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Business

Landscape worker saves people from burning apartment building

A Brightview employee in California managed to save a woman from a burning building and a fight breaks out between to landscaping companies. Click to read more.

September 9, 2016

Business

Propane group builds online tool to connect with landscapers

The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) is launching an online tool to strengthen its connection with professional landscapers. Click for more details.

August 18, 2016

Business

Landscaping industry shines in Houzz Renovation Barometer

Business confidence among companies in the home renovation sector was high for the second quarter of this year, according to Houzz. Click for details on the survey.

July 20, 2016

Business

New Jersey town weighs ban on leaf blowers during summer months

Maplewood Township, New Jersey already has an ordinance that limits the use of leaf blowers. Click to find out if and when residents could face a full leaf lower ban.

May 17, 2016

Business

Pennsylvania landscape contractor joins LandOpt network

Pickel Landscape Group, a full-service landscape contractor based in Pennsylvania, has joined LandOpt, a national network of green industry contractors. Click to read more.

April 25, 2016

Business

Colorado: Healthy landscaping demand highlights worker shortage

According to the Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado (ALCC), the shortage of skilled workers is it's lowest since 2009 -- bad news, since landscaping demand is at an all time high.

March 14, 2016

Design-Build

Tapping technology, Pate Landscape maintains human touch

Gena Smith, estimator of Pate Landscaping Co., and founder Rick Pate both know that it’s human relationships, not software programs, that make all the difference in landscaping.

March 14, 2016

Business

Gasoline-powered blowers draw ire of D.C. residents, council

D.C. council member Mary Cheh has introduced the “Leaf Blower Regulation Amendment Act of 2016,” which would ban the sale and use of gas-powered leaf blowers in D.C. by 2022.

January 22, 2016

Business

John Deere broadens 2016 commercial mowing lineup

John Deere is introducing a new zero-turn mower and expanding an existing product line, with the new Z960M and expanded Z970R ZTrak mowers, both powerful and affordable.

January 15, 2016

Business

Bob-Cat CRZ mowers updated; 48-inch deck available

Bob-Cat mowers announced several updates of its CRZ 52-inch zero-turn mower and said the company will now offer the CRZ with a 48-inch deck for $3,999.

January 7, 2016

Business

Omnibus bill, now law, extends tax break for equipment purchases

Under the Omnibus bill, bonus depreciation is extends through 2019 -- allowing contractors a 50 percent bonus depreciation to equipment bought during a fiscal year.

December 21, 2015

Business

Average U.S. gasoline price below $2 for first time since 2009

Today’s national average price of gasoline in the United States is $1.998 per gallon, dropping below $2 for the first time since March 25, 2009, according to AAA.

December 21, 2015