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Thursday, March 21, 2024
Ohio Schools Shine at 2024 National Collegiate Landscape Competition »
The National Collegiate Landscape Competition (NCLC) is an event that not only showcases the talents of landscape and hort...
Tuesday, November 21, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
H-2B Supplemental 64,716 Visa Rule Publishes »
via NALP On Thursday morning, the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Labor released the pre-publicati...
Friday, November 17, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
USDA Unveils Updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map »
Contact: Jan Suszkiw Email: Jan.Suszkiw@usda.gov   WASHINGTON, DC, Nov. 15, 2023—The U.S. Departme...
Wednesday, September 27, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Box Tree Moth Spotted in Dayton for the First Time »
via Ohio Department of Agriculture REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (September 26, 2023) – An invasive insect has been spotte...
Wednesday, June 28, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Invasive Box Tree Moth Found in Ohio »
photo - USDA   The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) h...
Tuesday, April 18, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
MDARD Implements Quarantine to Stop the Spread of Box Tree Moth »
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) announced it is implementing a new quarantine for the...
Wednesday, March 22, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Cuyahoga Community College wins top overall at NCLC »
Cuyahoga Community College finished in the top spot at the 47th National Collegiate Landscape Competition (NCLC), narrowly...
Tuesday, January 31, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Department of Labor Announces Enforcement Guidance Changes »
Department of Labor announces enforcement guidance changes to save lives, target employers who put profit over safety...
Wednesday, January 25, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Gov. DeWine Names New ODA Director »
Governor Mike DeWine appointed State Representative Brian Baldridge (R-Winchester) as the new Director of the Ohio Departm...
Wednesday, January 18, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
OGIA and OhioPLANT Partners Score Major Legislative Victory For Its Members »
viaOhioPLANT The OhioPLANT Coalition successfully amended language into House Bill 507, sponsored by Rep. Kyle Koehl...
Wednesday, January 18, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
OSHA Penalties Increase in 2023 »
Below are the maximum penalty amounts, with the annual adjustment for inflation, that may be assessed after Jan. 15, 2023....
Friday, November 11, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
2022 State of Ohio Election Results »
via OhioPLANT   Ohio House and Senate It was a historic election night for statehouse Republicans as the...
Wednesday, July 20, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Ohio Green Industry Legislative Update - July 2022 »
Please find below a brief legislative update via OPARR.  The General Assembly is on summer break and is scheduled t...
Wednesday, July 6, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
New Study Finds Planting Trees Could Save Money for Cities in Ohio »
Scioto Analysis conducted a cost-benefit analysis of urban tree canopy programs for Ohio municipalities.   SUM...
Thursday, June 23, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Ohio Green Industry Legislative Update - June 23, 2022 »
The General Assembly has gone into recess for the summer and will return in the fall.  Here are some of the things th...
Wednesday, May 4, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Ohio's Primary Election Results for Statewide Races & US Senate »
via OPARR With the primaries for General Assembly being held at a later date due to challenges to the district maps in c...
Friday, January 14, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
U.S. Supreme Court STAYS OSHA Vaccine Mandate »
Breaking news, the U.S. Supreme Court has stayed the OSHA Vaccine mandate. This means that employers with 100 or more empl...
Tuesday, January 4, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
DHS to Supplement H-2B Cap with Additional Visas in First Half of Fiscal Year »
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Office of Legislative Affairs   For First Time, DHS to Supplement...
Tuesday, December 14, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Ohio Green Industry Legislative Update - 12/14/21 »
DESIGN FIRMS INDEMNIFICATION- Senate Bill 56   SB 56, introduced by Sen. Louis Bless...
Monday, November 29, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Ohio Green Industry Legislative Update - 11/29/2021 »
Federal Vaccine Mandates Stopped   On November 12, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit iss...
Monday, May 11, 2020   (0 Comments - view/add)
Ohio Native Plant Month Offers Benefits to Green Industry Businesses »
April 2020 was Ohio's first official Ohio Native Plant Month. T he organizers behind the annual promotion have built a yea...
Monday, March 23, 2020   (0 Comments - view/add)
Small Business Loans Available to Ohio Companies »
Ohio companies affected by the COVID-19 pandemic are now eligible to apply for low-interest, Economic Injury Disaster...
Wednesday, March 4, 2020   (0 Comments - view/add)
Greenscapes Landscape Co. Sells to ESOP »
GreenScapes Landscape Company, Inc. a premier design and build landscape contracting company located in Col...
Wednesday, August 7, 2019   (0 Comments - view/add)
Horticultural Research Institute Offers $20,000 in Scholarships »
The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) is pleased to announce it is accepting scholarship applications for the 2019-20...
Wednesday, April 24, 2019   (0 Comments - view/add)
TAH Benefits CEO Joins Small Business Council »
The Small Business Council of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce has invited Medical insurance provider TAH Benefits to join...
Thursday, March 22, 2018   (0 Comments - view/add)
Free Renewable Energy Assessments Available to Small Businesses in Southeast Ohio »
UpGrade Ohio is looking to expand Ohio’s clean energy economy by working with small growers and suppliers who are interest...
Wednesday, March 21, 2018   (0 Comments - view/add)
John Reiner elected 2018 President of the State of Ohio Landscape Architects »
John Reiner, ASLA, of Dublin, Ohio has been elected 2018 President of the State of Ohio Landscape Architects Board.  He ha...
Monday, February 26, 2018   (0 Comments - view/add)
Centralized Filing for Municipal Net Profit Tax »
Register by March 1 through the Ohio Business Gateway Ohio businesses operating on a calendar-based fiscal year ca...
Monday, January 1, 2018   (0 Comments - view/add)
ODA Releases New List of Invasive Plants »
After nearly two years of stakeholder outreach, Ohio Department of Agriculture has established new rules regarding th...
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
NICH Releases The Power of Plants Report »
NICH Reeases The Power of Plants: Enriching Lives, Creating Jobs, Building Wealth, Saving Money Consumer horticultu...
Wednesday, April 12, 2017   (0 Comments - view/add)
SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans Available in Ohio »
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available to...
Thursday, October 6, 2016   (0 Comments - view/add)
HRI Launches New Fund in Honor of Craig Regelbrugge »
The Horticultural Research Institute is pleased to announce new endowed research fund, created in honor of Craig Regelbrug...
Saturday, October 1, 2016
Award-Winning Book, Garden-pedia: an A-to-Z Guide to Gardening Terms, Gets Second Printing »
Garden-pedia: An A-Z Guide to Gardening Terms , Maria Zampini and Pamela J. Bennett’s 2015 book of horticultural terms exp...
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Briar Rose Nurseries featured in The News-Herald »
ONLA Member company Briar Rose Nurseries in Perry, Ohio was recently featured in The News-Herald as part of a series spotl...
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
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