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Faces of the Industry: Nelson Alvarado

Ever since he was a kid, Nelson Alvarado has been interested in mechanical maintenance and fixing things with his hands. However, for most of his life, he considered it just a hobby. When life threw him some curveballs 10 years ago, Alvarado was forced to make some tough decisions. He moved from the banking industry […]

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Level Up: EarthCraft Landscaping Seeks to Continually Improve and Learn

Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. You could say a love for the landscape industry is how EarthCraft Landscaping, based in Indiana, Pennsylvania, came to be. Husband and wife owners Aaron and Shanna Scordo had previously worked for another landscape company that […]

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Level Up: Ambler Industries Looks to Add Cultural Fits to Their Team

Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. Rob Ambler grew up with an entrepreneurial spirit, always thinking of new business ideas and ways to make money. Because his father traveled a lot working for corporate America, Ambler knew he did not want that […]

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Level Up: Sam Hill Tree Care Is Committed to Safety and Professionalism

Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. Growing up, Sam Hill didn’t realize he could make a career doing something outdoors aside from forestry. He pursued a chemistry major but was stuck in a basement lab with no windows, driving him to search […]

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Level Up: Stay Green, Inc. Looks to Double In Size

Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. Right before Christmas in 1969, Richard Angelo was laid off from his nursery job. Operating out of his garage, he started Stay Green, Inc., based in Santa Clarita, California, in 1970, serving residential clients. Now his […]

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Meet Nick Brummel, the 2022 Young Entrepreneur of the Year

Growing up, Nick Brummel wanted to get to Kansas City Royals games early, not to watch batting practice, but to see the grounds crew get the field ready. Now his company, Brummel Lawn & Landscape LLC, based in Blue Springs, Missouri, helps by caring for the landscaping at professional sports stadiums. Brummel’s work growing his […]

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Meet Pam Dooley, 2022’s Woman Leader of the Year

Pam Dooley is a well-known figure in the industry and this year she has been named NALP’s Woman Leader of the Year for her innovation and desire to lead by example. ā€œBeing a beacon for other women in the industry that are coming in and just seeing the shift and the arrival of so many […]

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Level Up: Employees Are Villani Landshapers, Inc.’s Greatest Asset

Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. Villani Landshapers, Inc., based in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, is not Gino Villani’s first business, but it is his first time entering the landscape industry. While he always has had an entrepreneurial spirit, his background is in […]

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Level Up: Singing Hills Landscape, Inc. Opens Doors of Opportunity for Their Staff

Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. Mike Leman moved from Illinois to Colorado in 1982 with the goal of working in agriculture. Unable to find an ag job that would pay the bills, he ended up becoming a landscape laborer. He spent […]

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Level Up: Natural Concerns, Inc. Focuses on Growing Their People, Not Their Revenue

Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. Roland Harvey founded Natural Concerns, Inc., based in Sparks Glencoe, Maryland, in 1989 with the desire to provide quality landscaping services utilizing a natural approach. He had worked for other landscape companies but decided to go […]

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