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Garvin named president of the Tree Care Industry Association Posted Date: 9/7/2010 Summary: "We are pleased to announce that the board unanimously agreed to select Mark Garvin as the association's next president," announced Randy Owen, chair of the board of directors. The decision followed an extensive executive search involving internal and external candidates. Category: Daily_News
2011 ISA Conference set to reach out to the Asia-Pacific region Posted Date: 9/2/2010 Summary: The 2011 ISA Trade Show will be an outdoor exhibition and will be held in Prince Alfred Park, Parramatta, NSW, Australia, with the conference venue across from the park. Category: Daily_News
OPEI urges California Governor to sign bill for CARB reform Posted Date: 8/30/2010 Summary: The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) announced Aug. 30 that on Aug. 26 in a unanimous 32-0 vote, the California State Senate adopted SB 1402, a bill that will begin to make the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) enforcement program transparent, consistent and fair. Category: Daily_News
Mid-Am Trade Show moving to Navy Pier, Chicago in 2011 Posted Date: 8/30/2010 Summary: After seven successful years at McCormick Place Convention Center, the Mid-Am Horticultural Trade Show (Mid-Am) is returning to Navy Pier beginning with the 2011 trade show. Category: Daily_News
ANSI standards that promote healthy trees under public review Posted Date: 8/25/2010 Summary: Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) and ASC-A300 have placed a call for public review on revision of two national tree care standards and the draft for a new national tree care standard. Category: Daily_News
New England Grows announces speaker lineup Posted Date: 8/23/2010 Summary: More than 30 ground-breaking educational seminars are planned for New England Grows, the Northeast's premier trade exposition and green industry educational conference, scheduled for February 2 - 4, 2011 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. Category: Daily_News
2010 ITCC results available Posted Date: 8/23/2010 Summary: The full results from the 2010 International Tree Climbing Championship (ITCC) are now available. Category: Daily_News
Tour des Trees raises more than $365,000 for TREE Fund Posted Date: 8/11/2010 Summary: More than 60 cyclists from around the world took part in the 2010 STIHL Tour des Trees, America's largest fundraiser for tree research, raising more than $365,000 so far during this year’s tour to benefit the Tree Research and Education Endowment (TREE) Fund. Category: Daily_News
Tree Biomechanics Week Posted Date: 8/11/2010 Summary: Researchers and climbers from around the world will be meeting in Ohio this month for a week of collaboration and scientific inquiry. Category: Daily_News
Blount buys SpeeCo for $90M Posted Date: 8/11/2010 Summary: Industrial manufacturer Blount International Inc. (BLT) said it acquired a company that makes farm and ranch equipment for $90 million in cash, which it expected would boost profit next year. Category: Daily_News
Northern Green Expo announces 2011 Minneapolis show dates Posted Date: 8/9/2010 Summary: The Northern Green Expo will bring green industry leaders from five states to the Minneapolis Convention Center on January 5-7, 2011. Category: Daily_News
Looming 2011 Interim Tier 4 regulations speed need for information Posted Date: 8/9/2010 Summary: What will happen when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Interim Tier 4 (IT4) regulations go into effect on January 1, 2011? In short, they’ll end up affecting everyone who purchases heavy equipment. Category: Daily_News
Davey named to Employee Ownership 100 Posted Date: 8/4/2010 Summary: The Davey Tree Expert Company has been named as one of the 100 largest majority employee-owned companies in the country. Davey is also the largest employee-owned company based in the state of Ohio. Category: Daily_News
Groups opposing increase in ethanol in gasoline advocate more scientific testing Posted Date: 8/4/2010 Summary: Environmental and industry groups that frequently oppose each other on a broad range of policy issues are launching a joint campaign calling on Congress to require thorough and objective scientific testing before allowing an increase in the amount of ethanol in gasoline. Category: Daily_News
Check for damaged trees after a storm Posted Date: 7/27/2010 Summary: Mark Chisholm, certified arborist and STIHL spokesperson, says, "People are in a rush after a storm and forget to look up and check if there are damaged tree sections teetering overhead." Category: Daily_News
