Ask a PRO: How To Make an Acquisition Go Smoothly

Brett Lemcke of R.M. Landscape in Rochester, NY, talks about how the acquisition of another design/build/maintenance company has helped R.M. grow sales over the past year.

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Gregg Wartgow
Mar 3, 2011

In this installment of Ask a PRO, a year-long series brought to you by Green Industry PRO magazine and PLANET, Brett Lemcke of R.M. Landscape in Rochester, NY, talks about how the acquisition of another design/build/maintenance company has helped R.M. grow sales over the past year.


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