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ELEVATE Attendance Grows By 37% in 2023

The bar was set high last year at NALP’s inaugural ELEVATE event, but as you know, everything is bigger in Texas. More than 2,100 attendees gathered at the Gaylord Texan in Dallas, Texas, for the second ELEVATE event on Sept. 10-13, 2023, where they experienced education, networking and fun. At the beginning of the conference, […]

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ELEVATE Expo Highlights Innovative Products and Fosters Campfire Dialogues 

You don’t need a DeLorean tricked out with a flux capacitor to see the future of the industry. All you need to do is walk the ELEVATE Expo floor, where 171 exhibitors presented software, efficient equipment and other innovative products designed to help landscape professionals excel at their business. “This expo experience has really been […]

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ELEVATE Opening Main Stage Speaker Highlights How to Foster Creativity and A Beginner’s Mindset

If you’ve been introduced at a speaking event before, you know that this short bio tends to briefly highlight your greatest accomplishments. Yet realistically, your journey includes a number of wrong turns and mistakes as well. ELEVATE’s opening Main Stage session speaker Liz Forkin Bohannon, founder and CEO of Sseko Designs, a sustainable fashion brand, […]

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NALP Members in the News: BrightView, Balanced Environments, Inc., SavATree, StayGreen, Davey Resource Group and LandCare

Read more about these NALP members and partners in the news. BrightView Names New CEO BrightView has appointed Dale A. Asplund as the new president and CEO starting Oct. 1, 2023. Along with his appointment as CEO, he will join the BrightView board as a director on that date. Asplund succeeds interim president and CEO […]

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NALP Members in the News: Focal Pointe, LandCare, PBI-Gordon, Ewing, and Davey Tree Expert Company

Read more about these NALP members and partners in the news. Focal Pointe Acquires Three Landscape Companies Focal Pointe Holdings, LLC, based in Caseyville, Illinois, has acquired three landscape companies: Landworks in Kansas City, Kansas; Rite-A-Way Lawn Care in Cottleville, Missouri; and Signature Landscape in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. These acquisitions are expected to contribute 39% […]

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NALP Members in the News: Quiet Village Landscaping, Ruppert Landscape, APHIX, Mariani Enterprises and Project EverGreen

Read more about these NALP members and partners in the news. Quiet Village Landscaping Acquires Pioneer Lawn Care Quiet Village Landscaping, based in St. Louis, Missouri, has acquired Pioneer Lawn Care. Pioneer Lawn Care is a lawn care company that has served Kirkwood and the surrounding areas for over 15 years. Pioneer’s owner, Anthony Messner, […]

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NALP Members in the News: Ruppert Landscape, Hoffman Landscape, BOSS Software, Landscape Workshop and STIHL

Read more about these NALP members and partners in the news. Ruppert Landscape Partners with Associated Builders & Contractors for Networking Event Ruppert Landscape partnered with Associated Builder and Contractors of Metro Washington to host their annual summer networking event on July 19. ABC Metro has been holding this event at Ruppert’s headquarters for over […]

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What to Know About the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

At the end of last month, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act went into effect, which requires employers to provide “reasonable accommodations” to a worker’s known limitation related to pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, unless the accommodation will cause the employer “undue hardship.” While the law passed last December, it did not go into effect […]

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Are You Ready for ELEVATE Round 2?

Attendees for the inaugural ELEVATE conference and expo had an overwhelmingly positive experience, with 97% saying they left with new ideas, insights and concrete takeaways. This year’s ELEVATE will take place in Dallas, Texas, at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center on Sept. 10-13. This event provides the opportunity to hear from top industry […]

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Lawn and Landscape Professionals Volunteer for the 27th Renewal & Remembrance

Nearly 500 landscape and lawn professionals volunteered their skills and time during the 27th Renewal & Remembrance event at Arlington National Cemetery and the National Mall on July 17, 2023. “Landscape and lawn care professionals love to give back and the annual Renewal & Remembrance event allows them to use their horticulture skills to care […]

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