CLEVELAND, Ohio – After experiencing a busy spring season, expectations are high for an equally active summer and fall for lawn care industry professionals. Weed Man USA has reached the mid-point of 2016 on pace to exceed projections for growth this year. This calendar year, Weed Man USA has acquired 16 new territories and…
HENRICO, Va. – GreenMark Consulting Group has announced the launch of its new Landscape Business Success Coaching platform designed for landscape-snow industry contractors of all sizes. The release of the website marks the official launch of the company’s Landscape Business Success platform, which includes the business coaching and a suite of other services and…
SOUTHWEST RANCHES, Fla. – Burglars broke into Real Green Nursery June 4 and stole approximately $100,000 worth of machinery. Authorities said the thieves jumped the fence before cutting the padlocks, taking a Ford F-350, skid-steer, trailer, Kubota and tools. Business owner Kendly Pierre, 42, said he has never had a setback like this.He said they…
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Professionals get gas-powered performance from their STIHL battery products with the 36-volt, 1148 watt-hour AR 3000 backpack battery. Interchangeable with all handheld tools in the STIHL Battery Line, this sleek, high-performance battery has 25 percent more capacity than the STIHL AR 900, running for up to 13 hours* and eliminating exhaust…
Brady Smikles isn’t exaggerating when he says that winter takes up half the year at his firm. Located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Smikles Enterprises faces long winters and short landscaping seasons. “Between getting ready for winter, waiting for snow to melt and doing snow removal, our winters are six months,” Smikles says. “Typically, we don’t start…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Jason Dorsey, a bestselling author, world-renowned speaker and researcher, will deliver a keynote address at the Green Industry and Equipment Expo (GIE+EXPO) and Hardscape North America, held October 19-21 at the Kentucky Expo Center. Billed as The Gen Y Guy, Dorsey’s engaging keynote will give dealers insights on how to sell to…
MOLINE, Ill. – With the recent launch of the new small frame G-Series skid steers and compact track loaders, John Deere has extended the machine warranty on all commercial worksite products, including compact track loaders, skid steer loaders, compact wheel loaders and compact excavators. The factory warranty on these machines will now consist of a…
LAYTONSVILLE, Md. – Ruppert Landscape has announced the promotion of Dave Wakeling to the position of assistant branch manager in the King of Prussia landscape management branch. “The position of assistant branch manager is a new position within our company. We are committed to growing from within and believe that this new position will further…
LONDON — Bayer of Germany said on Monday that it had offered $62 billion in cash to acquire Monsanto in a deal that would combine two of the world’s biggest companies in the businesses of crop seeds and pesticides. The transaction, if consummated, would create an industry giant whose products include antibiotics, genetically modified crops…
The Obama administration on Tuesday unveiled the final version of a long-awaited and controversial rule to extend overtime pay to 4.2 million U.S. workers, which marks one of the administration’s most significant moves to address stagnant wages. The rule, which has drawn intense criticism from business groups and Republicans, doubles the maximum annual income a…
