Landscape Concepts Management (LCM) opened a new office in Mequon, Wis., as well as a second greenhouse in Bristol, Wis. Both locations opened due to client demand. Senior Account Executive Jesse Bozman will be heading the new office, where he will oversee three crews out of the facility. With the company’s second greenhouse, it expects to grow 8,500 perennials for... read more
As part of its sponsorship of the AMSOIL World Championship Snowmobile Derby, CASE Construction Equipment is auctioning off a new SR175 skid-steer loader. Proceeds will benefit the United Way. The skid-steer is autographed by Derby champions dating back to the first event in 1964, won by Stan Hayes when he was 13 years old. The blind auction begins noon CST... read more
Ariens Co. signed a definitive agreement to acquire select assets of three specialty direct marketing brands from W. W. Grainger: Gempler’s, Ben Meadows and AW Direct. The companies will become part of Ariens Jan. 1, when the agreement is scheduled to close. No further terms of the agreement have been disclosed. The brands will be operated as a single entity... read more
Ariens Co., based in Brillion, Wis., hosted a jubilee of generations Friday in celebration of its 80th anniversary and in commemoration of 16 families that have worked for the company for three or more generations. “To find a nice little area like a small town in Wisconsin where we have hard-working people interested in what they’re doing, they bring their... read more
Meet David Frank, president and CEO, David J. Frank Landscape Contracting, Germantown, Wis. Who’s your mentor? I’ve had many mentors at different periods of my career. When I was starting out at age 10, many of my clients became wonderful mentors, significantly because of my young age. At that time, I was fortunate to have some of Milwaukee’s leading industrialists... read more
WAUKESHA, WIS.—Two long-standing educational venues familiar to upper-Midwest Green Industry businesses are hosting a collaborative program in 2013. The Garden Center Symposium (48-year history) and the Midwest Perennial Conference (24-year history) will offer a joint educational opportunity for Garden Center and Landscape Operations on Jan. 23 and 24, 2013 at the Country Springs Hotel and Conference Center in Waukesha, Wis. “We’re all... read more
