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Renewal & Remembrance Serves as Meaningful Time to Give Back to Service Members

Each July, lawn care and landscape professionals have the opportunity to give their time and skills to care for the grounds at Arlington National Cemetery during Renewal & Remembrance. This year, volunteers will be able to work at Arlington National Cemetery and there are additional projects at the Washington Monument on July 17, 2023. “Renewal […]

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Don’t Miss This Year’s Field Trip at Russell Landscape Group

Curious about the largest privately owned Georgia-based commercial landscape company’s inner workings? Then you’ll want to attend NALP’s annual Field Trip being held at Russell Landscape Group, based in Sugar Hill, Georgia, on June 6-7. Marty Grunder, CEO of Grunder Landscaping Co. and The Grow Group, will host this Field Trip and lead attendees through […]

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NALP Members in the News: Landscape Workshop, PBI-Gordon, Mariani Landscape, Davey Tree, Scythe Robotics and Bob Grover

Read more about these NALP members and partners in the news. Landscape Workshop Hires New Chief Revenue Officer and Director of Marketing Landscape Workshop has added Chris Rance as their new chief revenue officer. He has almost twenty years of experience in revenue and prospecting strategies. Rance was previously the senior vice president for PNC […]

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NALP Welcomes First HBCU to the National Collegiate Landscape Competition

Diversity isn’t something that just starts in the workforce. NALP has been actively working to increase diversity among students, faculty and industry professionals at the National Collegiate Landscape Competition as well. “NCLC is their first exposure to the sheer size and scope of the landscape and lawn care industry, the myriad of job opportunities available, […]

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New Kid on the Block: Career College’s First Time at NCLC

Alamance Community College (ACC), located in Graham, North Carolina, has participated in the National Collegiate Landscape Competition (NCLC) for at least the past 20 years and even hosted the event in 2018. Yet this year was notable as their sister school, Alamance Community College – Career College, competed as a separate entity during the 47th […]

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NALP Members in the News: McHale Landscape Design, Mariani Landscape, ECHO, Ruppert Landscape and RC Mowers

Read more about these NALP members and partners in the news. McHale Landscape Design Acquires Dalton Ventures McHale Landscape Design has recently acquired Dalton Ventures, a residential estate garden care firm in Middletown, Maryland. This is the company’s third acquisition in five years. All Dalton Venture employees and owners will join McHale Landscape Design. The […]

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NALP Members in the News: Sperber Landscape Companies, LandCare, Davey Resource Group, Green Lawn Fertilizing, Ruppert Landscape and Landscape Workshop

Read more about these NALP members and partners in the news. Sperber Landscape Companies Names New CEO Sperber Landscape Companies has appointed Jeff Berg as the company’s CEO. Richard Sperber, who has been serving as the company’s interim CEO, will continue his active leadership in the role of executive chairman. Berg spent 18 years as […]

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Everything’s Bigger in Texas! Don’t Miss the ELEVATE Bash

If you enjoyed last year’s ELEVATE, you don’t want to miss this year’s. ELEVATE is heading to Dallas, Texas, on Sept. 10-13, 2023, and part of the event is an epic night at Gilley’s honkytonk. Billed as the largest honkytonk in the world, Gilley’s started when club owner Sherwood Cryer invited country music legend Mickey […]

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Cuyahoga Community College Takes First Place at 47th National Collegiate Landscape Competition

When NALP CEO Britt Wood took the stage during the closing ceremony of the 47th National Collegiate Landscape Competition (NCLC) on March 18, 2023, and asked, “Who had a good time?” the roar from the students was undeniable. Wood thanked Mississippi State University for hosting this year’s event along with educators Tim Schauwecker and Jason […]

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Students Test Their Skills During 47th National Collegiate Landscape Competition

Consistent rain throughout the first half of NCLC’s competition day could not dampen the students’ spirits as they put their training to the test in 30 different events at Mississippi State University on March 17, 2023. “I knew there was a front coming through, so I came prepared,” says Cody Kettler, a senior at Sam […]

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