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Year: 2016

3 Reasons Why Blogging is Important to Your Web Marketing

By Alain Parcan, Market Hardware, Inc.  Get more marketing tips at Brian Kraff’s Market Hardware’s Web Marketing Virtual Conference, on Thursday, November 3, 10:30 am – 3:00 pm. Image is everything on the Internet. And integrating a blog into your website is a great way to improve the online image of your business. In fact, most landscaping […]

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ASHRAE 189.1 Turf Grass Limitations are a Problem

The following article, written by VP of Government Relations, Paul Mendelsohn, ran in Landscape & Irrigation Magazine’s October 2016 issue. Members of the landscape industry are faced with a new threat from an unexpected direction in the form of a model standard for the sustainable construction of commercial buildings developed by the American Society of […]

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Congress Fails to Extend the H-2B Returning Worker Exemption

Last week, Congress passed a budget continuing resolution to avoid having to shut down the federal government and President Obama quickly signed the measure into law. The measure funds the government at current levels through December 9. Unfortunately, despite heavy lobbying pressure from NALP and our allies, extensive grassroots contact by landscape professionals and other […]

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Win More Customers from the Most Profitable Zip Codes

By Alain Parcan, Market Hardware, Inc.  Get more marketing tips at Market Hardware’s session at LANDSCAPES 2016, Web Marketing in 2017: Four Keys to Unlocking Maximum Profitability, on Thursday, October 20.  Web Marketing experts have frequently debated the risks and benefits of different forms of marketing. But one thing they all agree on is that when it […]

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Social Media Playbook for Landscape and Lawn Care Contractors

Social media is hard to figure out. It is time consuming and it is always changing.  But if you have a good strategy and keep your target audience in mind, you can figure it out and reach your target audience. This social media playbook can help. Powered by NALP Content Partner, WorkWave, get quick tips and […]

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NALP Member News – Week of Sept. 26

Grunder Landscaping Co. Promotes Raul Hidalgo to Group Leader  Grunder Landscaping Co. (GLC), of Dayton, Ohio, has promoted Raul Hidalgo to the position of Group Leader for the LandKeeping™ Division (LK). Raul’s extensive managerial experience combined with his tenure with GLC as a LK Team Leader and a Service Manager ensure his success in this new […]

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Want to Compare Landscape and Lawn Care Operating Costs?

Everyone wants to know how they are doing against the competition. This preview of the full Operating Cost Study, produced by Landscape Management magazine the National Association of Landscape Professionals, and Turf Books will give you an idea of how your company stacks up against the competition. A final report will be available this winter. […]

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USCIS Issues H-2B Guidance

As the result of a recent request from NALP, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services department (USCIS) issued the following recommendations for landscape professionals and other employers regarding requests for returning workers for 2017. H-2B Employers Should Continue to Identify “Returning Workers” in Petitions for FY 2017. USCIS urges prospective H-2B employers seeking to […]

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NALP Member News – Week of September 19

Pictured in photo: Andy Miller, Dean Snodgrass, Terry Ciecko, David Snodgrass, Dani Powell Dennis 7 Dees Raises $88,000 for Charity in Golf Tournament Dennis’ 7 Dees, of Portland, Oregon, held its 7th annual Charity Golf Tournament, benefiting Human Solutions, on September 15. The event benefits homeless children and their families.  Proceeds from this year’s event totaled […]

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