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The Inflation Reduction Act was signed by President Biden on Aug. 16, 2022, and this new law includes a tax credit for electric vehicles. Within the definition, large commercial grade lawn mowers are included. The tax credit is 30 percent per vehicle/lawn mower, with a max of $7,500 per vehicle/lawn mower. The credit is available […]
Sponsored Content When Robin Autopilot started out in 2015, founders Justin Crandall and Bart Lomont used a ‘Uber-for-lawncare’ model for their traditional mowing services. However, due to labor gaps, they switched to robotic mowing and sold off the traditional business to Porch.com. They launched a franchise model to expand the business in 2018. In 2019, […]
In season 2, episode 42 of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Macey Robinson with LandCare, Neal Glatt, managing partner of GrowTheBench and Luke Melograno with Mariani Landscape talk with each other. In this podcast, our hosts discuss the hot topics of hiring, recruiting and retention. With the lack of available workforce being a […]
What is the FMC True Champions program? The FMC True Champions program is an end-user rewards program built upon three pillars: Rebates and Rewards, Business Building Solutions, and Industry Commitment. Lawn care operators can not earn valuable rebates on FMC products through various programs, they also have access to valuable resources to grow their business, as […]
NALP CEO Britt Wood sits down to chat with Brandon Walters, Account Manager with Valley Landscaping in Virginia. They started recruiting efforts prior to the COVID-19 virus by looking to local high schools and colleges for new employees and have had success with hiring. Listen in to learn more!
NALP CEO Britt Wood sits down to chat with Brandon Walters, Account Manager with Valley Landscaping in Virginia. They started recruiting efforts prior to the COVID-19 virus by looking to local high schools and colleges for new employees and have had success with hiring. Listen in to learn more!
As Oasis Turf & Tree has grown rapidly (on average 16 percent a year), so has their need for finding great talent to fill job openings. In fact, on average, the company has had to add six to eight new employees each season. This is in addition to four new production routes. With each new […]
Last week, the National Association of Landscape Professionals, through the Industry Growth Initiative, held a Workforce Development and Recruitment Summit at its office in Fairfax, Virginia, to address the industry’s workforce shortage. Approximately 50 attendees from major regional green industry associations, as well as experts from other major industries attended the event, sharing their respective […]
Author Tom Tracy is the Executive Director of the Virginia Turfgrass Council Turfgrass, horticulture, arboriculture, environmental sciences, and other industry segments can operate in self-imposed isolation. Working towards achieving cohesiveness between different industry segments, Virginia Tech’s new School of Plant and Environmental Sciences conducted the second annual Lawn, Landscape, and Sports Turf Field Day on […]
Marty Grunder, Inc. Frank Mariani and Pacific Landscape Management teamed up with the National Association of Landscape Professionals to host the third annual NALP Field Trip, this time in Portland, Oregon. Record numbers of landscape pros joined us in Portland for the multi-day event. The education sessions started with Marty Grunder kicking drawing in an analogy […]