by Web Editor | May 27, 2015 | News, News/PR
Thanks to all this recent rain, many of you may be dealing with an unruly yard right now, which means you might be in the market for a new lawn mower. Consumer Reports tested more than 100 machines and ranked the top performing machines. Dozens of models from names...
by Web Editor | May 22, 2015 | News, News/PR
Billy Goat Industries, a Lee’s Summit-based manufacturer of specialty turf equipment, was acquired by Briggs & Stratton for about $26 million. The family-owned business, with about 100 employees, builds professional-grade mowers aerators sod cutters power rakes...
by Web Editor | May 20, 2015 | News, News/PR
Last weekend, eight of the world’s toughest and fastest lumberjacks gathered in Florence, Italy, to take part in an international wood chopping race, to see which man could chop four tree trunks in half, using a combination of axe and saw techniques, in the...
by Web Editor | May 15, 2015 | News, News/PR
Officials with Kubota Tractor Corp. (KTC) and Kubota Credit Corp. (KCC) recently announced the relocation of both companies’ headquarters to Grapevine, Tex. According to Masato Yoshikawa, President and CEO of Kubota Tractor Corp., the relocation aligns with...
by Web Editor | May 13, 2015 | News, News/PR
For those holding your breath since November 2013, you have only two more weeks to keep it in: That’s when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finally going to release the renewable fuel ethanol blending requirements for 2014. Following a March...
by Web Editor | May 4, 2015 | News, News/PR
After failing to report safety defects on its battery-powered mowers, Black & Decker is playing a $1.575 million fine after agreeing to a settlement with the Consumer Product Safety Commission and U.S. Justice Dept. The settlement marks the sixth time since 1986...
