Tag: Minnesota
15 Home Service Pros Earn $150,000 In Jobber Grants
Jobber has announced 15 recipients of $150,000 Jobber Grants program for 2024 to help accelerate the growth of their home service businesses.
Bobcat North Dakota Open Celebrated 60 Years in Fargo
The 60th annual Bobcat North Dakota Open once again brought exciting professional and amateur golf to the Fargo Country Club, August 23-25.
Love Lawn: Which States Ranked Safest For Outdoor Jobs?
With OSHA's recently proposed rule for federal heat protections, Lawn Love ranked 2024's Safest States for Outdoor Workers.
BEE The Change For Pollinators & Get Funding Too!
Since 2019, Minnesota's Lawns to Legumes grant program has helped fund more than 5,000 residential projects to support pollinators.
Mariani Announces Acquisition of Lifescape Colorado
Mariani Premier Group acquires it's 19th residential landscape company with the addition of Lifescape Colorado.
Will You Be Affected By New Minimum Wage Increases?
Almost half of U.S. states increased their minimum wage requirements for employers as of January 1. Here are the numbers.
Yanmar Scores Naming Rights Deal For Grand Rapids Arena
In its hometown of Grand Rapids, MN, Yanmar CE North America secures naming rights of a community arena used for ice hockey and figure skating.
The Spongy Moth…It’s Back And Spreading. Find Out Where.
Destructive spongy moths have been found in almost half of U.S. states, and can cause damage to more than 300 tree species.
Yanmar North America Announces Expansion Plan
The company plans a 32,000-square-foot expansion to its Grand Rapids, MN facility which will create hundreds of jobs in the next five years.
Bobcat Loader Creators Inducted Into National Inventors Hall Of Fame
Cyril and Louis Keller, the brothers who invented the world’s first compact loader (later named the Bobcat® skid-steer loader), have been selected as 2023...
First Zero-Turn Comes Off The Line At Newly Expanded Altoz Facility
The newly expanded Altoz facility in Red Lake Falls, MN, held a celebration for the first zero-turn mower to come off their production line....
November Green Industry News
Arborjet | Ecologel BioPreferred Champions
Arborjet | Ecologel has been recognized as BioPreferred Champions by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). The products tested and...
Giving Tuesday News: Doosan Bobcat’s Fall Giving Campaign Donates $250,000+
Doosan Bobcat North America (Bobcat) employees recently wrapped-up their fall giving campaign, exceeding total donation goals. The company donated more than $250,000 to local...
Pollinator License Plate To Fund Wildflower Highway Habitats
Here's another way to support pollinators: Pennsylvania drivers and motorists who want to encourage pollinators will soon be able to buy specialty license plates...
Minnesota “Lawns To Legumes” Accepting Applications
Minnesota landscapers, heads up! Here's something to make your clients aware of: The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) is once again...
CASE Kicks Off “Groundbreaker Roadshow”
The CASE Minotaur DL550 started making its way across the U.S. and Canada last week on The Groundbreaker Roadshow — showcased at more than...
Bobcat Investing $13M To Expand In Minnesota
To streamline efficiencies across its manufacturing footprint in the Midwest region, Bobcat Company will build a new assembly plant on 22 acres in Rogers,...
Pollinator Friendly Or Overgrown Mess? How One State Is Rethinking Property Codes
Are more naturalized yards that support pollinators becoming more acceptable? Or do we still embrace neighborhood standards—either formal or implied—that dictate a yard be...
Major Turf Pest Spreads To Minnesota
The European chafer beetle (Amphimallon majale), an insect that can cause major damage to turfgrass, has been found for the first time in Minnesota...
Lawns To Legumes Program Will Pay MN Residents For Pollinator Plantings
Though it was rainy and cold last Thursday in Roseville, MN, inside the Roseville Skate Center, attendees of the “Lawns to Legumes Workshop” were...