Business Lessons from the Super Bowl

February 8, 2012
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By Richard Helling Well, another Super Bowl has passed and being a life-long Broncos fan all I can say is “yay.” My lack of enthusiasm for the Super Bowl is really just a case of extreme jealousy. The Patriots and Giants are both great teams deserving of their elite status. Inevitably, I can’t help...

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SEVEN POWERFUL RATIOS TO START TRACKING NOW

February 7, 2012
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By:John Warrillow Doctors in the developing world measure their progress not by the aggregate number of children who die in childbirth but by the infant mortality rate, a ratio of the number of births to deaths. Similarly, baseball’s leadoff batters measure their “on-base percentage” – the number of times they get on base as...

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Lawn Dawg Acquires Connecticut-based Lush Lawn Service

February 6, 2012
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NASHUA, NH, FEBRUARY 6, 2012 – Lawn Dawg Inc. today announced the acquisition of Lush Lawn Service Inc. The acquisition continues Lawn Dawg’s growth down the east cost into Connecticut and comes just five weeks after Lawn Dawg closed on the acquisition of Capital Green Lawn Care in Rochester, NY. Lush Lawn Care Inc....

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Go-Forth Pest & Lawn of High Point Acquires Lake Norman Pest Control

February 2, 2012
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Go-Forth Pest & Lawn, a pest-control and lawn-care business based in High Point, has expanded to the Lake Norman area by purchasing Lake Norman Pest Control. Go-Forth bought the company from Sam and Fran Newman, who are retiring after 30 years in business. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. The purchase extends Go-Forth’s...

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Washington’s Minergy Acquires Acute Lawn and Landscape

February 2, 2012
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Ferndale, Washington-based Minergy, Inc. has acquired Acute Lawn and Landscape of Bellingham, Washington. Minergy is a general contractor providing land development, landscape and irrigation construction and grounds maintenance. Acute’s previous owner, Landon Estes, is now vice president of Minergy.

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Yellowstone’s Austin Outdoor Expands in Florida

February 1, 2012
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Austin Outdoor, the Florida-based division of Yellowstone Landscape Group, has acquired the landscape management division of Cornerstone Solutions Group. BUNNELL, Fla. – Austin Outdoor, a commercial landscape services firm, has acquired the landscape management division of Cornerstone Solutions Group. The merger of Cornerstone’s operations with Austin Outdoor’s substantial Florida presence has created a diverse...

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