Atlanta, October 27, 2009 – Crabapple Turf Management, Inc. and Unlimited Landscaping & Turf Management, Inc. announced today that they have merged their residential turf care application services. The partnership and the combined account services make it one of the largest and most productive turf care providers in the Atlanta metro market. “We are very pleased to partner with Unlimited Landscaping & Turf Management on our residential fertilization and weed control services,” said Bill Coleman, CEO of Crabapple Turf Management. “They are a well-established business, having grown wisely over the last several years, and they have an excellent reputation and … Read more

October 21 -Houston, Texas – On October 9th, 2009, BIO Landscape & Maintenance, Inc. (BIO), a Yellowstone Landscape Group company, expanded its Texas presence through the acquisition of Outdoor Environments, a commercial landscape maintenance company headquartered in Houston, Texas, serving Harris, Montgomery, and many of the surrounding counties.  All members of the Outdoor Environments team have joined the BIO team, expanding resources and expertise for clients throughout Southeast Texas. Robert Taylor, president of BIO, said, “Outdoor Environments and its principal, Chris Lallier, will quickly become an integral part of the BIO team.  Chris worked for BIO some years back, went … Read more

Tree Care Company Welcomes Kirk Hinshaw As New Vice President HAYWARD, Calif., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ — Arborwell, one of California’s leading professional tree management companies, has announced the opening of their new branch in Orange County, California. This move illustrates Arborwell’s continued pattern of stable growth since the company’s inception eight years ago. Even in this tough economic climate, Arborwell has managed to make the San Francisco Business Times’ list of the “Fastest Growing Private Companies in the Bay Area” for the fifth year in a row, as well as the Inc. 5000 list of the nation’s fastest growing companies … Read more

From the Washington Business Journal./  Read it all here. If you want a Small Business Administration loan, you better act fast — in a couple of months, the agency will run out of the $375 million in economic stimulus funds that made the program more attractive to lenders. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act enabled the SBA to increase its guarantee on 7(a) business loans to 90 percent, up from its usual 75 percent to 85 percent. The stimulus bill also allowed the SBA to reduce or eliminate fees on 7(a) loans and its 504 loans, which are primarily used … Read more