Strapped into the pilot’s seat of his private jet, Scotts Miracle-Gro CEO Jim Hagedorn thrusts the throttle forward and hurtles down the runway, a typical start to the day for the former F-16 fighter pilot, who commutes 500 miles from his home on Long Island, New York. to his office outside Columbus, Ohio. For an…
Where do you find top talent – people willing to work hard in challenging conditions? Alex Fransen says labor pains are the biggest obstacle the company faces as it grows. “We could grow so much this year, but we are not going to over-promise and under-deliver, and finding employees is our biggest hurdle,” he says. …
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. – In celebration of Smart Irrigation Month, Rain Bird Corporation is unveiling the CLC Landscape Renovation Project, a charitable partnership that showcases irrigation products and smart watering practices from 25 Ways to Save, an initiative Rain Bird launched in 2015. Working alongside a coalition of partners and volunteers, a community church…
WEST BEND, Wis. – Manitou Group will be present at this year’s Wisconsin Farm Technology Days, in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin on Tuesday, July 19 to Thursday, July 21. Specials include; Register to WIN “Free Use” of a Gehl R190 for three months or 150 hours, whichever comes first, discounted Ag unit pricing, and competitive trade…
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ken Fisher, AmericanHort President and Chief Executive Officer, announced at the Sunday Keynote presentation that exciting changes are coming to Cultivate’17. Since 2012, AmericanHort has worked with event experience engineers to discuss strategies to improve and grow the Cultivate experience for exhibitors. “The primary goals were to utilize the planned expansion…
Most American homeowners are possessive and protective of their lawns, but they are less picky about who maintains them: One in three Americans who have lawns say they hired landscapers to maintain their yards in the past year. The national obsession with manicured lawns has helped propel landscaping into a $76-billion industry that has grown…
Going to Arlington National Cemetery is like coming home for the landscape professionals who volunteer each year at Renewal and Remembrance. Now in its 20th year, the National Association of Landscape Professionals event has evolved into a family reunion of sorts, where people from all across the industry come to pay their respects, donate their…
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) has provided comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) about the Renewable fuel standard program: Standards for 2017 and biomass-based diesel volume for 2018. In a letter sent to the EPA, OPEI expresses significant concerns about the expansion of E15 in the marketplace without a solid…
ATLANTA, Ga – Takeuchi-US has appointed David Caldwell to national product manager, effective immediately. Caldwell has been the product and training manager for Takeuchi for nearly six years, and has over seventeen years of industry experience. In his new role, Caldwell is responsible for all new and current Takeuchi products available in the North American…
The American house is growing. These days, the average new home encompasses 2,500 square feet, about 50 percent more area than the average house in the late 1970s, according to Census data. Compared to the typical house of 40 years ago, today’s likely has another bathroom and an extra bedroom, making it about the same…
