Dan JacobsNov 9, 2023
Periods of stagnation are common in business. Here’s how to reach the next level. Good businesses grow naturally, until they don’t. Many landscape company owners…
LM StaffNov 9, 2023
The Professional Landcare Network Academic Excellence Foundation (PLANET AEF) raised more than $170,000 at this year’s Green Industry Conference (GIC) at the GIE+EXPO in Louisville,…
In partnership with Landscape Management Network and Caterpillar, the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) is bringing two-day landscape business workshops to five locations nationwide this winter.…
The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) released its “Safety Program for Green Industry Companies” CD in Spanish. The version was made possible with support from CNA…
The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) and the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) again paired up to cohost the national Lawn Care Summit, which is scheduled…
Sarah PfleddererNov 9, 2023
The 2013 GIE+EXPO brought more bustle to the Kentucky Exposition Center than years past—12 percent more, to be exact. “We’re busting out of the rafters…
It couldn’t be more fitting than the week of GIE+EXPO to dust off the pages of a story about the show from 10 years ago.…
As part of the third annual PLANET Gives Back, held Wednesday in line with the Green Industry Conference (GIC), nearly 75 volunteers revived the grounds…
The Professional Landcare Network's (PLANET) Green Industry Conference (GIC) commenced Wednesday in Louisville, Ky., in hand with the GIE+EXPO. Along with the PLANET Gives Back…
Marisa PalmieriNov 9, 2023
Meet Glenn Jacobsen, president, Jacobsen Landscape Design & Construction, Midland Park, N.J. How’d you get your start? I get asked that all the time. I…
The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) released the list of winners for the 2013 National Landscape Awards of Excellence, formerly the Environmental Improvement Awards. The awards…
Norman Goldenberg will retire from TruGreen, as senior vice president of government affairs and industry relations, by the end of the year. “Norm has been…
The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) tagged Greg Schwem as the keynote speaker for the Green Industry Conference (GIC). Proclaimed as the “king of the hill…
The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) released its updated Safety Benchmark Report. The 2013 report analyzes safety data from 2010 to 2012. It provides analysis of…
Gregg RobertsonNov 9, 2023
Many landscape contractors don’t recognize the acronym “MS4,” but they should. It’s a federal program that could have a very positive impact on our industry.…
Beth GeraciNov 9, 2023
Meet David Frank, president and CEO, David J. Frank Landscape Contracting, Germantown, Wis. Who’s your mentor? I’ve had many mentors at different periods of my…
Tom Delaney, director of government affairs at PLANET, was reappointed to a two-year term with the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC), a federal advisory committee…
The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) named four new Trailblazers, an honor based on nominations and bestowed for excellence and achievement in the areas of lawn…
PLANET revealed the recipients of this year’s Safety Recognition Awards Program, acknowledging landscape industry professionals who consistently demonstrate commitment to safety. The program is sponsored…
More than 400 leading U.S. businesses and advocacy organizations--including the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET), Irrigation Association and the American Nursery & Landscape Association--signed a letter…
More than 400 volunteers from the Green Industry visited Washington D.C. on July 22 to donate time, materials and the use of their equipment to…
Casey PaytonNov 9, 2023
PLANET Community Stewardship Award Winner Category: Supplier American Profit Recovery strives to include employees in its service efforts. Although they’re doing honest work, it’s easy…
Sharon McGuire, the longtime executive director of the California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA), retired on June 9. McGuire was an active member of the CLCA…
John Deere is delighted to sponsor this year’s LM150 issue! In addition to providing an overview of the biggest and best Green Industry service providers…
