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Bandit Industries completes expansion

Bandit Industries recently completed its fourth plant expansion in nine months to keep up with increasing demand for its equipment. All the plant expansions add space for additional employees and increasing production at the company’s Mid-Michigan facility.   Bandit moved into a new rebuild facility in October of 2014, increasing its capacity for rebuilding used…

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Redexim North America adds manager

Redexim North America, based in Valley Park, Mo., has added a new member: Larry Dudley of Wildwood, Mo.. Larry will join the Redexim team as the new national technical manager and will field technical inquires and manage the machine service department.    Prior to joining Redexim North America, Larry was a semi-retired professional Sprint Car…

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FMC announces promotion

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Turf professionals receive a $15 per bottle instant rebate on QuickSilver herbicide through the ‘2015 QuickSilver Enhance Your Performance Promotion’ this spring. The promotion runs from April 15 through June 15.   “Good things happen when QuickSilver is in the mix, so we want to encourage turf managers to use QuickSilver during…

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Event honors landscape architecture

CHICAGO, Ill. – Each year the Illinois Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ILASLA) recognizes outstanding projects in landscape architecture located in the state of Illinois. These awards are given in an effort to raise standards of excellence and awareness of the profession. This year, 19 outstanding Honor, Merit and Jensen Award winners…

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New equipment and facility for Caterpillar

ATHENS, Ga. – Caterpillar has announced a handful of new products for the industry. The new products feature a Tier 4 Final solution and were designed with five customer values in mind: fuel efficiency, productivity, technology, comfort and safety. In the loader market, Caterpillar has four new small-chassis models: two compact track loaders (the 239D…

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Ruppert Landscape promotes enhancement manager

Laytonsville, MD – Ruppert Landscape has announced the promotion of Brian Kinsella in our King of Prussia Landscape Management Branch.    Kinsella, a resident of Lancaster, Pa., has been promoted to enhancement manager. With seven years of industry experience, Kinsella has been with the company since 2008 and has served in a multitude of positions…

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MacDonald to become ASIC Fellow

Macdonald, who holds a bachelor of science degree in environmental design, joins an exclusive group of irrigation practitioners recognized by the Society for their leadership, professionalism and commitment to independent irrigation development, design and management principles that represent the best interest of the client and the environment.   From irrigation design to alternative water source…

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Project EverGreen renovates Georgia park

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Project EverGreen announced the completion of the first 2015 “Healthy Turf. Healthy Kids.” renovation project with the enhancement of the entranceway to Wallace Park in Mableton, Cobb County, Ga.    Working in partnership with the Cobb County Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department (PRCA), Project EverGreen and industry and community volunteers, led…

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E-nnoying

Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from the author’s book “Done: Time Management Strategies for Regaining Command of Your Day.”   Turn off new message alerts. Most people visibly flinch when I suggest this. The problem is that every time a new email alert pings on your computer or smartphone, you’re yanked away from…

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Junior Arborists climb for Arbor Day

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – To celebrate Arbor Day, Almstead Tree & Shrub Care Co. will once again sponsor the Junior Arborist Station at Wave Hill, a 28-acre public garden and cultural center in the Bronx. The event will take place on April 25 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Wave Hill grounds.   …

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