On any given day, more than 6,000 men, women and children are searching the Be The Match Registry for a life-saving donor. These patients have leukemia, lymphoma or another life-threatening disease that can only be treated by a bone marrow or cord blood transplant.
Jacks Small Engines is an online leader for outdoor power equipment and has most recently been awarded a ranked spot in the 2011...
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - An estimated 5.6 million trees that once shaded homes, streets and parks in communities across Texas now are dead as a result of last year's unrelenting drought.The finding comes from a study conducted by Texas Forest Service urban foresters, who spent the last month surveying tree mortality in cities and towns across the state.
"This estimate is preliminary because trees...
CLAYTON, N.C. -Tom Dillon joins GXi Outdoor Power, LLC, as the company's senior vice president of sales, says Gordon Jackson, company president. Dillon is responsible for directing all sales activities for GXi's full line of outdoor power equipment, including STANLEY, DEK, Beast and private label products for DIY, commercial use, home centers and dealers. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University...
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - Bayer Environmental Science's TopChoice Fire Ant Prevention Campaign helps lawn care and pest management professionals to educate homeowners and groundskeepers about the importance of fire ant prevention.
"At Bayer, we believe that the best way to treat fire ant bites is to prevent fire ants in the first place," says Cynthia Gigandet, TopChoice...
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - For years, scientists have tried to use environmentally friendly fungi to control fire ant infestations.
But the ants' social behaviors - such as hauling their dead off to what entomologists call "bone yards" in isolated spots away from the nests - have prevented commercial development of this method. The fungus can't spread if infected ants are continually separated...
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -"The new U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) rule on the H-2B program is more than 500 pages long and the National Hispanic Landscape Association (NHLA) is in the process of evaluating all the nuances," says Executive Director Ralph Egues.
"In some areas the Department has clarified ambiguities and moderated earlier positions. However, the rule gives State Workforce Boards...
BOSTON, Mass.- Near record crowds took advantage of the mild winter as 12,877 green industry professionals came to New England Grows 2012 on Feb. 1 - 3. This popular trade show and conference for growers, garden center retailers, arborists and landscape professionals celebrated its 20th anniversary with a 24 percent increase in attendance over 2011.
Attendees crowded the aisles to see nearly 600...
LOUISVILLE, Ky -GIE+EXPO (the Green Industry & Equipment Expo) is providing a day - Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012 -for dealers, retailers and distributors at this year's tradeshow to meet one-on-one with exhibitors at GIE+EXPO and Hardscape North America (HNA). Exhibitors are being encouraged to "RE-Think Dealer Meetings."
Show planners are offering several incentives for suppliers to...
CLEVELAND, Ohio-Cub Cadet initiated The Test Drive Challenge Feb. 17, kicking off a nationwide tour visiting select Home Depot, Tractor Supply Company and authorized Cub Cadet dealerships. Also, the lawn equipment manufacturer is offering test drives at any time via a virtual test drive, and at more than 1,500 dealer locations nationwide.
"The Cub Cadet Test Drive Challenge is all about...
FRESNO, Calif. -Common Vision, with help from corporate sponsors, is planting more than 5,000 fruit trees on campuses up and down the State of California
The rewards of Common Vision's labor - apples, peaches, pears, plums, nectarines and cherimoya - become stars in a school's nutrition program while the program's biggest fans are the students who pitch in to plant and maintain the school orchards.
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CALABASAS, Calif.- ValleyCrest Landscape Companies, headquartered here, earned recognition as one of Training magazine's 2012 Top 125 training companies. Training Top 125 award winners were honored at a black-tie gala awards show attended by 600 on Feb. 13th in Atlanta. In its second year entering the recognition program, ValleyCrest earned a ranking of No. 114 and is the only landscape services...
CINCINNATI, Ohio - The Motz Group, LLC (TMG), based here, named Zach Burns, as its new president, effective Feb. 1.
Burns began working with TMG in early 2008 with his focus on sales and marketing. Working up through the ranks from installing fields to director, then vice president and now president.
"From project inception through construction and on-going maintenance, Zach and...
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - The Green Industry Speakers Bureau, launched in December 2011, recently added these speakers to its growing roster of presenters:
-Elliott Schaffer with more 30 years experience in the industry. He has conducted more than 8,000 property evaluations.
-Rodney L. Bailey, a specialist in financial management, strategic planning, organization development, systems & controls,...
We discovered a great source of information about turf diseases. It's the website www.turfdiseases.org - easy enough to remember.
You will find links to research, disease profiles, disease images and something called Superblogs on the website. The site also has a listing of diagnostic labs and a Photographer's Corner with tips on taking close-up images by John Kaminiski.
The home page...
PHILADELPHIA, February 2012 - Stay up to speed on industry news and solutions via @FMCturf from FMC Professional Solutions.
Follow @FMCturf on Twitter to get valuable business tips, learn about FMC promotions, and keep up with industry buzz. FMC created the Twitter handle to keep turf management professionals informed about best management practices and solutions, as well as answer questions...
