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āEntering projects in NALPās Awards of Excellence program is a great way to showcase our companyās work and talent,ā said Kathleen Dangelo, Vice-President and General Counsel for The Ohio Valley Group, Inc., in Chagrin Falls, OH. āIt is a great source of pride for our team to win national landscape awards, and clients are impressed. […]
NALPās Industry Growth Initiative continues to connect with consumers through expanded media outreach and through new social media channels. SouthernLiving.com sought help from NALP for its recent post on āAmazing Southern Lawnsā and features work done by several NALP member companies and touts the associationās new consumer website as a source for additional information. In […]
Having a responsive website is a must this year. On a recent webinar, a roundtable of professionals from Market Hardware covered the latest need to know methods to improve your web marketing. Here are a few takeaways: Having a responsive website is a must this year. Prospects are using a wide variety of platforms to […]
Davey Tree Experts Announces Promotions of Ina and Doody The Davey Tree Expert Company announced the promotion of Gregory Ina to vice president and general manager of research, recruiting and human resource development. Davey also announced the promotion of Kathy Doody to director of recruiting and employee development. Before his recent promotion, Ina served as […]
Two communities on opposite sides of the country are still trying to determine what to do about leaf blowers. In Newton (MA) the City Council has decided that they will not take action on proposed leaf blower restrictions until the fall. Council members have already been debating the ordinance for more than a year and […]
As a result of consistent pressure by landscape professionals and other H-2B stakeholders, last week the House Appropriations Committee adopted an amendment to extend the returning worker exemption (RWE) to the H-2B legal immigrant guest worker program for fiscal year 2017. The groundswell of grassroots support exhibited by H-2B supporters was needed to offset the […]
Bill Horn Joins Lambert’s as VP, Garden Services Bill Horn has joined LambertāsĀ of Dallas, Texas, as Vice President, Garden Services.Ā Horn hasĀ executive oversight forĀ Lambertās garden management, tree care, and plant healthĀ care programs including strategy development andĀ planning. Horn has more than three decades of landscapeĀ leadership and corporate social responsibility experience.Ā He was a National Association of Landscape ProfessionalsĀ board […]
Last week Federal Judge Frederick Motz dismissed all claims against 65 Maryland companies, most of which were landscape related businesses. The employers were named in a class action brought by H-2B visa guest workers regarding their ability to receive supplemental prevailing wages. Claims against the Department of Labor were also dismissed. In March 2013, a […]
NALP continues to actively work to mitigate the impact of the Department of Laborās new rules on overtime pay. The new regulations are scheduled to begin on December 1 of this year, but we are still working with others to gain congressional intervention to prevent the overtime requirements from going into effect. Our main means […]
When the Lexington, KY, Tree Board recently sent out an RFP for a tree planting project, the bid package required an ISA Certified Arborist to be on staff.Ā Despite the fact the Klausing Group didnāt have a certified arborist on staff, Ā it bid the project, providing a list of the dozen or so Landscape Industry […]
