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How Explosive is Fertilizer?
With the Boston bombing still weighing on everyone’s mind and heart, word of another explosion at a fertilizer plant in Waco, Texas, almost seemed unreal. There’s still a lot we don’t know about the explosion — whether it was an accident or attack — but the devastation is clear. I’ve lived in Texas and visited […]
April 18, 2013
Business
Colder Temperatures Impacting Northern Landscaping, Gardening Businesses
On the first day of Spring, colder temperatures may be having an impact on landscaping and gardening businesses. Eagle Creek Nursery has seen less people, stopping by.
March 21, 2013
Business
Dixie Chopper Enters Canadian Market
Dixie Chopper is moving north. The company has decided to enter the Canadian market introducing its full product line of commercial and residential zero-turn lawn mowers, parts and accessories.
February 1, 2013
Design-Build
Thwarted Theft: You’ve Gotta Love This One
Knaack just sent us this story as a promo to their Jobmaster storage chest, but the tale will bring a smile to most contractors. After working on a building, a Terre Haute, Indiana, contractor for Garmong Construction Services finished up for the day and locked up in the typical fashion: locks and dead bolts on both the front […]
July 12, 2012
Design-Build
Antique Iron
A Military Mystery This may be the only 1951 Schield Bantam ABM 51 military pull shovel in existence, according to owner Mike Rohleder of Ferdinand, Indiana. Rohleder acquired the machine 10 years ago and put it to work this summer at the Historical Construction Equipment Association’s (HCEA) annual convention. This cable-actuated digger was built for […]
June 26, 2012
Business
Wabash National wins awards for supporting United Way
Wabash National received awards for supporting United Way of Greater Lafayette. The organization received a Merit Award for Best Practices and Michele Tyson, coordinator for Wabash National’s campaign, received United Way’s Employee Campaign Coordinator Award for increased awareness, participation and results from her efforts. Wabash National also supports other non-profits including Read to Succeed, Big […]
April 5, 2012
Business
Hardscaping Certification Gives Landscapers Competitive Edge
For landscaper Bobby Franz, hardscaping certification and business success fit together as snugly as interlocking pavers. “Getting certified solidified me as a professional,” says Franz, the owner of Franz Nursery in Hamilton, Indiana, and a finalist in Total Landscape Care’s 2012 Landscaper of the Year contest. “It provides us with a competitive advantage … and conveys to customers that we’re serious about hardscaping.”
February 28, 2012
Business
Job Equipment Rentals, Sales becomes Takeuchi dealer
Job Equipment Rentals and Sales became a member of the Takeuchi dealer network and will represent the full line of compact earthmoving equipment. Located in Jeffersonville, Indiana, Job Rentals and Sales is a full-service construction equipment rentals, sales and service-oriented company. For more information, visit takeuchi-us.com.
November 18, 2011
Business
Students gain industry knowledge at FFA Convention
In October, 53,358 FFA students, sponsors and advisors gathered in Indianapolis, Indiana, to represent their schools and states in competitions designed to test their knowledge and skills during the 84th annual National FFA Convention. For the ninth year, Stihl was a sponsor of the Nursery and Landscape Career Development Event (CDE). The National FFA Nursery […]
November 17, 2011
Business
New Holland names 2011 Extreme Dream winner
New Holland Construction named Brandon Vaughan, of Toms Creek Nursery and Landscaping in Denton, North Carolina, as the winner of the “2011 Extreme Dream Contest.” Vaughan won a New Holland L218 skid steer loader worth more than $35,000 during the 2011 GIE+EXPO. The contest showcased the best landscape design/build projects of the year across the […]
November 2, 2011
Business
Isuzu produces Reach commercial walk-in van
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America began producing its Reach commercial walk-in van at Utilimaster’s assembly facility in Wakarusa, Indiana. The Reach is offered with a 151-inch wheelbase with either a 12- or 14-foot body. The van also employs impact-resistant composite panels that are designed to reduce overall maintenance costs. Powering the Reach is Isuzu’s bio-diesel […]
October 27, 2011
Business
Rural King offers select Massey Ferguson utility tractors
Rural King will begin offering a select line of Massey Ferguson sub-compact, compact and light utility tractors through Rural King stores. In April, eight selected Rural King stores added a line of select sub-compact, compact and light utility tractors to their product offering of Massey Ferguson lawn tractors, zero-turn mowers, oil, filters, belts and other […]
April 11, 2011
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