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JANUARY 27, 2022
 
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Schill Grounds Management adds Enviroscapes
 
Enviroscapes, a commercial landscape maintenance company, joined Schill Grounds Management of North Ridgeville, Ohio. Enviroscapes owner and founder Todd Pugh will remain with the company.
 
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Garden Design buys Red’s Lawn and Landscape
 
Garden Design has acquired Red’s Lawn and Landscape, a provider of landscape design, installation and maintenance in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.
 
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BrightView grows again
 
BrightView, No. 1 on the 2021 LM150 list, expanded its presence in Hawaii with the acquisition of Performance Landscapes in Honolulu, Hawaii.
 
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ARA cancels rental innovation conference
 
A variety of factors have led to the American Rental Association's (ARA) decision to not hold the Rental Innovation Conference & Exhibits in Dallas this March.
 
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LMN puts on weekly lending education webinars
 
The informational webinars from Landscape Management Network (LMN) on Fridays at 12 p.m. EST are designed to help contractors understand funding options.
 
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ONLA updates name
 
The Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association (ONLA) changed its name to the Ohio Green Industry Association (OGIA). The OGIA is also launching a new website in March.
 
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NALP to host legislative days in DC
 
The National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) will hold its legislative days in Washington, D.C., Feb. 15-16.
 
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People on the Move
 
Updates from:

→ Primera

→ Control Solutions Inc.

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  INDUSTRY NEWS
 
 
turf+ornamental ↴    
Photo: Sod Solutions
Texas A&M releases new hybrid St. Augustinegrass
 
The Texas A&M AgriLife Research program released Cobalt hybrid St. Augustinegrass, a new drought-resistant, disease-resistant and shade-tolerant cultivar.
 
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mowing+maintenance ↴    
Davey Tree adds John Lucas Tree’s residential division
 
John Lucas Tree Expert Co.'s residential division, recently acquired by Davey Tree Expert Co., provides residential and commercial tree services, plant heath care and lawn care around Portland, Maine.
 
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design/build+installation ↴    
Photo: Kubota
Kubota adds 2 excavators to lineup
 
Kubota expanded its excavator lineup with two additions — the K008-5 conventional tail swing excavator and the U10-5 minimal tail swing excavator.
 
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irrigation+water management ↴    
Irrigation Association names new directors
 
The Irrigation Association added four more board of directors to its slate. Members joined the 11 existing members at the end of the 2021 Irrigation Show.
 
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  LM VIDEO
 
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The future of the green industry according to Ken Thomas, COO for The Greenery
 
Ken Thomas, COO of The Greenery and principal of Envisor Consulting, predicts what changes could be coming to the green industry over the next five or 10 years.
 
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  FROM OUR BLOG
 
Insights from LM's editors and landscape industry leaders
 
Photo: NanoStockk / iStock / Getty Images Plus / Getty Images
 
How do you make your business a truly great place to work?
 
Marty Grunder shares why putting an emphasis on being a great place to work for can help boost a company's employee engagement and retention.
 
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Mowers: Get what you need
 
Mower manufacturers discuss how they’re responding to landscape professionals’ needs in a difficult time of supply chain issues, labor woes and more.
 
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Seth's Cut: Landscape Management celebrates 60 years
 
Seth Jones takes a trip down memory lane with Landscape Management magazine as it celebrates its 60th anniversary this year.
 
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LM December 2021 Photo: Tony Ventouris, tonyventourisphotography.com
 
  JEFFREY SCOTT PODCAST
 
Graphic: Jeffrey Scott
 
 
Building a team of super foremen, with Brandon Lair
 
Jeffrey Scott is joined by Brandon Lair, managing partner of the Site Group in Dayton, Ohio. The pair dive into the role of the super foremen — crew members who act like project managers of their own jobs.
 
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