Tag: North Carolina: Page 3

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Rising from ICP’s ashes, IronDirect wants to be the Amazon of construction equipment

IronDirect is launching its e-commerce site today, offering products that can save owners up to 50 percent on construction equipment. Click to read more.

September 20, 2016

Business

Gas prices jump most where mowing season lasts longest

A section of Colonial Pipeline’s Line 1 was found to have spilled an estimated 336,000 gallons of fuel in Shelby County, Alabama last week. Click to read more.

September 19, 2016

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Dealer news: Takeuchi expands dealer network in South Carolina, Iowa

Morbark LLC has signed agreement with Equipment Sales & Service Limited to become a Morbark dealer and Takeuchi has a new dealer as well. Click to read more.

September 7, 2016

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Beech Mountain, N.C., scrambles to save its namesake trees

Beech Mountain, North Carolina is fighting to save its trees, which are falling prey to beech bark disease -- which no pesticide can stop. Click to read more.

August 31, 2016

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News roundup: STIHL maps 2016 Tour des Trees through Carolinas

The Toro Co. says sales in its “professional segment” drove a 6.4-percent increase and the 2016 STIHL Tour des Trees is right around the corner. Click for more.

August 19, 2016

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Landscaping company robbed of $300K in equipment, trucks

A landscaping company in New Jersey was robbed of two commercial trucks, a lucky landscaper wins the lottery, and a baby was found in backpack. Click to read more.

August 17, 2016

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People: Schiller Grounds Care appoints new regional sales manager

Polaris Industries Inc. has named Joel Houlton, its senior engineering director, to vice president of global safety and quality. Click for more landscaping news.

August 16, 2016

Business

Dealer news: Morbark lines up new dealers for tree care products

Morbark LLC announced recently that Chippers Southeast has become their exclusive tree care products dealer and AgPro will carry Rayco manufacturing equipment.

August 8, 2016

Business

Time of the season: Maintaining perspective while going full tilt

North Carolina landscape architect Ed Lastein, member of the tiny Village of Flat Rock, left a legacy to be admired. Click to read details on his life lessons.

July 30, 2016

Business

Briggs & Stratton recognizes good citizens, good neighbors

In their “YOU.POWERED.” contest, Briggs & Stratton sought stories about Americans using outdoor power equipment to better a neighborhood. Click for the winners.

July 8, 2016

Business

Fleetmatics data on service fleets points to heavy-footed drivers

If you run a landscaping company in New Mexico, you may need to tell your drivers to slow it down. Click to read more on the report from Fleetmatics.

July 8, 2016

Business

Landscapers with suspect’s name take heat for Mike Wallace assault

Trouble is brewing in the wake of the news about NASCAR driver Mike Wallace’s attack and a landscaping supplier burns to the ground. Click to read more news.

June 23, 2016