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After considering a complete ban of leaf blowers in the city, the Palm Springs City Council instead elected to ban gas-powered models. The move will force the areas landscapers, to purchase battery-operated machines if they wish to continue using leaf blowers when providing service. The switched force to battery-powered blowers is a cost prohibitive measure […]
The National Association of Landscape Professionals is committed to growing the industry and its workforce though the Industry Growth Initiative. Ā At recent meetings during Legislative Days in Washington D.C., NALP’s leadershipĀ celebrated positive steps forward toward the work that is being done to Ā showcase that life ā and lifeās work ā are best enjoyed outside. Here’s […]
July 17, 2017, was the 21st year that the National Association of Landscape Professionals members came together for the largest volunteer landscape project in the United States ā Renewal & Remembrance. Normally held solely at Arlington National Cemetery, this year, at the request of ANC, teams also completed work at the United States Soldiersā and […]
To say there was a lot going on during NALPās annual Legislative Day on the Hill, on July 18, 2017, is an understatement. There was a political storm brewing on the Hill as the Senateās health care reform bill was withdrawn but that didnāt stop the business of lobbying for our industry on issues such […]
The Departments of Homeland Security and Labor have published a final rule increasing the cap on H-2B non-immigrant visas by up to 15,000 additional visas through the end of fiscal year (FY) 2017. The cap-relief visas will be available only to American businesses which attest that they will likely suffer irreparable harm without the ability […]
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has sent a rule to the Office of Management and Budget regarding H-2B cap-relief. The final rule, which was received by the OMBās Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on July 3, is officially titled āExercise of Time-Limited Authority to Increase the Fiscal Year 2017 Numerical Limitation for […]
Author Jenn Myers is NALP’s Director of Workforce Development and she spent years recruiting candidates for placement in the industry’s top firms.Ā Find the best talent at the National Collegiate Landscape Competition in March.Ā The search for landscape and lawn care employees can feel like it is a 24/7 job. Ā Are you frustrated and looking […]
For nearly two months, NALP and our H-2B Workforce Coalition partners have been aggressively advocating for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kelly to provide immediate cap relief. Our effort has emphasized the significant impact that the H-2B cap has on landscape professionals and other seasonal employers. These impacts were strongly confirmed in a recent […]
Author Alain Parcan, NALP consultant member, and Director of Marketing for Market Hardware, Inc., shares his reasons why you should be sending out an email newsletter. Since its introduction, email has evolved from an efficient form of online communication to its modern day incarnation where more than half of what you receive is marked as […]
Last week, during the House Homeland Security Committee hearing on DHS Reauthorization and the FY 2018 Budget Request, Representative William Keating (D-MA-09) asked Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly about H2-B cap relief. Rep. Keating noted the several proposed cuts to DHS programs in the White House’s budget request and said that the delay in filling […]
