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Success a student at a time.
May 1, 2005... If Tom Morgan were a baseball player he'd be in a rookie league. As an educator, however, he's Major League, a home run hitter. It's all a matter of numbers really. Tom is the horticulture instructor at the Polaris Career Center. The modern, low-slung facility is located across the street...

Numbers ... but lots more.
May 1, 2005... It's always disturbed me to see managers and owners managing production solely by the numbers. Numbers are good, but they're only part of the story. If over-managed, they become junk. For example, companies report expected hours instead of hours actually spent on the job. Worse yet, crews...

Project Evergreen reaching out.(In the Know: NEWS YOU CAN USE)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... NEW PRAGUE, MN -- Project EverGreen is planning several high-visibility community service/public relations campaign initiatives this year. Its goal remains to promote to consumers the benefits of well-maintained lawns, landscapes and sports fields play in people's lives. This year it's...

Hustler 'Mows for Victory'.(In the Know: NEWS YOU CAN USE)
May 1, 2005... HESSTON, KS -- Hustler Turf Equipment is driving a SuperZ lawnmower custom painted to resemble Richard Petty's #43 Dodge NASCAR race car across America to raise money for the Victory Junction Gang Camp. Petty himself joined the "Mow for Victory Tour" team at the Texas Motor Speedway April 15....

Bayer's Armada registered for lawn care.(In the Know: NEWS YOU CAN USE)
May 1, 2005... MONTVALE, NJ -- Bayer Environmental Science's Armada 50WP, is a fungicide designed for residential and commercial lawn care. The company expects to make it available sometime this month. State registrations are underway for Armada, which recently received its U.S. EPA approval It is...