DOL Dramatically Expedites Implementation of H2B Wage Methodology Rule
from ANLA
The date of implementation for the US Department of Labor's (DOL) new wage methodology rule for the H2B seasonal nonagricultural foreign worker program has been dramatically expedited. The new wage structure, which some have likened to Soviet-era centralized economic planning, will now take effect on October 1, 2011 instead of January 1, 2012. DOL's decision to implement the new methodology earlier will only further exacerbate the impact that it will have on small
businesses relying on a legal, seasonal workforce. For more information on the changes due in roughly three months, click here: More
    
Latest Sign of Economic Recovery:
Shoplifting Returns
from CNN Money via Chicago Tribune
An increase in shoplifting is believed to be an indicator of tough economic times. But a recent study by the National Retail Federation, which found that retail theft by employees is on the rise, says the recent
spike in stealing could very well mean the economy is on the upswing. More
Motivate Employees And Connect With
Customers
from American Express OPEN Forum
Adam M. Grant has spent the past decade trying to figure out what motivates employees. Grant, an associate professor of management at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, became interested in the subject when he
was a sales manager trying to motivate his team. He found that when salespeople heard directly from customers how much the company’s products had helped them, they were more motivated and they sold more. More
Assessing a Website
from The New York Times
Gabriel Shaoolian writes, "Ryan Wagner and David Richards created the site to sell coffee that they say has a unique flavor because it is roasted at the high elevations of the Rocky Mountains. This process, they say, creates 'one of the most complex French roasts you'll ever taste.' They
submitted the site because they were hoping the readers of this blog would offer some useful insights. Which they did." More
Green Jobs Attract Graduates
from The New York Times
Suddenly, "sustainability" seems to resonate with the sex appeal of "dot com" or "start-up," appealing to droves of ambitious young innovators. Amelia Byers, operations director for Idealist.org,
a Web site that lists paid and unpaid opportunities for nonprofit groups and social enterprise companies, said the number of jobs related to environmental work has roughly tripled in the last three years. More
5 Signs You're Throwing Leads in the
Trash
from Small Business Trends
Clate Mask writes, "What I've learned the last 10 years of working with entrepreneurial small businesses is that this savvy group of marketers cares about three things: Getting more customers, increasing sales and saving time. This 'get
more customers now' mentality, combined with a lack of time and resources, hurts small businesses and often causes some serious inefficiency in the marketing and sales funnel." More
Attacking Transportation Challenges in the Retail Supply Chain
from Supply Chain Brain
New motor carrier safety regulations and rising oil prices are just two of the challenges likely to impact the freight marketplace in coming months, says Matthew Menner, senior vice president of Transplace. And the right IT solutions are helping the industry deal with them. More
UN Officials Agree to Add 3 More Pesticides to a List of Chemicals It Considers Hazardous
from The Washington Post
U.N. officials say nations have agreed to disclose more trade information
about the risks of using three pesticides. Officials with the Geneva-based treaty known as the 2004 Rotterdam Convention announced Tuesday that 141 nations agreed by consensus to add the three pesticides — alachlor, aldicarb and endosulfan — to a list of 40 chemicals it considers hazardous. More
Groups Protest Use of Pesticides in California
from USAgNet via Wisconsin
Ag Connection
Looking in from the outside, it appears that the state, through its own regulations and regulatory agencies, is strongly in charge of deciding what farmers can do to control insects attacking their crops, but the protesters want complete control with pesticides basically taken off the table to protect crops. More
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Member Spotlight: Profile in Profit
Each week a different ANLA member is spotlighted in this News Brief. Click on the company link to learn more about their products & services, company history, product tips and resources, and in many cases special ANLA Member Discounts.
This week:
Campbell's Nursery
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Thinking Outside the Pot
from Big Grower
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Asian Longhorned Beetle Found in Ohio
from Lawn & Landscape
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Big Opportunities in Small Packages
from Green Profit
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Japanese Royal Fern Tops List of Plants For Cleaning
Indoor Air
from Garden Center Magazine
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Greenhouse and Nursery Manager
City of Milwaukee Forestry Services
US - WI - Milwaukee
The Greenhouse and Nursery Manager directs nursery operations and the personnel engaged in the propagation, production, cultivation, pest control, pruning and harvesting of 20,000+ trees and over 300,000 annuals, perennials and shrubs.
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