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Beyond The Hire: Practices That Keep People Long-Term

After putting in the time and effort to attract talent to their landscape company, organizations are working hard to improve their overall onboarding process. This focus on welcoming and training new hires from the get-go is paying off, as many companies are seeing increased retention rates with their rookie employees. Patrick Murray, co-founder of Local […]

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Cultivating Loyalty: Recruiting & Retaining Long-Term Employees

Quality employees are fantastic, but those who stay with your lawn or landscape company long-term are the Holy Grail of team members. These individuals can provide operational consistency to your clients and develop a wealth of knowledge and experience. Misty Gil, recruiting specialist and company ambassador for Myatt Landscaping & Construction, based in Fuquay-Varina, North […]

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Faces of the Industry: Eddie Ramirez

ā€œYeah, why not?ā€ was Eddie Ramirez’s response to Mark Chaffin when he suggested Ramirez join him as he started his own landscaping company. That was in 1979, when the two were working together at a restaurant. Chaffin left the restaurant industry and started EarthWorks, Inc., based in Lillian, Texas. Ramirez started as a laborer, then […]

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