ICYMI: It’s Stressful Out There! Here’s How To Help Employees Manage
Jessica Schwartz
On July 20, NALP Renewal & Remembrance Event Will Be Smaller, Shared On Video
For nearly a quarter of a century, landscape and lawn care professionals have gathered together at Arlington National Cemetery for Renewal & Remembrance, the largest day of service in the industry. This year’s event has been canceled due to COVID-19 and is closed to the public. On July 20, 2020, ...
Made In America
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, Turf has refined its “Made In America” coverage to focus on what a handful of companies—both large and small—did over the past few months to help manage this uncertain time for their employees, their communities, the world, and their customers. These companies represent just ...
Maintaining Company Culture During Stressful Times
In a positive display of company culture, Ruppert Landscape of Laytonsville, MD, distributed bonus checks totaling $470,000 to 1,100 frontline field-level employees to thank them for their commitment and service during COVID-19. “We wanted to focus our efforts on our field managers and crew members who continued to report to ...
Landscape Architects & Others Design “Masks For Unity”
Here’s a new spin on COVID-19 mask wearing. The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) is hosting “Masks for Unity,” an online auction of masks designed by landscape architects, architects, and other design professionals. You can view the Auction Gallery Guide, which includes photographs of each mask, artists’ statements, and biographies, and ...
Toro and Plowz & Mowz Offer Free Lawn Care To Healthcare Professionals
The Toro Company and Plowz & Mowz, an on-demand landscaping quote app, are working together to offer free lawn care appointments for healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the financial support from The Toro Company, the Plowz & Mowz HERO campaign was designed to help ease the additional burden ...
Cleaning Tax Credit For Businesses Introduced In U.S. House Of Representatives
On April 15, 2020, ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, launched its Clean Start: Back to Work Tax Credit advocacy campaign. The focus of the campaign has been the Clean Start: Back to Work Tax Credit — a refundable tax credit to incentivize businesses to properly clean and disinfect their ...
Trouble Finding PPE, Sanitizer, and Cleaning Supplies?
As the COVID-19 pandemic moves into its fourth month on US soil, even those small businesses who managed to procure a stock of PPE, cleaning products, and sanitizer at the outset of the crisis may find those resources now dwindling. And unfortunately, many supply chains still have not returned to ...
BOB-CAT Launches “Mow Forward” Campaign
BOB-CAT®, a leading manufacturer of commercial-quality turf mowers, has launched its new “Mow Forward” campaign and website landing page. Through the campaign, BOB-CAT aims to support and encourage lawn care professionals who are facing concerns in the industry due to the COVID-19 crisis. The new “Mow Forward” landing page features ...
