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Whit's World: High-tech/high-touch launch 1 Sep, 2008 By: Marty Whitford
LM Landscape Makeover will document how Green Industry porfessionals are coming together to help families in need.
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Whit's World: WANTED: Cost-saving ideas 1 Aug, 2008 By: Marty Whitford
Offer your posse 20 cents of every dollar saved. You'll soon have more viable cost-saving strategies than you can crack a whip at.
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One-armed bandits, part 2 1 Aug, 2008 By: Marty Whitford
Greedy gas pumps siphon contractors' profits, but leaner pros mow down unnecessary costs.
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On the Record: Prayerful work 1 Aug, 2008 By: Marty Whitford
More than 400 volunteers from 170 companies across 27 states donate a combined more than $300,000 in time, talents and materials to make PLANET’s 12th Renewal & Remembrance of Arlington National and Congressional Historic cemeteries their strongest annual environmental enhancement project yet.
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Field Report: Dollars & Votes 1 Aug, 2008 By: Marty Whitford
PLANET’s Legislative Day on the Hill underscores the need for a stronger, singular industry voice on labor, water conservation and healthcare issues.
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Whit's World: Don't buy business - earn it 1 Jul, 2008 By: Marty Whitford
When we're competing on price alone (or even foremost), we're not really competing. We're just beating ourselves.
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Cover Story: One-armed bandits 1 Jul, 2008 By: Marty Whitford
Gas pumps rob vulnerable contractors and their customers
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Culture of continuous improvement helps Toro target professional markets 5 Jun, 2008 By: Marty Whitford
Dozens of Green Industry reporters witnessed Toro’s culture of continuous improvement firsthand on May 6, while receiving a tour of the company’s Bloomington manufacturing plant and proving grounds as part of Toro’s “Innovation at its Roots” Media Day.
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Whit's World: An international incident 1 Jun, 2008 By: Marty Whitford
Give customers a heads-up on when you'll service their properties. Unexpected visitors usually don't have the luck of the Irish ontheir side.
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Innovation Helps BASF Find and Create Blue Oceans of Opportunity 28 May, 2008 By: Marty Whitford
“Innovation is the lifeblood of our business,” said Dr. Peter Eckes, the Division’s senior vice president of global research and development. “It’s all about I-cubed (I3) - Innovation, Innovation, Innovation.”
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