Dillon StewartAug 15, 2023
The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute appointed Michael Ross to director of standards. Ross previously worked as a regulatory engineer for lawn and garden equipment for MTD Southwest. He's…
LM StaffAug 15, 2023
TurfMutt, an environmental stewardship and education program, added new classroom materials for grades K to 5. In conjunction with Scholastic, TurfMutt created a digital storybook,…
Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) will add three additional board members Oct. 21 at the opening of GIE+EXPO and Hardscape North America. The new board…
The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute announced its 2015-2016 officers and board of directors. The officers and new board members were chosen during the OPEI Annual…
LM StaffFeb 3, 2024
With the mowing season soon in full force, the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) outlined some safety procedures to keep in mind when mowing on…
LM StaffNov 10, 2023
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will resume reviewing H-2B guest-worker visa applications, the agency announced March 17. Its premium processing service remains suspended. Earlier…
As part of the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute’s (OPEI's) Research & Education Foundation’s TurfMutt environmental stewardship and education program, Scholastic is accepting entries for its “Be…
Ariens Co. Chairman Emeritus Michael Ariens died at home Feb. 28. He was 83 years old. The grandson of the Ariens Co. founder, Henry Ariens,…
Through its partnership with Scholastic, the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute’s (OPEI’s) Research & Education Foundation expanded the educational material offerings of its TurfMutt program. Designed to help…
Sarah PfleddererNov 3, 2023
A comprehensive look at the Tier 4 standards and how they affect landscape equipment owners and operators. You purchase a piece of compact construction equipment,…
LM StaffNov 9, 2023
GIE+EXPO saw its largest turnout ever in 2014, welcoming more than 19,000 people, plus 181 new exhibitors, to the trade show. The attendance numbers represent…
More than 80 volunteers representing the Green Industry rallied together Sept. 12 to maintain the areas around the National Mall in Washington, D.C., as part…
The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) named its 2014-2015 officers and board of directors during the OPEI annual meeting, held in Palm Beach, Fla., June…
Workshops and related events have been solidified for the 2014 GIE+EXPO and Hardscape North America (HNA), scheduled for October 23-24 at the Kentucky Exposition Center…
Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) launched a Facebook sweepstakes as part of its Look Before You Pump campaign. Running through April 6, the sweepstakes is…
This spring, the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute’s (OPEI) Look Before You Pump campaign will trickle into retail stores Lowe’s, Walmart and True Value Co. Identifiable…
The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) is revamping its regulatory, standards and market reporting and statistics efforts to meet the needs of the corded electric…
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…
The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) rolled out a new ethanol education and consumer protection campaign at the GIE+EXPO called “Look Before You Pump.” The…
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.…
The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) named its 2013-2014 officers and board of directors at the OPEI Annual Meeting in Williamsburg, Va., June 18-20. Officers…
The engine products industry welcomed news that a bipartisan group of legislators–Bob Goodlatte, R-VA; Jim Costa, D-CA; Peter Welch, D-VT and Steve Womack, R-AR–introduced April…
WASHINGTON--The Engine Products Group is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review an appeals court’s dismissal of its challenge to the United States Environmental Protection…
LM StaffJul 30, 2018
ALEXANDRIA, VA.—The proposal to ban E15 fuel in Maine sets the stage to protect consumers from misfueling, writes Kris Kiser, CEO and president of the…
