21 billion in 2017.

Dominion Energy, Inc., commonly referred to as Dominion, is an American power and energy company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia that supplies electricity in parts of Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina and supplies natural gas to parts of West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Dominion also has generation facilities in Indiana, Illinois, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.[7] The company acquired Questar gas in the Western United States, including parts of Utah and Wyoming, in September 2016.[8] In January 2019, Dominion Energy completed its acquisition of SCANA Corporation.

The Dow Chemical Company (TDCC) is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States, and a subsidiary of Dow Inc. The company is ranked in the top 3 of the list of largest chemical producers.[2][3] Dow manufactures plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products. With a presence in about 160 countries, it employs about 54,000 people worldwide.[1] Dow has been called the “chemical companies’ chemical company”[4] as its sales are to other industries rather than directly to end-use consumers. Dow is a member of the American Chemistry Council. The company tagline is “Solutionism”.[5] In 2017, the company merged into DowDuPont and in April 2019, the company’s parent, Dow Inc. was separated into a public company via a corporate spin-off.

DTE Energy (formerly Detroit Edison until 1996, now DTE Electric Company) is a Detroit-based diversified energy company involved in the development and management of energy-related businesses and services nationwide. Its operating units include an electric utility serving 2.2 million customers in Southeastern Michigan and a natural gas utility serving 1.3 million customers in Michigan. The DTE Energy portfolio includes non-utility energy businesses focused on power and industrial projects, natural gas pipelines, gathering and storage, and energy marketing and trading. The name DTE is taken from the company’s stock ticker symbol.

DuPont de Nemours, Inc., commonly known as DuPont, is an American company formed by the merger of Dow Chemical and DuPont on August 31, 2017, and then subsequent spinoffs of Dow Inc. and Corteva. Prior to the spinoffs it was the world’s largest chemical company in terms of sales. Within 18 months of the merger the company was split into three publicly traded companies with focuses on the following: agriculture, materials science, and specialty products.[2][3][4] The agriculture division is named Corteva, the materials science spin-off is named Dow Inc., and the specialty products division is named DuPont.[5] Jeff Fettig is executive chairman of the company,[6] and Edward Breen is the CEO. The merger has been reported to be worth an estimated $130 billion.[2][3][4] With 2018 total revenue of $86 billion, DowDuPont ranked No. 35 on the 2019 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States public corporations.