Pervious concrete has gone by quite a few different name. Porous, green, permeable or “thirsty” concrete is an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional concrete for parking lots, driveways, parking lanes, alleys and roadways. It has been used primarily where water … Continue reading →
It’s part of the season for northern and Midwestern states: mounds of snow piled up at the corners of city streets, icy sidewalks and salty slush. It can be a drain on city resources and a problem for business owners. … Continue reading →
Josiah White and Jim Thorpe never met; White died 37 years before Thorpe was born. Yet the confluence of the two men’s impact forged the town of Jim Thorpe, Pa. White (1781-1850) was an industrialist and entrepreneur with a staggering … Continue reading →
Secessionists in the antebellum South invoked the slogan “King Cotton” to advocate establishing the Confederacy as a separate nation. Kewanee, Ill., population 12,676, and its surrounding Henry County, use the phrase “King Hog” to summarize the role hog farming has … Continue reading →
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Fireaway Inc. is excited to announce the addition of Edward M. Ruggles to its management team as director of marketing & sales. Mr. Ruggles will join Fireaway on January 18, 2017. Ed will be responsible for management … Continue reading →
While Amanda Edmonds might be mayor of Ypsilanti, Mich., she is also the full-time executive director of the nonprofit Growing Hope, which came out of her work on beginning an educational garden at Ypsi’s Perry Child Development Center in 1999. … Continue reading →
One of the most important parts of running any business is assessing the risks and finding ways to manage said risks. When it comes to managing an entire fleet this can become even more difficult. Many cities have begun to … Continue reading →
Oakwood, Ga., City Manager Stan Brown, who has been with the city for 13 years, has accomplished a great deal in the area of public- private partnerships within the last five to 10 years. More than 30 such partnerships have … Continue reading →
To bee or not to bee? With apologies to The Bard of Avon, more and more municipalities are saying yes to bee … raising bees. The town of Carrboro, N.C., with a population of about 19,582, for example, has been … Continue reading →
Fast-growing Fleet Complete celebrates its win as one of the GTA’s Top Employers for 2017. (Dec 12th, 2016 – Toronto, Canada) – Fleet Complete®, a global software company that connects businesses with their remote vehicle fleets, mobile assets and in-field workers in … Continue reading →
One lucky student to experience once-in-a-lifetime opportunity with Super Bowl LI grounds crew BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (November 30, 2016) — The Toro Company has announced this year’s winner of the annual Toro Super Bowl* Sports Turfgrass Training Program. Sean McLaughlin, a … Continue reading →
