When Shawn Edwards founded A+ Lawn & Landscape in 1988, there were individual mowing companies, lawn care companies, irrigation companies and design/build companies, but none in central Iowa that did it all. So he set out to build a full-service company that aced every area. Edwards started with mowing and lawn treatment, leveraging his experience…
WACO, Texas – The Dwyer Group has partnered with New Vision Renewable Energy and Mission Waco Mission World to supply up to 1,000 solar-powered lights to the remote community of Ferrier Nord Est, located in an impoverished section of Haiti. Through the Light Haiti campaign, The Dwyer Group plans to raise $100,000 for the…
Agrochemicals firm Syngenta on Friday rejected a $45 billion takeover offer from Monsanto, saying the offer undervalued the Swiss firm and did not fully take into account regulatory risks. Sources had told Reuters overnight that the two agricultural companies were working with investment banks on a takeover deal that would create an industry behemoth…
James Martin Associates proudly awards scholarships to exceptional students who express a strong interest in the pursuit of educational enrichment towards achieving their goals. They relish the opportunity to enrich the academic lives of students seeking careers in landscape and horticulture by providing scholarship opportunities. Most recently, two deserving college students received James Martin Associates…
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – Atlas Copco added Matt Franzel as its new product manager to oversee its hydraulic attachments, including bucket crushers, breakers, cutters, grapples, magnets and pulverizers. Franzel’s responsibility covers multiple tasks within Atlas Copco’s construction tool division. He will grow the division product lines, as well as use U.S. market information, product…
With fields of Blazing Stars, Marsh Milkweeds, Indian Grass, and more, Agrecol Native Nursery doesn’t look like your typical perennial nursery. A native prairie is what Agrecol Native Nursery excels in and that will be on display at the 2015 WNLA Summer Field Day and Trade Show, presented by the Wisconsin Nursery and Landscape Association…
