As temperatures begin to drop across Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Indiana, homeowners, landscapers, municipalities, and commercial property managers start preparing their properties for winter. Leaves need to be cleaned up, plants need attention, and outdoor projects need to be wrapped up before freezing temperatures arrive. One landscaping task that is easy to overlook is also one of the most useful: …

With the wrap up of the most recent trade show we attended, the GLTPA Logging & Heavy Equipment Expo, we’d like to share our top 5 tips for exhibiting at an equipment tradeshow. Equipment trade shows are a great opportunity to put your products in front of contractors, operators, and other industry professionals. But getting the most from a show …

Fall is a good time to inspect the trees around your home, business, farm, school, or commercial property. Across Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Indiana, winter brings heavy snow, ice, strong winds, and freeze-thaw cycles that can put extra stress on already weakened trees. Not every unhealthy-looking tree needs to come down. Some can be managed with professional pruning, while others …