2010 ISA "True Professionals of Arboriculture" recipients announced Posted Date: 7/26/2010 Summary: At the 86th International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Conference & Trade Show in Chicago, ISA President Tim Gamma introduced the selected arborists for ISA's 2010 "True Professionals of Arboriculture" recognition program. Category: Daily_News
Continental Crane acquires assets of Carde Pacific Posted Date: 7/16/2010 Summary: The assets of Carde Pacific were recently sold to Continental Crane Co. Both companies served the Los Angeles and San Diego metro areas, and were headquartered about a mile apart. Category: Daily_News
The Work Truck Show returns to Indianapolis in 2011 and 2012 Posted Date: 7/16/2010 Summary: The Work Truck Show, North America's largest vocational truck event, will return to Indianapolis, for the next two years. The Work Truck Show 2011 runs March 8-10, 2011, at the Indiana Convention Center. The 47th Annual National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Convention, educational sessions and Green Truck Summit kick off March 7. Category: Daily_News
Ford presents Top Volume Award to The Reading Group Posted Date: 7/16/2010 Summary: The Ford Motor Company presented the Company's Top Volume Award for 2009 for Commercial Truck Body and Equipment to The Reading Group, LLC, at the annual Pool Account Meeting held in Dearborn, Michigan, June 24-25, 2010. Category: Daily_News
Davey acquires Hartney Greymont Posted Date: 7/12/2010 Summary: The Davey Tree Expert Company acquired Hartney Greymont, Inc., a premiere tree company based in Needham, Mass. Hartney Greymont was the Boston Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year in 2008. Category: Daily_News
10 days of fun in Chicago Posted Date: 7/12/2010 Summary: If Chicago and the 2010 ISA Conference are on your summer itinerary, you'll find plenty of opportunities to have some fun while supporting a good cause. Category: Daily_News
Echo opens Shindaiwa warehouse Posted Date: 7/12/2010 Summary: Echo Inc. held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of its new 129,000-square-foot Shindaiwa warehouse on July 12 in Lake Zurich, Ill. Category: Daily_News
Stihl plants trees and raises money for Oregon state parks Posted Date: 7/6/2010 Summary: Stihl Inc., creator and owner of the premier lumberjack sports event, the Stihl Timbersports presented by Carhartt, announced June 28 that it is launching a promotion throughout the state of Oregon where it will donate... Category: Daily_News
Water By-Cycle to water trees across Washington, D.C. this summer Posted Date: 6/25/2010 Summary: Casey Trees is using pedal power to care for trees in Washington, D.C. For the second summer, Casey Trees' Water By-Cycle will help get water to trees in neighborhoods where heavy vehicular traffic and limited street parking make large trucks impractical. Category: Daily_News
TREE Fund Auction is coming soon Posted Date: 6/25/2010 Summary: Online bidding for the TREE Fund's "Raise Your Hand for Research" Gala Auction opens at noon (EDT) on July 5, 2010. Continued financial support helps fund education programs, scholarships and important research in the fields of arboriculture and urban forestry. Category: Daily_News
Arbor Day of Service a success Posted Date: 6/25/2010 Summary: On Arbor Day, 200 Massachusetts Arborists Association (MAA) member volunteers took part in a brand new state-wide event called Arbor Day of Service. Category: Daily_News
Gravely "Pinky" zero-turn mower to benefit breast cancer research Posted Date: 6/22/2010 Summary: Gravely announced that it has produced a pink Gravely Pro-Turn zero-turn mower, "Pinky," to help raise money for the breast cancer foundation. Category: Daily_News
Bicycle in America's largest fundraiser for tree research Posted Date: 6/17/2010 Summary: Registration is now open for the 2010 Stihl Tour des Trees' first-ever Ride for Research (R4R), a one-day bike ride to be held July 24 to benefit the Tree Research and Education Endowment (TREE) Fund. Category: Daily_News
Weed-sniffing dogs help bust invasive plants Posted Date: 6/17/2010 Summary: A field test in Montana pitted dog against human in an effort to identify and eradicate spotted knapweed. This weed threatens the survival of native species and can bring about both economic and ecosystem damage. Finding plants in order to eradicate them before they can spread creates a challenge for human eyes, but not for dog noses. Category: Daily_News
ISA issues 2011 call for papers Posted Date: 6/14/2010 Summary: The 2011 International Society of Arboriculture Conference will be held in Sydney, Australia, and ISA has now issued the 2011 call for papers. Category: Daily_News
Vermeer launches new global Web site Posted Date: 6/14/2010 Summary: To better connect with customers worldwide, Vermeer Corporation has launched a new multilingual and multimedia Web site designed to provide easy access to product and market-specific industry information. Category: Daily_News
