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Safety watch: Unsteady ground
How to prevent cave-ins while digging. The accident: A 29-year-old landscape worker and four other laborers are hand digging a 2-foot wide by 16-foot long trench on a private residence to investigate water infiltration.
June 7, 2013
Business
Exmark Appoints New VP, General Manager
Judy Altmaier has been named vice president and general manager of Exmark Manufacturing, based in Beatrice, Nebraska. She succeeds Rick Olson, who recently transitioned to vice president of The Toro Company’s International Business.
June 6, 2013
Business
Landscapes USA Grows Company
Landscapes USA has acquired Peach Tree Landscapes located in Nasvhille, Tennessee. Peach Tree Landscapes has more than 100 employees that serve the Nashville area and surrounding middle Tennessee counties.
June 6, 2013
Business
Four Musical Artists Added to GIE+EXPO Line Up
GIE+EXPO has added four additional performers to the GIE+EXPO concert series. The Jamie McLean Band will perform before Craig Morgan on Wednesday, October 23.
June 6, 2013
Business
Bayer Begins Construction On Bee Care Center
Bayer CropScience has started the construction on its North American Bee Care Center. The 6,000-square-foot-facility will complement the existing Bee Care Center established in 2012 at the company’s global headquarters in Monheim, Germany.
June 6, 2013
Business
Erosion Specialist Battles the Atlantic
The ravages of the Atlantic Ocean can be a thing of beauty – and a source of challenging erosion problems for coastal properties. Enter Bobbie Burdick, an award-winning landscape architect and erosion-control specialist in Ellsworth, Maine, and the owner of Burdick & Associates Landscape Design.
June 6, 2013
Business
Milwaukee Residents Are Eating Healthier
Milwaukee, Wisconsin residents are not enjoying homegrown vegetables right in their backyard thanks to the Victory Garden Initiative. Through community groups, volunteers and support of Case Construction Equipment, the garden could be constructed as part of the Victory Garden Blitz, which is an event that involved the installation of 500 new vegetable gardens through the City of Milwaukee from May 11-25.
June 6, 2013
Business
Ruppert Landscape Adds Team Member
Ruppert Landscape has added a new team member to its headquarters in Laytonsville, Maryland. Carol Zazeski will be joining as Information System Support Manager and will be responsible for user support and providing software solutions for the company’s business units.
June 5, 2013
Business
Help Engines Last Longer
ECHO has introduced PowerFuel, the first pre-mixed gas/oil product to use Red Armor Oil. The PowerFuel is pre-mixed fuel, which contains 93 octane gas and oil ready to use right out of the can. The fuel contains no ethanol and is developed at a 50:1 ratio.
June 5, 2013
Business
Add Propane to Your Fleet
Toro’s Z Master Professional 6000 Series propane mowers now feature a closed-loop electronic fuel injection 27 hp Kohler Command Pro EFI propane engines.
June 5, 2013
Business
Say goodbye to direct mail, door hangers
Creating an online presence for any business is a crucial step in increasing any type of traffic a company may need. Sending out fliers is great, but being able to market online is going to give any business a more direct and influential approach at getting clients, according to Lawn Care Marketing Expert, Andrew Pototschnik.
June 5, 2013
Business
How to: Managing Generation Yers
How to deal with young employees and improve their work ethic: Like most small-business owners, landscapers wear many hats on a daily basis: supervisor, mentor, disciplinarian, motivator, decision-maker, conflict-resolver, finance manager and the like. But to effectively manage younger employees, they may have to add a new one to their collection — surrogate parent.
June 5, 2013
Business
Webinar to Dive into Industry Trends
Caterpillar’s Vice President Julie Lagacy and Corporate Controller Mike DeWalt will be speaking at the J.P. Morgan 2013 Diversified Industries Conference on Wed., June 5.
June 4, 2013
Business
62,000 Native Grasses Planted on Barrier Islands
A few barrier islands along the coast of Louisiana are returning back to their roots. The Resource Environmental Solutions (RES) is working on a $35 million project, which is a multi-phase barrier headland restoration that includes planting 62,000 native, salt-hardened coastal grasses including sea oats, bitter panicum and smooth cordgrass.
June 4, 2013
Business
5 tips to win bids
Bidding on a job can be a daunting task for many landscaping companies. There’s a great deal of strategy involved, and the more bidders means staying competitive yet profitable at the same time. Lowes for Pros has offered five ways to help landscapers figure out the best way to bid for their business.
June 4, 2013
Business
SIMPLE vs. 401(k): Is there a difference?
Have you decided a retirement plan? Have you even thought about retirement? Retirement may seem like a far out option, but some argue it’s never too early to start thinking about planning for retirement. There are a lot of options when it comes to planning and picking the right plan for your business can be overwhelming.
June 4, 2013
Business
Landscaper Hits the Road to Help Oklahoma
One landscaper is taking a little time away from his business, but it’s not for vacation. Andrew Jenkins, owner of Loudoun, Virginia.-based Visual Edge, headed to Oklahoma with a truck full of supplies donated from residents and businesses in the area, according to Patch.com.
June 3, 2013
Business
Students Graduate from John Deere Program
Twenty new students have graduated in Mattoon, Illinois. However, this wasn’t any typical graduation. The students graduated from the John Deere Technology program at Lake Land College.
June 3, 2013
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