Ohio Mulch Business Growing During Pandemic, Gearing Up
AKRON, Ohio — The pandemic hasn’t slowed down business for Akron’s Finest Mulch, which makes mulch and soil products. In fact, 2020 was booming,...
When Storms Strike, Alabama Specialty Contractor Helps to Restore Communities
THEODORE, Alabama — When storms strike, that’s when Hauling Away LLC goes to work. A contracting business that specializes in removing debris from storms...
New England Contractor Focuses on Land Clearing, Excavation, and Timber Harvesting
SOUTH LONDONDERRY, Vermont — Hunter Kaltsas started his contracting business with plenty of ambition and enthusiasm, and his company has evolved and grown since...
Move into Mulch Production Is Paying Off for Iowa Contractor
BONDURANT, Iowa – Double-ground hardwood mulch, colored double-ground hardwood mulch, and Munchkin mulch – J. Pettiecord Inc. makes a lot of mulch.
Mulch, however, is...
Michigan Logger Changes Equipment As Markets Change on Lower Peninsula
MANISTEE, Michigan—When Dave Gentz talked with TimberLine three years ago, his company, Gentz Forest Products, was coming through a tough stretch, but Michigan markets...
New Mexico Company Adapted, Evolved After the Housing Industry Bubble Burst
MILAN, New Mexico –
A business professor who visited Mt. Taylor Manufacturing gave a succinct appraisal to its CEO, G. Matthew (Matt) Allen: ‘I’ve never...
Land-Clearing Contractor Busy Serving Orchard Growers, Vineyards in California
REEDLEY, California — The Liebelt family has carved out a successful land-clearing contracting business by serving growers in California’s fertile San Joaquin Valley. They...
Mulch is Top Product for Vegetative Recycler Servicing Northeast
MORRISVILLE, Pennsylvania – When it comes to high volume manufacturing of premium grade, triple-processed mulch product, recycled from natural wood sources, Jim Britton knows...
Tree Service Company Keeps Growing After Adding Grinding, Mulch Operations
NILES, Michigan — Mike Kachur has seen his tree service business continue to grow since he converted a challenge into a business opportunity. The...
Growing Maine Company Invests In New Grinder to Service Its Mills
LINCOLN, Maine — When a Maine forest products company went looking for a new grinder, they chose one that replaced its two existing grinders....