Filing taxes. No one really likes it, but, year after year, it’s an unavoidable task. For landscape business owners, being prepared with the right information and a savvy adviser can lessen the stress of tax season. Dan Gordon, CPA and owner of Turf Books, a green industry accounting and bookkeeping firm based in Newton, N.J., says it’s a good idea... read more
Case Construction Equipment and Southeastern Equipment supported Team Rubicon in its efforts to help the Dayton, Ohio, community recover from the destruction of the EF4 tornado that caused extensive damage across multiple swaths of the city. The tornado, which touched down late on the night of May 27, traveled 19 miles across the northern part of the city, impacting numerous... read more
GROW Organization, a public charity in Silicon Valley, will fund a $1,500 JobTrain internship in honor of John Gachina, the founder of Gachina Landscape Management, according to the Mercury News. Gachina died in December. The new GROW internship program will provide one qualified JobTrain applicant the opportunity to work 100 hours in a designated field. To honor John Gachina’s memory, his family asked that contributions be made to... read more
Mariani Landscape, based in Chicago, received this year’s Acanthus Award for Landscape Design by the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art. Mariani’s project, Italian Renaissance (pictured), was acclaimed for its excellence in classical and vernacular design and embracing the Italianate architecture. The project is located in Winnetka, Ill., on Lake Michigan. “The homeowners gave us complete creative freedom,” said Sara... read more
By LM’s count, 18 landscape and snow industry companies earned spots on the 34th annual Inc. 5000 list, the magazine’s yearly list of the 5,000 fastest growing, privately held companies in the U.S. Companies apply to be considered for the list, then Inc. ranks them according to their revenue growth over a three-year period. Last year, 10 companies from the green... read more
This year, 10 landscape companies earned spots on the 33rd annual Inc. 5000 list. The Inc. 5000 list names the 5,000 fastest growing, privately held companies in the U.S. Companies must apply to be considered for the list, and then Inc. ranks them according to percentage revenue growth of their annual revenue over a three-year period. The following landscape industry companies... read more
