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The Lawrence, KS, school district saved tens of thousands of dollars and months of construction time by using Versa-Lok Retaining Wall Systems rather than aluminum bleachers to build stadium bleachers at its two high schools.

Footsteps Mobile works on a variety of smartphones, including iPhone, Palm and models with Android-based browsers, allowing customers to utilize Footsteps from virtually anywhere.

The 12-station Rain Bird, ESP-LX Modular Controller can be mixed and matched with the ESP-LX Modular’s 4- and 8-station modules to provide the optimum number of zones for any application.

The program, underwritten by THE BOSS Snowplow and coordinated by Project EverGreen, will bring together snowplow professionals and volunteers to provide free snow removal services for military families with a spouse or family member serving in the armed forces.

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The colder, wetter conditions of the past two years have led to a Dollar Spot flare up in many parts of the country. Here’s a checklist of things to do in order to treat and prevent this infectious fungal disease.

You can start growing your lawn care business when you stop ignoring these four critical marketing considerations.

Most dealers are used to offering customers the opportunity to demo equipment in the springtime, but fall demos may be an effective way to clear out some end-of-year inventory as landscapers could very well be in a buying mode.

On-site demonstrations have a lot to offer the contractor and consumer customers alike, while the dealer and employees gain product knowledge as they build relationships that get the sale.

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