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Daimler recalling Freightliner, Western Star trucks
Daimler Trucks North America is recalling more than 103,000 of its Class 8 trucks manufactured between 2006 and this year.
March 9, 2012
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How to: Laying a bluestone patio
Although Pennsylvania Blue Stone is quarried from only a small area in the northeast of Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey, it’s used by contractors across the country in projects from the stairways of grand estates to simple but enduring patios.
March 8, 2012
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GM debuts bi-fuel Sierra, Silverado pickup trucks
By Jack Roberts, executive trucks editor Chevrolet and GMC today announced details of General Motors’ bi-fuel 2013 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 2500 HD extended cab pickup trucks at the NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, Indiana. The vehicles include a compressed natural gas (CNG) capable Vortec 6.0L V8 engine that seamlessly transitions between CNG […]
March 8, 2012
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Finn names vice president of operations
Finn hired Matt Day as vice president of operations. Day leads the Finn engineering, production, purchasing and service departments and is responsible for their operations. His hiring is effective immediately. Day has held both technical and managerial positions at Delta Airlines, Honeywell and United Technologies. Finn manufactures landscape and erosion control equipment and products.
March 7, 2012
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Stihl vice president heads to Germany
Karl Angler, Stihl’s vice president of finance, human resources and information services, will be leaving the Virginia Beach offices to assume new responsibilities for worldwide finance and information systems and services on the Stihl Group Executive Board in Waiblingen, Germany. This transition will be effective May 1. In 2011, Angler was named Virginia Chief Financial […]
March 6, 2012
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Deere to expand Iowa tractor plant
Deere & Company will invest $70 million to expand the manufacturing capacity in its Waterloo, Iowa, operations, where the company builds large farm tractors. The $70 million investment will increase capacity by more than 10 percent. Once the improvements announced today are completed, enhancements to John Deere facilities in Waterloo since 2002 will have increased manufacturing capacity […]
March 5, 2012
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Confident Vision
Nikos Phelps builds his business with add-on services and an eye for opportunity. Rain fell lightly but insistently the late October day Nikos Phelps gave a walking tour of his business, Utopian Landscapes, on a former 8-acre nursery in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, that had slipped into disrepair before he purchased it a year earlier.
March 2, 2012
Business
Say Goodbye to Washed-Out Beds
In their 91 years of business, Palazzi Landscape Gardening has encountered numerous instances of downspout rainwater washing out plant beds.
March 2, 2012
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Bayer launches fire ant prevention campaign
Bayer Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience, launched its TopChoice Fire Ant Prevention Campaign to support lawn care and pest management professionals in educating homeowners and groundskeepers about the importance of fire ant prevention. Professionals can request a free TopChoice Fire Ant Kit to help spread the word to customers about fire ant control.The […]
March 2, 2012
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CLCA to offer landscape certification test
The California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA) will administer the Landscape Industry Certified Technician test on March 31 at Cuyamaca College in El Cajon, California. More than 100 landscapers from across the state will be tested on skills and techniques needed to maintain and install a visually appealing landscape. The test site will be set up […]
March 1, 2012
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Komatsu appoints CEO, vice chairman
Komatsu America named Rod Schrader as the CEO and vice chairman, effective April 1. Schrader, a 25-year veteran of Komatsu America, will replace Dave Grzelak, who is stepping down. Prior to being named CEO, Schrader was executive vice president and general manager of the mining division, Komatsu America. Grzelak served as chairman, CEO or president […]
February 28, 2012
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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
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Hunter Industries promotes vice president
Greg Hunter was promoted from vice president of marketing to vice president of operations for Hunter Industries. He will be responsible for executing company strategies and optimizing operations. Hunter is also a member of the Irrigation Association’s board of directors. By trade, he is an engineer with a degree in mechanical engineering from Cornell University. […]
February 25, 2012
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Netafim Donates Equipment for School Orchards
While many U.S. schools are busy updating cafeteria menus with healthy alternatives, Common Vision, with help from corporate sponsors, has tried a tastier approach – planting more than 5,000 fruit trees on campuses up and down the state.
February 24, 2012
Business
GXi Outdoor Power appoints senior vp of sales
GXi Outdoor Power named Tom Dillon as the company’s new senior vice president of sales. Dillon spent the past 10 years at Lowe’s Home Improvement corporate headquarters in Mooresville, North Carolina. He will be responsible for directing all of the sales activities for GXi’s full line of outdoor power equipment, including Stanley, Dek, Beast and […]
February 23, 2012
Business
Caterpillar to build factory in Georgia
Caterpillar will build a $200 million factory near Athens, Georgia, that will employ about 1,400 people and manufacture construction equipment currently produced in Sagami, Japan. A Caterpillar spokesman said the Peoria, Illinois-based company reviewed more than 100 communities before selecting this site.. The new one-million-square-foot plant, due to begin production in late 2013, will make […]
February 21, 2012
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Mahindra USA unveils tractor series
Mahindra USA released the Mahindra Max tractor series, comprised of the Mahindra Max 22, 25 and 28 XL. The official launch of the new models came after a two-week cyber-introduction on mahindramax.com. The series will be available in dealerships later this month. The company displayed the models at the World Ag Expo in Tulare, California, […]
February 17, 2012
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Stihl continues Tour des Trees sponsorship
Stihl, an outdoor power equipment manufacturer, returned as the title sponsor for the 2012 Stihl Tour des Trees and has committed as title sponsor through 2014. The event benefits the Tree Research and Education Endowment (TREE) fund. The 2012 Stihl Tour des Trees marks the 20th anniversary of the event, which has raised more than […]
February 16, 2012
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