The Landscape of New Immigration Laws in the United States. Thornton notes that, “immigrants tend to take low-paid manual labor or hard-working construction jobs that many Americans no longer desire…[this law] will add a significant cost to the recruitment of workers in construction…”. For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Musings, we welcome back a good friend and fellow construction attorney, Scott Wolfe Jr. Scott is a construction attorney who practices law through his firm Wolfe Law Group in California, Washington, Oregon and Louisiana.  An article on pbs. Alabama. MORE >>

Landscaping jobs are starting earlier, customers are calling earlier and its easy to get caught up in the action… especially if your snow revenues were down from the mild winter. Here are some Spring ideas to ‘sharpen the axe’ in your landscape business… Work Your Company’s Budget …  have a plan for what its going to cost to get the work done (labor, equipment, materials, and subs) and what you’re going to spend on overhead. Staff from TBG Landscape organize their landscape crew trailers. Far better to sharpen the axe. MORE >>

For every bit of manual labor, there’s a piece of machinery that can do it in half the time with half the guys. Landscape Management Network is a collection of systems, tools, and training to help great contractors build and manage great businesses. DISCLAIMER: The Landscape Management Network, LMN, offers business education for landscape and green industry contractors. © 2010 Landscape Management Network Home | Demos | Events | Register | About | Contact | Privacy Toll-Free 1-888-347-9864 Rss Feed Tweeter button Facebook button Youtube buttonWhy is that? MORE >>

Despite higher overhead recovery cutting into profits, many landscape contractors don’t know any better or simply can’t put off the urge to slash profits in order to compete. The average landscape contractor only bills 60% of their actual capacity for sales. That means – the average landscape contractor, who does about $800,000 in annual sales, actually has the potential to do $1.3 From budgeting and planning to pricing and systems for efficiency, it’s everything you’ve needed for your landscape company and never had time to build. MORE >>

Home Dollars + Cents Efficiency Equipment Events People Sales A Look Back in Time Part 2: Landscaping Trends from the 1960′s to Today We’ve looked back at the trends in landscaping from the 1920s to 50s and discovered that with each passing decade, outdoor space is not only used for different purposes, but it deeply reflects the cultural and social conditions of the time. Photo source And with a strong focus on family and living the suburban dream, having the perfect lawn and landscape was all the rage in the 1960’s. In fact, the more “green space,” the better! MORE >>