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Ready For Round Two of ELEVATE?


Are You


10 DEPARTMENTS


6 From the CEO: Goodbye to a Couple of Great Ones and Who’s Ready for ELEVATE?


8 The Agronomist:Want To Improve Your Lawn Services? Become a Horticultural Detective!


10 Faces of the Industry: Emily Seely


36 From the Hill: NALP’s Legislative Victories Across The States


BUSINESS SMARTS


12 Protecting Your Business: Technology to Help Provide Proof of Service


28 Boosting Your Business: Insider Strategies to Outfit Trailers for Battery-Power Operations


32 Building Your Team: Tools and Tactics for Effective Internal Crew Communication


THE NALP EXPERIENCE


16 Russell Landscape Group Bleeds Purple


35 New Members and Newly Certified


28


Changing the Game: Landscape Design Technology Can Help Seal the Deal


16 Advertiser Index


Ariens/Gravely ........................................................................... 14-15 Bartlett Tree Experts.......................................................................25 Billy Goat.................................................................................................9 Colorblends ..........................................................................................9 Endless Summer..............................................................................13


Exmark................................................................................Back Cover 4 The Edge //July/August 2023 First Editions Shrubs & Trees.....................................................32


Greenworks Commercial......................... Inside Back Cover Kawasaki Engines............................................................................11


masLabor H-2B, LLC...................................Inside Front Cover Milwaukee Tool..........................................................................26-27


NALP Landscape Technican Bootcamp.............................. 3 NALP Leaders Forum........................................................................5


NALP & Rancho Mesa Insurance Services........................34


Proven Winners ColorChoice......................................................7 STIHL........................................................................................................21


Russell Landscape Group Bleeds Purple


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