Jobber revealed a new grant program: Boost by Jobber is designed to support entrepreneurs within the home services sector. Aspiring entrepreneurs, new business owners and longtime home service entrepreneurs are invited to apply for grants ranging from $1,000 to $20,000. Twenty home service businesses across 50-plus industries such as lawn care, plumbing, residential cleaning and painting will be awarded $100,000... read more
The New England Nursery Association (NENA), in cooperation with the Horticultural Research Institute (HRI), named Raul Cabrera, Ph.D., the recipient of its Industry Growth Fund grant award for his research project, “Use of Alternative Irrigation Water Sources for Urban Landscapes and Nursery Crops.” Cabrera is the first-ever recipient of the award, which HRI and NENA introduced in February 2014.... read more
After tallying 4,000 votes cast by public viewing, The Toro Co. revealed the grant recipients in its second annual “Green Spaces Make Great Places” program, which awards funds to communities and nonprofits seeking to improve outdoor environments across the U.S. The recipient of the most votes and the $7,000 first-place grant is the Wonder Workshop Children’s Museum in Manhattan, Kan.... read more
The Toro Co. selected four finalist organizations for its “Green Spaces Make Great Places” program that will compete for $15,000 in grant awards. Each of the organizations submitted a video explaining its proposed initiative and how the grant would help further its efforts to improve green spaces. The public has until Nov. 21 to vote on Facebook. The four finalists... read more
On the verge of celebrating its 100th anniversary, The Toro Co. launched a Legacy Grant Program and Annual Product Donation Program. The Legacy Grant Program supports nonprofit organizations in their efforts to beautify and preserve outdoor environments and enhance green spaces at home, work and play. Grants also will be made to organizations whose projects encourage and educate the public... read more
Arborjet is sponsoring a $50,000 grant program to be managed by the Tree Research & Education Endowment (TREE) Fund, which aims to sustain urban forests through funding for scientific research, education programs and scholarships related to arboriculture and urban forestry. The company also appointed Don Grosman, Ph.D., Arborjet’s technology advancement manager, to serve as liaison to state university extension for... read more
