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Contact: Sherry MacDonald
Phone: (800) 395-2522
E-mail: sherrymacdonald@landcarenetwork.org

For Immediate Release

PLANET RECOGNIZES 2007 PARTNERS IN SUCCESS

HERNDON, Va., November 5, 2007 — The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2007 Partner in Success Awards — CNA Insurance and John Deere. The awards were presented to Tony James of CNA and to Gilbert Peña of John Deere during PLANET's 2007 Green Industry Conference Awards Banquet in Louisville, Kentucky. Both companies were honored for their commitment to the industry and to PLANET.

PLANET’s members, volunteer leadership, affiliates, partners, and staff work together during the year to provide educational opportunities, events, products, and services that aid the association’s members and advance the industry. All of these opportunities would not be possible without significant leadership and support from our sponsors, and CNA and John Deere went above and beyond during the past year.

PLANET and CNA, the green industry’s leading insurance provider, have partnered on their excellent business insurance program offerings and safety resources since 1983, and CNA’s track record of commitment and stability to PLANET members and to the green industry has been unwavering. CNA has unique insight into the risks that landscape and lawn care professionals face, and it is CNA’s commitment to excellence and experience in the industry that enables the company to offer risk control expertise that can help prevent accidents and injuries. CNA partners with PLANET on many initiatives, including its Executive Forum conference, the Green Industry Conference, the annual Safety Recognition Awards Program, and the STARS (Safety Training Achieves Remarkable Success) Safe Company Program.

John Deere produces and markets North America’s broadest line of lawn and garden tractors, mowers, trimmers, blowers, saws, and other outdoor power products for lawn and landscape professionals. Guided by core values such as integrity, quality, commitment, and innovation, John Deere is dedicated to finding synergies with the green industry that will help landscape professionals continuously become more productive and profitable. Committed to supporting PLANET’s strategic goals such as delivering unparalleled value to PLANET’s members, John Deere supports several of PLANET’s initiatives, including the Executive Forum conference, Student Career Days, the Summer Leadership Meeting, Specialty Symposium, the Green Industry Conference, and several other association projects. John Deere also is one of the PLANET’s newest affinity partners, offering discounts on equipment for PLANET members.

For more information about becoming a PLANET sponsor, contact Dina Wiley at
(800) 395-2522 or e-mail dinawiley@landcarenetwork.org.

PLANET is the association of members who create and maintain the QUALITY OF LIFE in communities across America. With more than 4,200 member companies and affiliates, these firms and their employees represent more than 100,000 green industry professionals.