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Business Advice & Stories

How to Handle FFCRA Matters as Kids Go Back to School

In the webinar hosted on Wednesday, Aug. 12, Whitney Brown with Lehr Middlebrooks Vreeland & Thompson, P.C., covered some of the employment law-related issues that companies may face as kids go back to school across the country in the midst of COVID-19. To view the full webinar, click here. Please note the guidance provided below […]

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Inspiration and Evolution In Education: Episode 12 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

In the 12th episode of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Miles Kuperus III, system architect at Include Software, Neal Glatt, managing partner of GrowTheBench and Luke Melograno, production coordinator at Mariani Landscape, along with NALP’s Jenn Myers, senior director of workforce development, talked to several faculty representatives from a few of the […]

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Meet Darrell Bley, the Outstanding Educator of the Year for 2020

Darrell Bley, curator and horticulture instructor at the Niagara Parks School of Horticulture, received more than 16 letters of recommendation from former students, colleagues, and industry leaders for the title of Outstanding Educator of the Year for 2020. In those letters, there were many reoccurring statements, including the fact Bley is the first to arrive […]

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Level Up: Pro Cutters Lawnscapes Executes Everything with Excellence in Mind

Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. For Pro Cutters Lawnscapes, Inc. based in Conyers, Georgia, their goal is to have a thriving company, rather than one that is ā€œbigā€ on paper. ā€œWhile we have always set revenue goals, one thing we have […]

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Business Smarts: What to Consider When Adding a New Service

There are many methods for growing your landscape business and one that should be practiced with careful consideration is adding on a new service offering. If you select a service that is a natural add-on to your current operations, you can increase revenue and meet customer needs. However, if you add an offering without the […]

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Letting Go to Grow with Marty Grunder: Episode 11 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

In the 11th episode of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Miles Kuperus III, system architect at Include Software, Neal Glatt, managing partner of GrowTheBench, Brett Lemcke, VP of R.M. Landscape, and Luke Melograno, production coordinator at Mariani Landscape talked to Marty Grunder, president and CEO of Grunder Landscaping Co. and of The […]

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Member Spotlight: Lucas Melograno, Mariani Landscape

Lucas Melograno is a production coordinator for Mariani Landscape based in Lake Bluff, Illinois. Since he was young, he knew he wanted to be outside, with an early love for construction, machines and being outdoors. ā€œWhile I was in high school my boss at the time had a part-time lawn mowing service and would ask […]

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HeartLand Shares Story Behind Monumental Growth in 2019

Every year Landscape Management recognizes the top 150 landscape companies ranked by revenue. The top five companies for this year are the same as last year, but just a little bit farther down on the list at No. 14 is HeartLand, whose revenue change from 2018 to 2019 jumped up by 189 percent. HeartLand is […]

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Marc Baker Earns All Five Exterior Technician Certifications

Marc Baker, a parks maintenance worker II for the City of Sammamish, in the state of Washington has recently become Landscape Industry Certified in all five specialties of the Exterior Technician certification. The Exterior Technician exam is designed to cover the technical aspects of exterior landscaping: installation, maintenance and irrigation. The five certification specialties are […]

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From the Source: Answers to Improve Your Business: Episode 10 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

In the tenth episode of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Miles Kuperus III, system architect at Include Software, Neal Glatt, managing partner of GrowTheBench, Brett Lemcke, VP of R.M. Landscape, and Luke Melograno, production coordinator at Mariani Landscape posed questions for each other. They discussed topics such as why they love to […]

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