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• High-level networking at Executive Forum
• New member program provides discounted debt-collection services
• SCD Tech presentations to provide students with real-world career info
• Louisville Marriott Downtown — where the action is at GIC
• PLANET sets a new course
• Sandhills Community College earns full-accreditation status
• OSHA announces enforcement initiative targeting our industry
• The power of PAC
• National Lawn Care Month will be here soon
• Annual suppliers meeting to be held in Chicago area
• PRO magazine’s Pros in Excellence Awards is open for entries

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High-level networking at Executive Forum

Owners and senior managers of green industry companies recently spent three days recharging and relaxing at PLANET’s annual Executive Forum. “It is a great venue for peer networking, self-improvement, catching up with friends, and relaxation. It’s where PLANET feels more like a family,” says Burt DeMarche, CLP, of The LaurelRock Co. More

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New member program provides discounted debt-collection services

By partnering with PLANET, American Profit Recovery (APR) is now offering PLANET members a more affordable way to manage debt collections. Fixed fees range from as low as $5.00 to a maximum of $20.00 per account, and control of the entire outsourced collections process can be maintained online through APR’s fully secured, browser-based program. For more information, log in and visit the Member Center.

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SCD Tech presentations to provide students with real-world career info

Students and faculty participating in Student Career Days (SCD), March 27–30, 2008, at North Metro Technical College in Atlanta, Georgia, will have a chance to participate in SCD Tech. Career presentations and industry workshops are planned. More

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Louisville Marriott Downtown — where the action is at GIC

Reserve your room at the Louisville Marriott Downtown for the Green Industry Conference, October 22–25, 2008, in Louisville, Kentucky. This will be PLANET’s headquarters hotel and the location of the popular Breakfasts With Champions, Awards Banquet, specialty group receptions, most PLANET committee meetings, and more. Book your room now and use the reference code PLANETGIC08.

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PLANET sets a new course

Learn about PLANET’s new governance structure at the Summer Leadership Meeting, June 18–22, 2008, in Stowe, Vermont. This is a perfect opportunity to take an active role in PLANET’s strategic direction and to influence the future success of your industry. Reserve your room at the Stoweflake Mountain Resort & Spa today.

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Sandhills Community College earns full-accreditation status

PLANET has granted Sandhills Community College in Pinehurst, North Carolina, “full accreditation” for its outstanding Landscape Gardening Program. Twenty-five institutions of higher learning currently have programs that are PLANET accredited. More about PLANET accreditation

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OSHA announces enforcement initiative targeting our industry

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released an instruction directive that describes how the agency will expand its focused inspection protocols to cover more industries, including landscape and horticultural services. This new targeted directive will result in an increase in OSHA outreach and enforcement activities for green industry companies.

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The power of PAC

PLANET’s Political Action Committee (PLANET PAC) is a process that combines your contributions and directs them toward the election of key U.S. senators and representatives. Our industry continues to face numerous issues, including problems with the H-2B program, efforts to restrict the use of fertilizers and pesticides, and expansion of the regulatory reach of the Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act. Your participation is needed. If you have questions about the PLANET PAC, contact PLANET Director of Government Affairs Tom Delaney or call (800) 395-2522.

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National Lawn Care Month will be here soon

April is the time to celebrate the beauty and benefits of a professionally installed and maintained lawn. Promote your company and the industry with PLANET’s lawn care brochures. They contain information to help address consumers' questions and concerns, and describe how to select a lawn care service, the benefits of turf, lawn care products and services, and water-quality issues.

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Annual suppliers meeting to be held in Chicago area

The PLANET Supplier Invitational, April 29–May 1, 2008, in Lincolnshire, Illinois, is an exclusive opportunity for suppliers to network, participate in roundtable discussions, and give feedback on innovative ways to partner with PLANET. For more information, e-mail Dina Wiley. To reserve a room at the Lincolnshire Marriott Resort, call (847) 634-5917 or (888) 236-2427. Mention PLANET for the group rate: $149 single/double by March 28, 2008.

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PRO magazine’s Pros in Excellence Awards is open for entries

PRO magazine is seeking nominations for its second annual Pros in Excellence Awards program that gives landscape contractors the recognition they deserve. The three winners will receive a VIP trip to GIE+EXPO, a $1,000 check, and several other prizes. Nominate yourself or another landscape professional(s).


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