Comet USA/efco has announced the appointment of Robert Parsons as the western regional sales manager for the United States and Canada. Robert has 20 plus years of experience and success in the Outdoor Power Equipment industry. His previous Outdoor Power Equipment experience includes, distribution sales manager for Tanaka and territory manager for Pace Incorporated. Robert…
COLUMBUS, Ohio – On June 3, 2015, the National Pollinator Garden Network (NPGN), an unprecedented collaboration of national, regional, conservation and gardening groups, launched the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge. This is a strategic effort to promote and protect the needs of pollinators in North America. In the fall of 2014, AmericanHort and seven other…
DEARBORN, Mich. – The Ford Transit has been upgraded for the 2016 model year, with the addition of available SYNC 3, rearview camera technology and new customization options. “These and other updates make the 2016 Ford Transit the smartest, most flexible van ever offered by Ford,” says Yaro Hetman, Ford brand manager for Transit,…
Scotts Miracle-Gro is taking a multimillion-dollar hit after the company took one of its most-popular products off the shelves in some states. It took action after numerous customer complaints that the weed-and-feed product wasn’t feeding lawns – rather, it was killing them. CFO Randy Coleman called the voluntary move a “hiccup” but with…
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI)’s Research and Education Foundation and Scholastic announced the winners of TurfMutt’s national “Be a Backyard Superhero” contest. Each of the grand prize winners received a $5,000 grant to improve the yards and green spaces at their respective schools. The annual contest is part of the TurfMutt…
IJAMSVILLE, Md. – TruGreen LandCare announces a name change and a refreshed brand. The company will now operate as LandCare. The brand was developed with input from branch teams, who participated in an intensive discovery process aimed at uncovering the core values that drive success across the company. In a series of branch visits,…
MIAMI, Fla. — The National Hispanic Landscape Alliance, has joined Bayou Lawn and Landscape Services, the National Association of Landscape Professionals, Superior Forestry and the Small and Seasonal Business Legal Center in filing a lawsuit seeking to make the recently enacted H-2B rules illegal. The suit against the U.S. Department of Labor and the Department…
VERNON HILLS, Ill. – Gift giving isn’t just for the cold months. James Martin Associates is enjoying giving back all year round with donations to local and regional charities. For the past eight years, James Martin Associates has used the holidays as a time to partner with clients and give back to the community.…
Jim Huston The jelly basket. I travel a lot and I’ve learned how to spot a good breakfast restaurant by applying these two benchmarks to the jelly basket at the table. The first deals with quantity, while the second addresses presentation. If the jelly basket has lots of brand-name strawberry jam (preferably Smucker’s) and some…
Last week, a UPS truck rolled up to an office of the Division of Forests and Lands. Its cargo? A cooler full of Asian wasps from a lab in Michigan. Molly Heuss, who works on the state’s emerald ash borer program, cuts off the packing tape that holds the cooler shut to check out…
