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250 Congressional Offices Lobbied During 2007 Legislative Conference 30 Jul, 2007
Attendees at the 2007 Legislative Conference visited about 250 House and Senate offices representing 40 states.More>>
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Extending Guest Labor 29 Mar, 2007
This week, senators Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD) and John Warner (R-VA) reintroduced their bill to provide a five-year extension to a provision of the Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act that protects small and seasonal businesses from a cut to their workforce.More>>
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Labor Legislation Re-introduced 30 Jan, 2007
In last week's State of the Union address, President Bush again expressed his commitment to comprehensive immigration reform.More>>
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Legislative Champion Award Goes to Borst 29 Nov, 2006
The Federation of Employers & Workers of America (FEWA) has recognized Mark Borst, president and founder of Borst Landscape and Design, Allendale, NJ, with a Legislative Champion Award in the Business/Employer category.More>>
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Fictional Character Brings Real Improvements 31 Oct, 2006
Using the attributes of a fictional character, Landscape Development, Valencia, CA, developed an incentive system to reinforce the company?s doctrine and motivate field employees to always do their best.More>>
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Recruit and Retain 1 Sep, 2006
With Norris Design's two offices in Denver and Tucson growing, and the company set to expand to Chicago, Phoenix, and Frisco, CO, recruiting and retaining top-notch landscape professionals is the firm's No. 1 priority.More>>
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Train to succeed 1 Sep, 2005
Landscape company owners and senior managers all recognize the importance of training but most fail to implement comprehensive training programs. Why? The reasons are many and range from a lack of time, a shortage of resources and knowledge, to a perception of no clear, immediate return on...More>>
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Improve management skills 1 Sep, 2005
It wasn't necessary to be a divination expert to attend last month's Crystal Ball Report Symposium in Chicago. But, as predicted, techniques to predict human capital investment were discovered and implemented by more than 160 green industry leaders and Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) members...More>>
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Best Practices: To pay more or not to pay more? 1 Jun, 2005
Let's do the math on how much you should pay a really good foreman.More>>
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Dept. of Homeland Security issues H-2B guidance document 23 May, 2005
USCIS will begin accepting applications for new and repeat H-2B workers on Wednesday, May 25More>>
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