International Tree Climbing Championship this July at Morton Arboretum Posted Date: 5/28/2010 Summary: The Morton Arboretum will host the 34th annual International Tree Climbing Championship (ITCC), July 24-25, in a stand of majestic oaks. Approximately 50 male and female arborists from 14 countries around the globe will demonstrate their profession's sophisticated and unique techniques as they vie to become world champions in their respective divisions. Category: Daily_News
DNA barcoding exposes fake ferns in international plant trade Posted Date: 5/26/2010 Summary: DNA testing of garden ferns sold at plant nurseries in North Carolina, Texas, and California has found that plants marketed as American natives may actually be exotic species from other parts of the globe. Category: Daily_News
Valent Professional Products launches The Legacy Tree Project Posted Date: 5/21/2010 Summary: In an effort to help combat emerald ash borer (EAB) and other invasive tree pests, Valent Professional Products announced it is launching The Legacy Tree Project. Category: Daily_News
Nominate the "Most Influential People in the Green Industry" Posted Date: 5/20/2010 Summary: Green Media publications (Arbor Age, Landscape and Irrigation, Outdoor Power Equipment, and SportsTurf) will be recognizing the "Most Influential People in the Green Industry." This group-wide editorial effort is open to professionals throughout the Green Industry. Category: Daily_News
Submit your tree health questions for expert response Posted Date: 5/17/2010 Summary: Shawn Bernick, director of research and technical support at Rainbow Treecare Scientific Advancements, is answering one tree health care question in each issue of Arbor Age throughout 2010. Category: Daily_News
Bigge creates crane reference library Posted Date: 5/17/2010 Summary: With its new crane information library, Bigge Crane & Rigging has created a portal to find information about cranes, and easily compare their features and capabilities. Category: Daily_News
Husqvarna sponsors PLANET's 34th annual Student Career Days Posted Date: 5/5/2010 Summary: Husqvarna teamed with the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET), to again sponsor PLANET's annual Student Career Days in an effort to continue to advance attendees' skills and opportunities for future business endeavors. Category: Daily_News
OPEI urges EPA to avoid a rush to judgment on pending decision on use of E15 Posted Date: 5/5/2010 Summary: On May 5, the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI), Auto Alliance (AA) and American Petroleum Institute (API) urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to delay action on its proposal to allow higher levels of ethanol in gasoline. Category: Daily_News
Registration now open for June "Up By Roots" workshop Posted Date: 5/3/2010 Summary: This hands-on workshop, presented by "Up By Roots" author James Urban, will highlight key soil and site assessment techniques -- skills that are critical for arborists, landscape architects, architects, planners and urban foresters. Category: Daily_News
Stihl partners with the City of Virginia Beach to give back to the community Posted Date: 5/3/2010 Summary: Stihl Inc. partnered with the city of Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation and local tree care companies Poor Folks Tree Service and Bartlett Tree Experts to give back to the community on Earth Day as part of the second annual Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) Day of Service. Category: Daily_News
Profile expands international reach with acquisition of HMI Worldwide Posted Date: 5/3/2010 Summary: Continuing to accelerate its international growth, Profile Products LLC has acquired HMI Worldwide of Grandville, Mich., and will integrate the HMI Worldwide business into Profile Products. Category: Daily_News
The Toro Company acquires certain assets of USPraxis Posted Date: 4/30/2010 Summary: The Toro Company (NYSE: TTC) announced on April 30 that it has acquired certain assets from USPraxis, Inc., a manufacturer of outdoor power equipment. Category: Daily_News
Dow AgroSciences announces $340 million research and development expansion Posted Date: 4/23/2010 Summary: Dow AgroSciences announced plans for a multi-year expansion of its global headquarters in Indianapolis, with investment of more than $340 million and the addition of more than 550 scientific and commercial jobs over the next five years. Category: Daily_News
Fecon announces Vermeer Midwest as a dealer Posted Date: 4/23/2010 Summary: Fecon announced Vermeer Midwest as its dealer and service provider in Illinois, Indiana, eastern Missouri and the Detroit area of Michigan. Category: Daily_News
