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Students Compete at National Collegiate Landscape Competition
Many of the country’s best and brightest landscape and horticulture students gathered at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, March 7–10, 2013, to compete in the 37th annual PLANET Student Career Days (SCD)—The National Collegiate Landscape Competition.
April 5, 2013
Business
PLANET AEF Awards Educator of the Year & Student Scholarships
The PLANET Academic Excellence Foundation (PLANET AEF) presented scholarships and awards to students at the 37th annual PLANET Student Career Days—The National Collegiate Landscape Competition—held March 7–10, 2013, at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. Since its inception in 1998, the PLANET AEF has given more than $730,000 in scholarships and awards to 720 students. In 2013 alone, the PLANET AEF has given a total of $75,700 in awards and scholarships.
March 25, 2013
Business
Bill Cobb Promoted to Director of Information Services
Ruppert Landscape has promoted Bill Cobb to the position of Director of Information Systems. In his new role, he will be leading the information systems and information technology team in improving the company’s efficiency through process improvement, solutions development and implementation and user training.
March 20, 2013
Design-Build
Students, Companies Excited About Future
The next generation of landscapers looks promising at PLANET’s Student Career Days. A room full of enthusiastic, cheering college students, industry experts and landscapers filled Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum on Auburn University’s campus Friday while I visited the Professional Landcare Network’s (PLANET) green industry career fair. Nearly 900 students from 71 colleges came together March 7-10 in […]
March 11, 2013
Lawn maintenance
Top 5 Herbicide Trends
Efficiency, efficacy and environmental profile top the list for products this year. One look into the evolving environment for pesticides reveals research that is committed to improvement. As much as manufacturers and developers focus on bringing to market the next big thing, they also are determined to improve existing products by making them better, stronger, faster (bionic, almost). In short, the industry’s focus on doing more with less is better for your bottom line and for the environment.
February 4, 2013
Business
PLANET Student Career Days
The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) has announced that registration is open for companies that want attend the largest recruiting event in the industry. PLANET Student Career Days (SCD)—The National Collegiate Landscape Competition—will take place March 7–10, 2013, at Auburn University, in Auburn, Ala.
January 10, 2013
Business
Women in Landscaping
For some, gender is no longer an issue, but for others, challenges remain. The number of women working in landscaping has grown significantly in recent years, with women filling roles in every facet of the industry. Once a male-dominated profession, the playing field has been leveled as more women graduate with degrees in horticulture and landscape architecture and with technology advances.
March 1, 2011
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