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GREEN INDUSTRY EVENTS View LM's calendar for a full list of industry events. Cultivate ’19 [July 14-16] Legislative Days On The Hill [July 15-17] Attention LM Readers! This e-newsletter will now be sent from landscapemanagement@ncm-insights.com. Please add us to your email contacts or ask your IT department to whitelist us. TOP HEADLINES Hobbs announces resignation from RISE Aaron Hobbs served as president of Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment (RISE) for the last 10 years. >>More The Grow Group hosts landscape sales pros for day of development About 20 salespeople attended the one-day event led by Marty Grunder, president and CEO of The Grow Group and Grunder Landscaping Co. >>More Project EverGreen celebrates National GreenCare for Troops Awareness Week This week serves as National GreenCare for Troops Awareness Week. Now in its 13th year, the program is looking for additional volunteers. Learn how to register as a volunteer. >>More The Davey Tree Expert Co. announces 6 promotions, appointments The promotions and appointments include Denise Danois-Triche, Jim Zwack, Heather Reitano, Leonardo Rivera-Barragan, Ken Busse and Anthony Williams. >>More People on the Move: Sara Bendrick teams up with Stihl; Takeuchi appoints 2; Toro employee inducted into Green Industry Hall of Fame; and more from PBI-Gordon, Gachina and Solesbee's     SPONSORED CONTENT SiteOne Offers Turf Pros Chance to Win Dream Fishing Trip With the Reel Pro Sweepstakes, SiteOne is giving customers who buy select products a chance to win a trip to the 2019 Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship. The elite fishing experience also includes an opportunity to compete with a pro angler in the SiteOne Reel Pro Pro-Am Tournament. Learn more LM150 BROUGHT TO YOU BY John Deere LM150 preview: How to get those big accounts Seth Jones talks with John Deere's Ken Taylor to brainstorm ideas that can help you get that big account and grow your business. >>More TURF+ ORNAMENTAL Arborjet to treat historic trees at Elm Bank Arborjet is visiting and donating treatment to The Gardens at Elm Bank as part of its "Saving America’s Iconic Trees" program. >>More MOWING+ MAINTENANCE Alliance Tire Americas expands tire line for compact tractors There are 20 tire sizes available, and the expansion will bring an additional 12 sizes. The Galaxy Garden Pro is original equipment on John Deere’s 2-series compact tractors. >>More     SPONSORED CONTENT See how YOU can save time and money Get property info, dimensions, material needs — all from your desk. Nearmap HD aerial imagery allows you to view multiple angles of your area of interest. Using the in-browser tool, you can measure, highlight, annotate and see ground truth within minutes. No more pulling a crew or fighting with traffic. Learn more DESIGN/BUILD+ INSTALLATION Case donates wheel loader, mini excavator to Pittsburg State University The 521F wheel loader and CX17C mini excavator were donated to the university's diesel and heavy equipment bachelor’s of applied sciences program for hands-on training. >>More Vectorworks plans to acquire connectCAD Since 2009, connectCAD has been offered as a plug-in for Vectorworks software. Learn more about when this acquisition will take place. >>More IRRIGATION+ WATER MANAGEMENT July pegged as Smart Irrigation Month Now in its 15th year, the month serves as a showcase for the irrigation industry and smart, efficient irrigation. Learn more about this year's theme and video contest. >>More ON THE RECORD Insights from LM's editors and landscape industry leaders High Performance: Is the train on track, off track or not moving? As we approach 2019's halfway point, Phil Harwood suggests evaluating your goals for this year and determining how to get and keep your business "train" on track. >>More CURRENT ISSUE >Pasture perfect: Maintaining a horse farm >Water World: On the grid >What you should know about goosegrass You are subscribed to LM Direct! as @{Email Name}@. Forward to a friend | Change your subscription preferences | New subscriber sign-up If you wish to leave this mailing list, simply unsubscribe. | Refer to our Privacy Policy. Look forward to us each Thursday? Don't forget to also subscribe to our magazine or renew your subscription! Landscape Management is a property of North Coast Media, LLC. 1360 E. Ninth St., 10th Floor, Cleveland, OH 44114 © 2019 North Coast Media. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without written permission.