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Landscape lobby anticipates key House panel’s June 14 meeting
Groups that lobby for landscapers and nurseries will meet with the House Appropriations Committee this June. The focus? The H-2B visa program. Click for more.
June 10, 2016
Business
Defined broadly, green industry revenue totals $196 billion
According to a study conducted by the University of Florida, the green industry pumps about $196 billion into the U.S. economy annually -- with a sizable impact.
February 3, 2016
Business
Landscaper to plead guilty to cheating workers, their union
Steven F. Pagliarini has been accused of scheming to avoid paying contractually obligated benefits to employees working on the federally funded Hartford Park Project in R.I.
January 29, 2016
Design-Build
What happens now after H-2B cap was reached for first half of FY 2015
The Department of Homeland Security announced the H-2B cap has been reached for the first half of FY 2015. DHS will reject new H-2B petitions received after Jan. 26 and those that requested an employment start date prior to April 1. According to the DHS, no cap numbers from the first half of FY 2015 will […]
February 12, 2015
Business
Construction industry adds 48,000 workers in December
The construction industry added Americans to its workforce in every month of 2014, an employment streak capped by an addition of 48,000 workers in December. The U.S. construction workforce now employs 6.166 million people according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. That’s the highest employment mark for the industry since March 2009 when it employed 6.291 million. […]
January 12, 2015
Business
Number of Self-Employed Landscapers Growing
Although the number of self-employed jobs has gone down in the United States, the number of self-employed landscapers has increased since 2006. Self-employed landscapers and grounds keepers have increased by 13 percent, or 37,939, since 2006, according to a report from CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists Intl. (EMSI).
February 6, 2014
Business
Landscape Scams Appearing
Watertown, Massachusetts has fallen victim to an alleged landscaping scam hitting homeowners. Police responded to a residence after the homeowner reported someone had broken into the home, according to Wicked Local Waterown.
June 24, 2013
Business
Industry Market Report
Research and Markets has added the “2013 U.S. Water Supply & Irrigation Systems Industry-Industry & Market Report” report to their offering.
March 7, 2013
Design-Build
December Sees Uptick in Small Business Jobs
Small businesses reported an uptick in new jobs in December over November, according to a monthly survey issued by the National Federation of Independent Business. The average change in workers per firm increased to 0.03 from a negative 0.04 in November, a swing that NFIB chief economics William Dunkelberg characterized as “essentially zero” in The […]
January 11, 2013
Business
Landscape Architecture Firm Respondents Predict an Improved Economy in 2013
In the third-quarter 2012 American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Business Quarterly survey, year-to-year inquiries from new potential clients showed a notable increase while year-to-year billable hours held steady compared to third quarter 2011.
November 29, 2012
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