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December 2007
Education, insight, and entertainment Green industry company owners, managers, and their families are invited to attend PLANET’s Executive Forum, February 14–17, 2008, in warm and sunny Scottsdale/Fountain Hills, Arizona. Register by January 16 and save money on your registration. More go to top Best employee recruiting event of the year Opportunities still exist for landscape and lawn care companies to promote their companies and employment opportunities during the Career Fair at Student Career Days (SCD) on Friday, March 28, 2008, at North Metro Technical College in Atlanta, Georgia. Registration for a Career Fair booth is separate from SCD registration, and booths are assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis. Register now to get the best location. go to top Wanted: design/build project pictures PLANET’s Design/Build/Installation Specialty Group needs your help in developing a new marketing tool to provide ideas during discussions with clients for their landscape designs. If you have images of unique, inspiring, design/build/installation landscapes, contact Sherry MacDonald at (703) 456-4204 or e-mail sherrymacdonald@landcarenetwork.org go to top Popular employee compensation report gets updated Would you like to know what other green industry companies pay their employees so you can stay competitive in the marketplace? PLANET just revised its popular Employee Compensation Report for the Green Industry. Visit the PLANET Bookstore, log in, and purchase your copy now! go to top Isn’t it time you registered for the Executive Forum? Sunny Arizona is the place to be February 14–17, as PLANET presents its 2008 Executive Forum with workshops on improving team communications, transforming your presentations, retraining your brain, and strategies for succession planning and wealth management. Register today. go to top Advertise in the classifieds PLANET News now offers classified advertising opportunities in each monthly issue. For information on rates and on how to post an ad, click here. go to top Safety tips Check out the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Quick Cards site for workplace safety tips. More topics specifically related to the green industry are in the works. go to top It’s all about planning PLANET PR Consultant Vicki Bendure explains how you can effectively create a communications plan for your business in her “PR Corner” column in the December PLANET News. You can view the article online by logging into the PLANET Web site and visiting the Member Center. go to top Attention supplier members Do we have a deal for you? Contact Cheryl Claborn at (800) 395-2522 or e-mail cherylclaborn@landcarenetwork.org to find out about upcoming advertising specials. go to top |
Spotlight on Suppliers
 Why Water Features?
Why Aquascape? Aquascape, Inc., is North America’s leading innovator in the water gardening industry and offers you more than any other manufacturer. Besides having the largest and most experienced distributor network, we also provide national educational seminars, premium marketing materials, technical support, research, ongoing communication, and so much more. “Ponds Done Right. Customers Served Right.” is our motto. Call or visit our Web site for more information. (866) 877-6637 or www.aquascapeinc. com. Year-Round Education: Aquascape continues to train landscape professionals around the country with our “Core,” year-round seminars such as our “Build-A-Pond” seminars (hands-on), “Build-A-Pondless® Waterfall” seminars (hands-on) and “Started a Water Garden Business” seminar. We are also offering our “Select” line of seminars starting in August so visit our Web site and find a seminar in your area. For more information, click here. We can’t wait to see you succeed! CNA provides insurance for the green industry CNA provides comprehensive business insurance programs for the green industry. The CNA/PLANET business insurance program offers a variety of standard and specialized insurance coverages tailored to the needs of landscape and lawn care firms. To find an agent and obtain a quote, visit our Web site at www.cna.com.
PLANET Events
Green Industry Conference
October 24–27, 2007 The Galt House/ Kentucky Expo Center Louisville, Kentucky Executive Forum February 14–17, 2008 Radisson Fort McDowell Resort & Casino Scottsdale/Fountain Hills, Arizona Student Career Days March 27–30, 2008 North Metro Technical College Acworth, Georgia |
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