The latest ALCC news, including Colorado Green NOW articles, legislative updates, and programming announcements.
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015 05:00 AM |
Bringing young people into the landscape industry through high school classes and real-world internships is underway in two Front Range high schools. More schools are ramping up with interest, and teachers are seeking industry input. ALCC volunteers will provide Irrigation 101 training to teachers from around the state in January, and teachers we have met can’t wait to get started. Here’s what’s happening at Green Mountain and Platte Valley high schools.
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015 04:00 AM |
“This has been the hardest year of my professional life. I almost gave up this year – it was all about people.” That is what one landscape company owner replied in response to ALCC’s Fast Friday question asked in early October about what company’s biggest pain points were this season. Another wrote, “It was the worst year of my life.”
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015 02:00 AM |
This week, Colorado Green NOW continues its coverage of Colorado companies that brought home awards from the LANDSCAPES Conference, and Hardscape North America (HNA) trade show in Louisville, Kentucky in October.
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Thursday, November 05, 2015 10:00 AM |
News from the House Judiciary Committee regarding a bill to reform the H-2B program:
Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Congressman Andy Harris (R-Md.), and Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., MD (R-La.) today introduced a bill to reform the H-2B seasonal guestworker program. The H-2B guestworker program is used by American employers to hire foreign workers for temporary and seasonal work, such as forestry, seafood processing, and other industries.
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Thursday, November 05, 2015 02:00 AM |
NALP issued the followed update regarding S. 1140 (Federal Water Quality Protection Act):
Thanks to everyone who called and sent letters in support of S.1140. While S. 1140 failed to garner the necessary 60 votes to advance the legislation, the Senate followed up earlier today to pass a Congressional Review Act resolution.
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