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 than ten years ago. The acquisition of Tops Tree Service will aid Bartlett in that goal and help the company build a stronger client base on Southern Vancouver Island. In the U.S., Bartlett will add a new office as a result of the acquisition … Read more

  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 San Francisco Business Times “Fast 100”, a list of the fastest growing companies in thegreater Bay Area, for the past four years running.   “The acquisition was a good fit for Arborwell’s strategic plan of expansion and coverage of Northern and Southern California. … Read more

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”) and has been a partner of RPCP since September 2002 through the present date. Mr. Ruff has also served as vice president and director of Royal Palm Capital Management, Inc., since February 2005 through the present date. Prior thereto, Mr. Ruff served as Senior … Read more

By Alyce Lomax Today’s headlines about Urban Outfitters‘ (Nasdaq: URBN) new brand are hardly news to the company’s close observers. The real scoop today is what the new brand’s all about, and who it’s targeting: rich people with green thumbs. No surprise here — as with all its other chains, Urban Outfitters is aiming for affluent customers with its new concept. Like previous hit Anthropologie, it’ll presumably target 30-to-45-year-old shoppers; unlike Anthropoligie, it’ll welcome male and female shoppers alike. In the press announcement, Chairman and President Richard Hayne said the new concept will be inspired by “the greenhouse,” offering home … Read more