Chuck Bowen

The lead author is editor of Lawn & Landscape magazine, PCT’s sister publication for the green industry. Also contributing to this story was Lawn & Landscape Managing Editor Brian Horn and PCT Internet Editor and Managing Editor Brad Harbison.

H-2B visa cap reached

USCIS says it will reject any applications received after March 13.

EPA opens comments for pyrethroid review

Growers have until Jan. 30 to tell the agency how they use these products.

TruGreen will buy Scotts LawnService

The purchase will create a $1 billion lawn care company.

Salvaging spring

A Florida court case temporarily halted the H-2B program in March, but two federal departments are trying to solve the problem by the end of April.

DOL can temporarily process H-2B applications

The department is allowed to operate the H-2B program until April15.

Kerin: Brickman will remain a landscape company

Executives from Brickman and ValleyCrest open up about the deal and the future of the new company.

Brickman-ValleyCrest deal moves forward

The largest transaction in landscape industry history is a few steps closer to closing.

KKR in talks to buy ValleyCrest

The merger would create an industry giant with revenues of nearly $2 billion and more than 22,000 employees.

OPEI launches fuel education program

OPEI's Kris Kiser explains the organization's new fuel education campaign. Launched at the 2013 GIE+EXPO, Look Before You Pump is an attempt to educate the industry about the threat new, higher-ethanol fuels pose to equipment.

Conservation loves a crisis

America has a problem with its water. Landscapers are part of the solution.