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The latest ALCC news, including Colorado Green NOW articles, legislative updates, and programming announcements. 

Landscape Career Pathways continue, though smaller due to pandemic Email
Written by Colorado Green NOW   
Tuesday, March 09, 2021 03:00 AM

The pandemic and related restrictions have limited the Landscape Career Pathways Programs in the last year, but Pickens Technical College has been able to continue its Urban Horticulture and Landscape Management Program with some modifications for safety and compliance with new rules.

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Mitigating stress as a business owner: Matt Hiner Email
Written by Lyn Dean   
Tuesday, March 09, 2021 02:00 AM

Matt Hiner founded his company to help others have a peaceful outside area on their own property. After all, he used his own outdoor living space to relax and de-stress. Who knew that after opening his business, it would feel like he was starting over each year for multiple years?

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How do you support landscape contractors? Email
Written by Cherie Courtade   
Thursday, March 04, 2021 12:00 AM

Attention ALCC Associate members:

At Colorado Green magazine, we are discussing the ways that the landscape industry supports each other during challenging times. We hope to share some resources with landscape contractors on how they can rely on their network to help them be successful.

We know that the supplier community offers more than just products, often including free resources to customers. We invite you to tell us about resources that your company offers beyond your signature products and services that can help landscape contractors succeed. Do you offer classes for CEUs? Online tools? Apps to show techs how to use your irrigation controller? Informational handouts that contractors can give to clients after install to help new trees do well? Do you have marketing expertise and tips to share?

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ALCC community remembers Tom Trench Email
Written by Colorado Green NOW   
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 05:00 AM

“Fabulous!”

Among the recollections of Tom Trench that were shared in recent days, one anecdote was shared repeatedly. When he entered a room or answered the phone and ALCC peers asked, “How are you, Tom,” his reply was always a booming, “I’m fabulous!”

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Get motivated with peer networking Email
Written by Jeffrey Scott   
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 04:00 AM

Recently, one of my long-term peer groups met with me via Zoom and shared some extremely useful tips (below). Some had doubts that a Zoom meeting could be productive and inspiring, but by the end of it, everyone was jazzed.

My friend Jason Craven, CEO of the $30M business Southern Botanical, was a guest speaker at this meeting, and he was inspiring. Here are some takeaways from our peer group meeting:

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