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Aeration promotion raises funds for GreenCare for Troops
Lawn-Plus, a GreenCare for Troops volunteer, raised more than $2,300 for the organization. The company’s management team met last summer and identified a way to support GreenCare for Troops while also providing a service to its customers. To raise money, Lawn-Plus committed to donating 15 percent of the total cost of any new fall aeration... read more
Companies in the News: Kioti Tractor opens new facility; K&D Landscaping takes home top awards; Vectorworks snags social media award
Kioti Tractor opened an approximately 600,000-square-foot office and distribution center in Mississauga, Ontario. The center will reduce shipping and delivery times for Kioti’s Canadian dealers and increase support for end users, the company reports. The local presence in the Canadian market will expand Kioti’s North American distribution network by strategically placing assembled inventory and parts... read more
Jeffrey Scott to host conference in Boston
Industry consultant Jeffrey Scott will host a one-day conference, “Scaling Your Landscape Business,” Feb. 20 in Boston. The event will focus on helping owners and company leaders learn how to multiply their revenue and dramatically improve profitability. Attendees will learn how to: Accelerate growth by building a super leadership team; Achieve financial security; Capture significantly... read more
RCI acquires Bay Landscape Palm and Service
Rotolo Consultants, Inc. (RCI) acquired Bay Landscape and Palm Service, a commercial landscape and maintenance company based in Panama City Beach, Fla. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “We are excited about our further commitment to the Florida market along with the previous acquisition of GPL Landscaping earlier in 2018,” said Keith Rotolo, president... read more
Grow with Grunder: The importance of taking time to invest in your business
Marty Grunder shares two important lessons about how you can get the most from educational opportunities. Learn more about Vermeer here. read more
Marty Grunder shares two important lessons about how you can get the most from educational opportunities.
Learn more about Vermeer here.
Quali-Pro: Negate 37WG
FACT: Negate 37WG combats poa annua for residential turf! Make it simple, make it Negate 37WG. Negate 37WG is a unique dual powered post-emergent Sulfonylurea herbicide for grassy and tough broadleaf weed control in established warm season turfgrass. Contains Rimsulfuron 16.67 percent, Metsulfuron methyl 20 percent. Available in 1.5 ounce bottle. This winter, combat Poa annua with Quali-Pro’s Negate 37WG (newly labeled... read more
Compete by building a committed team
Most people think of golf when they think of a sport in Scotland. As a kid growing up in Edinburgh, it was the grass rugby pitch that defined my lifelong appreciation for resilience. Over years of debate about which football game is tougher, runs faster or plays harder, I’m here to tell you, rugby is totally hard core. From Sunday... read more
Web Extra: Marty Grunder on building a board
“If I had a popcorn stand on Courthouse Square, I would have a board,” said Marty Grunder, quoting one of his mentors, Clay Mathile, former CEO and owner of The Iams Co. His point? You don’t need to be a large company or wait until “you have your act together” before you create a board. Grunder, president and CEO of... read more
