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Piedmont Natural Gas Reminds Planters to Call Before Digging
Trees and shrubs for sale at one local garden center were tagged with an important safety reminder for homeowners getting ready to do some spring planting: Call 811 before you dig. Piedmont Natural Gas teamed up with The Gardens of Blackhawk Hardware and Girl Scouts from Hornets’ Nest Council, Troop 249, for the tree-tagging event on April 6. The goal was to raise public awareness about 811, a free service that locates and marks underground utilities such as natural gas lines, cable television, electric and water lines. Most service disruptions are caused by third parties such as homeowners and contractors accidentally hitting natural gas distribution lines while digging, according to Piedmont.
April 10, 2013
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Underhill Introduces Drainblaster Nozzle
DrainBlaster, a solid metal, high-pressure hose-end nozzle from Underhill International, goes after dirt and debris clogging landscape and outdoor drains. DrainBlaster is also useful in clearing catch basins and cleaning under sidewalks.
April 10, 2013
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Young Landscaper Grows Business Into Thriving ‘Weed’ Franchise
When most teenagers are worrying about the trials of high school, Gairad DeCastro was saving money to start his own business. At the age of 17, DeCastro realized that dream and today that business, DeCastro Landscaping, has grown to have 14 workers.
April 9, 2013
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Wounded Warrior Surprised with ZTR Mower
Sergeant Jordan Brown faithfully served our country for seven years. During his second tour in Iraq, Jordan broke his left arm. He later learned that cancer was the underlying cause of the break. The cancer is gone now, along with his left arm.
April 9, 2013
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Kubota Holds Grand Opening of $73 Million Plant in Georgia
Kubota Tractor Corporation held its Grand Opening Ceremony and Ribbon Cutting on Monday in Jefferson, Georgia. This grand opening marks the completion of the Kubota Industrial Equipment’s $73 million manufacturing plant expansion, which will bring more jobs to Georgia.
April 9, 2013
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Hiring Slows Severely in March, but Don’t Panic
Hiring slowed sharply in March, with the economy adding only 88,000 jobs, the lowest monthly gain since last June. Economists surveyed by CNNMoney were expecting an increase of 190,000 jobs. The unemployment rate slipped to 7.6 percent, according to a Labor Department report released Friday.
April 8, 2013
Business
Scotts Miracle-Gro, Acme United Launch Lawn, Garden Tool Lines
At the National Hardware Show in Las Vegas May 7-9, two new product lines will be officially unveiled. Acme United Corporation and The ScottsMiracle-Gro Company have joined together to produce two new lines of lawn and garden tools, which will enter the home and garden market this May.
April 8, 2013
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Peak Season for a Lawn Mower Guy
Huddled like sheep in a pen, dozens of lawn mowers crowd the back alley of Jeffrey Lundberg’s mower shop in Vienna. Soon, they will be sent out to graze in narrow rowhouse yards, in sweeping suburban pastures, along the grassy edges between highway and sidewalk. But before they are returned to their owners, they will get the Jeff Lundberg treatment.
April 8, 2013
Business
Shovel Giveaway
A must-have tool for every jobsite is a sturdy shovel. So as part of our Editor’s Picks Giveaway, Corona Tools will give 14 landscapers one of their all-steel professional shovels, which are constructed with an aerospace grade steel shaft and 12-gauge steel blade.
April 8, 2013
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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
How Do You Verify Employees?
The National Small Business Association (NSBA) today released its 2013 Workforce and Immigration Survey. While only 17 percent employ immigrant workers, nearly half of the respondents said they rely on highly skilled workers with a STEM background, driving broad agreement that a new visa category ought to be created for highly-skilled workers.
April 5, 2013
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Gardening in deer country
Gardeners face enough challenges trying to create landscaping they can enjoy and be proud of. But dozens of 200-pound eating machines can make even the most resolute gardener want to throw in the towel. In many neighborhoods where former woodland areas have been replaced by subdivisions, particularly in west St. Louis County, deer have become more than just a curiosity — they’re a nuisance, especially to anyone trying to grow plants.
April 5, 2013
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NH Landscape Association & Rotary Clubs Give Back
The New Hampshire Landscape Association has again approved a partnership agreement with the National Landcare Network, known as PLANET, by participating in a nationwide public space beautification effort known as PLANET Day of Service. This year steps up the New Hampshire landscape enhancement commitment, centered on Earth Week, 2013.
April 4, 2013
Business
Report Shows Positive Growth in Construction
Gilbane Building Company has published the Spring 2013 edition of Construction Economics – Market Conditions in Construction. Based on an array of economic data, construction starts, and material cost trends, the data is the most positive the company has seen in recent years. According to the report, the monthly rate of construction spending is up 20% in 24 months and increased in 18 of the last 24 months, which is a good leading indicator for new construction work in Q3-Q4 2013. Other highlights include:
April 4, 2013
Business
The Place of Forsyth County receives $5K mower
On March 12, The Place of Forsyth County, a nonprofit that helps families with emergency basic needs during difficult times, received a donation to remember. Terry Nixon of Terry’s Tool and Equipment Rental, 1815 Dahlonega Highway in Cumming, donated a $5,000 Zeon Mower to The Place, which was formed in 1975.
April 4, 2013
Business
HydroPoint Announces Distribution Partnership with Ewing Irrigation
HydroPoint Data Systems has named Ewing Irrigation as the preferred distribution partner for WeatherTRAK smart irrigation controllers, central control systems and irrigation accessories in Texas, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico.
April 3, 2013
Business
Dead lawns, be gone! But are they dead?
If your front lawn looked as dead as a dodo’s door-nail last fall, that doesn’t make it so. There is still a decent chance that with a double dose of water and a dollop of lovin’, the deadest-looking lawn in this drought-dinged country can dramatically rise from the dead this spring.
April 3, 2013
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Heads Up Landscape Contractors Welcomes Student Interns
Heads Up Landscape Contractors has hired 14 student interns from five different colleges for 12 weeks of on the job experience. These students are studying business, landscape design, landscape management, horticulture and other disciplines.
April 3, 2013
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