Sell My Green Business

Portland, OR – Aequitas Capital Management announced that its Catalyst Fund has acquired Skagit Gardens, Inc.
Skagit Gardens is a wholesale greenhouse company located in Mount Vernon, WA, specializing in producing and delivering annuals and perennials throughout North America.
“We are extremely pleased to partner with Aequitas Capital Management’s Catalyst Fund. The Skagit Gardens management team was [...]

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IRVINE, CA, Aug 20, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) — Hines Horticulture, Inc. (“Hines Horticulture” or the “Company”) today announced that it and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Hines Nurseries, Inc. filed voluntary petitions for relief under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the [...]

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Urban Outfitters’ CEO, Dick Hayne, and Terrain’s managing director, John Kinsella, confirmed that the company plans to launch 50 more Terrain-branded stores. The duo passed along this information during the keynote address at the Independent Garden Center Show in Chicago last week. Hayne said they’re intent on creating a “lifestyle business with a garden center [...]

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Most public companies have recently filed their quarterly report Form 10-Q with rge Securities and Exchange Commission.  Here are some reports from companies active in the Green Industry:
The Davey Tree Expert Company reported spending a whopping $17.73 million for business purchases during the first six months of 2008 compared to $4.5 million in the same [...]

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News of Todd Bachman’s death was a devastating way to start the Olympic games. It was even more devastating for family and members of the green industry in which he was so involved.
Todd, 62, was CEO of Bachman’s, a Minneapolis-based company that operates floral and garden centers and landscaping divisions. The father of a former [...]

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U.S. Lawns continues to open franchised offices to work exclusively with commercial property owners and managers.
The recent openings continue to work the market density model of U.S. Lawns, according to Paul Wolbert, vice president. “This is an exciting time as three of the new office openings are with exsiting franchisees who are expanding into neighboring [...]

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Domestic and international expansion continues to be a priority for Bartlett Tree Experts. As such, the company is pleased to announce the completion of three acquisitions to date in 2008, resulting in new growth opportunities in the U.S. and Canada.
Bartlett has been committed to further developing its presence in Canada since entering the country more [...]

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One of the things I ask business owners when we talk about selling their business is if they have website.  More often than not, they have one, occasionally an elaborate one with flash introductions and avotars.  More often, small green industry businesses have a minimalist one – more-or-less like a Yellow Pages ad.
 
Here are some [...]

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Acquires Tree Care Division of Stay Green

Arborwell, a leading professional tree management company, announced that it has completed its acquisition of the tree care division of Stay Green Landscapes of San Diego. This move signals Arborwell’scontinued pattern of stable growth since the company’s the inception in 2002. In fact, Arborwell has been named to the [...]

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Hayes to Pursue Other Interests
BOCA RATON, Fla., July 31, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ — Sunair Services Corporation (Amex: SNR) announced that it has appointed Jack I. Ruff to serve as its Chief Executive Officer and President effective as of July 25, 2008. Mr. Ruff is a co-founder of Royal Palm Capital, Inc. (“RPCP”) [...]

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