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Mowing & Maintenance

More Than a Half Century Later

Fifty-eight years after the business opened, Earnest Yeager's granddaughter and store co-owner Deborah Clark has transformed the way the company does business

Yeagers installed the Stihl showroom last fall at the Van Buren location.

Weed, Disease & Insect ID

Emerald Ash Borer Most Destructive Forest Pest ever in North America

Emerald ash borer is responsible for killing more than 50 million ash trees in 29 states.

Heads Up Landscape Contractors' Intern Program Provides 12 Weeks of Job Experience

These students are studying business, landscape design, landscape management, horticulture and other disciplines.

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Engines, Parts & Shop Equipment

First Look at Kawasaki’s Engines Division Headquarters Renovation

Kawasaki Motors Corp.

Kawasaki Engines, a division of Kawasaki Motors Corp., USA, distributes gasoline engines for landscape, industrial and consumer markets.

The renovated facility not only includes a workout room, but also showers and lockers for employees' use.

Mowing & Maintenance

How to Make the Most of Process Automation

GreenMark Consulting Group

With cloud computing, small businesses can create the same presence and compete with big power players.

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Mowing & Maintenance

Weed Man USA Franchisees Hiring for Thousands of Positions Nationwide

Franchisees of collectively looking to fill thousands of full- and part-time positions nationwide, including customer outreach representatives, sales & marketing representatives, managers, lawn care technicians and more.

Training & Education

HECTOR'S SHOP: How to Paint Plastic

Equipment & Engine Training Council (EETC)

It's easy to be successful painting plastic with these simple steps.

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SATG-72 Sweep Action Tine Grapple

The SATG Sweep Action Tine Grapple offers an open tine bottom with its sweep-in grapples, making it ideal for handling site demolition debris, rocks, brush, wood and metal.

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Mowing & Maintenance

$1,000 Rebates Available for Propane-Powered Mowers, Vehicles

The Ohio Propane Education and Research Council has partnered with the Ohio Propane Gas Association and Clean Fuels Ohio to offer $1,000 rebates for propane autogas vehicles and lawn mowers.

Tools & Equipment

Extreme Sandbox and Komatsu Host 40 Students to Learn About Heavy Equipment

Komatsu America Corp.

Forty high school students from Warren County High School in Warrenton, NC, took a 20-hour bus ride to Hastings, MN, to learn about job prospects in the construction industry and how to operate Komatsu equipment.

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Industry Updates

GIE+EXPO 2017 Registration is Open for Landscape Professionals

New products, education and travel discounts for the show to be held October 18-20 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY

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Mowing & Maintenance

OSHA to Delay Enforcing Crystalline Silica Standard in Construction

Safety and health agency determined that added guidance is necessary due to the unique nature of the requirements in the construction standard. Originally scheduled to begin June 23, 2017, enforcement will now begin Sept. 23, 2017.

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