INDUSTRY NEWS & EVENTS
Consumer Reports Praises Honda, Snapper Mowers
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...
Billy Goat Acquired By Briggs & Stratton
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...
New World Record At Stihl Timbersports Series
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...
Kubota Tractor Corp Moves To Texas
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...
Ethanol Proposal Due June 1
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...
Black & Decker To Pay $1.575 CPSC Fine
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...
INDUSTRY EVENTS
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Outdoor Power Equipment Institute annual meeting
JUNE 24-26, 2024 – Ponte Vedra Inn & Club, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Call 703-549-7600; visit opei.org
Equip Expo
OCTOBER 16-18, 2024 – Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Kentucky. Call 812-949-9200; visit equipexposition.com
National Hardware Show
MARCH 18-20, 2025 – Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada. Call 203-840-5622; visit nationalhardwareshow.com