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Three quick tips to make great mid-season hires
By now, most landscape contractors are in full-blown production, and are starting to see some of that challenging, mid-summer attrition on their team. For many, a few mid-season hires could fill the gaps in their workforce and put them back on track to hit their year-end production goals. While recruiting rockstars onto your team is […]
August 7, 2019
Business
How onboarding can help with landscape worker retention
Onboarding is the first impression a new hire has of your organization and having a strong onboarding program can help with retaining your workers long term.
July 2, 2019
Business
Challenges to expect when using the H-2B visa program
The reoccurring complaints of the H2-B visa program include the cost, the time, the paperwork and the unpredictable nature of the program.
December 6, 2018
Business
Questions to ask when evaluating whether to use H-2B for your business
If you are considering trying H-2B next year or in the future, here’s what some landscapers have to say about the different aspects and what to expect.
December 4, 2018
Business
Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado invites landscapers to come grow with them
Like almost every state across the country, Colorado features a green industry association designed for landscape contractors.
August 29, 2018
Business
NALP reports on 2018 first quarter accomplishments in promotion and advocacy
The NALP hits the ground running in 2018: NALP's first quarter accomplishments range from landscape promotion programs to advocating for landscapers.
April 13, 2018
Business
H-2B cap-relief possible in 2018, NALP calls for continued advocacy
While this omnibus bill has the potential to help, it still depends on the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue the additional visas. Details here!
April 2, 2018
Business
Cappsure app empowers workforce, prevents pricing failures
When Mike Martinez, creator of Cappsure app, started talking to others in the green industry, he found that one of the major missed opportunities is pricing.
May 25, 2017
Business
Aging U.S. workforce carries benefits, liabilities
Those born between 1946 and 1964 have been staying at their jobs longer, while members of previous generations stopped working at 55, & that makes workplace safety paramount.
January 12, 2016
Business
How to: Drive performance with non-monetary rewards
Money does not motivate long-term success, or even short-term success for that matter. At Sunrise Landscape + Design in Virginia, I led a Leader’s Edge Peer Group discussion on the topic of using rewards to reinforce good habits, sustained performance and loyalty. Here are some excerpts, along with new concepts I have developed, that will turn some […]
October 13, 2015
Business
Landscape professionals advocate for H-2B program
Landscape professionals and state and national organizations gathered on Capitol Hill April 15 to advocate for the H-2B program by talking with law makers about the importance of the immigrant workforce. The H2B program limits temporary seasonal immigrant labor by capping visas at 66,000, a limit that threatens many small businesses, including landscapers. “This issue […]
April 17, 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
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