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OPEI’s TurfMutt program awards $10,750 in prizes to students, teachers and...
“Lucky” points out TurfMutt entry winner. (Photo: OPEI) After reviewing over 2,700 contest submissions, the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute’s (OPEI) Research and Education Foundation and Scholastic...
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LM Gallery: July 2019
A couple of snapshots that depict where the LM team has traveled over the past couple of months, including the OPEI annual meeting, SIMA and more. Photo: Seth Jones The great outdoors At the Outdoor...
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Companies in the News: Updates from Scag Power Equipment, Tidewater Equipment...
Photo: Scag Power Equipment Scag Power Equipment, a division of Metalcraft of Mayville, had its Windstorm stand-on blower nominated for the 2019 Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin Contest. The annual...
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Unveiling GIE+EXPO’s next big thing
Photo: GIE+EXPO Next month, an estimated 25,000 people will descend upon Louisville, Ky., for the annual GIE+EXPO. They’ll come from a variety of businesses and backgrounds but with a common goal: to...
View ArticleKris Kiser on GIE+EXPO 2020: “The show will be held safely and responsibly”
Kris Kiser, president and CEO of the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI), appears on this new episode of Landscape Management: At Home Edition, to talk with Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones about the...
View ArticleKris Kiser discusses TurfMutt Foundation and the importance of backyard spaces
Kris Kiser, president and CEO of the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI), discusses the TurfMutt Foundation and how the pandemic has made homeowners reevaluate the value of their own outdoor...
View ArticleExclusive: OPEI CEO Kris Kiser discusses cancellation of 2020 GIE+EXPO
With yesterday’s announcement that GIE+EXPO has been postponed to 2021, Landscape Management’s Seth Jones spoke with Kris Kiser, CEO of OPEI, and asked him if GIE+EXPO is insured; if a virtual show...
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GIE+EXPO 2020: No show. Now what?
On hold While Louisville won’t see 16,000-plus GIE+EXPO attendees this year, show organizers are hopeful the 2021 show will be booming. (Photo: Brian Bohannon Photography) There’s a deer somewhere that...
View ArticleOPEI names new leadership
The board of directors of the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) appointed Rick Olson, chairman, president and CEO, The Toro Co. as chairman. The board also elected several new executive...
View ArticleKris Kiser recaps Equip Expo 2022, talks 2023 plans
Kris Kiser, president and CEO of the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute, recaps Equip Expo 2022 and talks about plans for the 2023 show, which will mark the 40th year of the event. The post Kris Kiser...
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LM Gallery: April 2023
(Photo: John Rossi Photography) A proud moment: Marty Grunder, president and CEO of Grunder Landscaping Co. and The Grow Group and Brodie Bruner, executive vice president of Weathermatic, join Michael...
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People on the Move: Hirings and promotions for Graze, Hyundai, Envu and more
Mike Ross, senior vice president; Darren Wallace, district manager for the central region; Mike Dahs, district manager for the western region; Brian Slavinski, district manager for the northeastern...
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