Kevin KehoeNov 3, 2023
Landcape Management columnist Kevin Kehoe explains how landscape companies can reach 12 percent net profit via the labor key performance indicator.
Abby Hart and Clara RichterNov 3, 2023
Mowing and maintenance can be a consistent service offering for landscape companies, but consistency might not equal profitability considering the labor shortage — 71,000 unfilled full-time positions in 2017, according to data from the National Association of Landscape Professionals. Too…
Phil HarwoodNov 3, 2023
For years, demographers, economists, movie-makers, politicians, scientists and others have been famously making false predictions of future events. Remember the doomsday predictions leading up to Jan. 1, 2000, or how the stock market was going to crash if a certain…
Christina HerrickNov 3, 2023
LM Industry Pulse survey respondents say 2019 was a good year for business but a struggle to find people to help complete jobs.
Sarah WebbNov 3, 2023
While no one can predict the future for certain, many green industry professionals maintain a sense of optimism when looking ahead to 2020, according to the Industry Pulse survey. For example, on average, many survey respondents said they expect revenue…
Clara RichterNov 3, 2023
Adam Schlutt of MAAC Property Services discusses his reluctance to join the family business, his company’s challenges and his approach to the labor issue.
Jeffrey ScottNov 3, 2023
LM columnist Jeffrey Scott explains how landscape company owners can take control of their labor situation with recruiting and a strong financial strategy.
Abby HartNov 10, 2023
How companies, manufacturers and industry pros are tackling landscaping's labor shortage.
Seth JonesNov 7, 2023
Seth Jones shares thoughts on the labor shortage and how to get the work done anyway.
Seth JonesNov 3, 2023
Brian Haga, president of Scientific Plant Service, shares details on his career, labor challenges and even his family and summer vacations.
Danielle PestaNov 3, 2023
Foothill College launches new learning center for students and industry professionals alike to improve their hands-on skills and experience.
LM StaffNov 3, 2023
Customer reviews can make or break a company—but so can employee reviews, according to Maria Mayorga, director of sales at Coalmarch Productions, a digital marketing agency for service-based businesses. “The reviews give social proof to people applying to a company…
Marisa PalmieriNov 3, 2023
Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Serpico Landscaping has struggled to hire people—due in part to the region’s economic growth that has created some of the highest wages in the country. President Peter Novak says hiring and retention have…
Marisa PalmieriAug 16, 2017
Two companies on the LM150 list of the largest landscape companies are in the news this month, getting coverage from their local media outlets about their labor challenges. The Greenery was featured in a story on WSAV about its struggle…
Marisa PalmieriMay 1, 2017
Congressional negotiators reached an agreement late Sunday on a spending bill that contains "limited H-2B cap relief," according to an email alert from the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP). If approved by the House and Senate and signed by…
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