10
20
26
sue Inside This Issue Inside This Issue Inside This Issue Inside This Issue Inside T
10
MAY 2025
VOLUME 68, ISSUE 3
4 FROM THE EDITOR
Maybe AI could be your partner. by Glenn Hansen
6 INDUSTRY NEWS
The impact of tariffs, told by public companies in the industry.
20
10 BATTERY CHARGERS
Buy yourself a gas station- battery charging solutions.
18 FINANCING
Interview: Andy Hopkins, Mower Finance.
20 MARKETING
Customer communication today, digital and IRL.
24 OPERATIONS
Estate planning expertise for business owners.
26
26 LANDSCAPE
Aesthetics and function in client-centered design.
28 DEALERS
Happy 65th anniversary to Southland Engine.
30 MARKET DATA BOOK
The inaugural OPE + market data book is available now.
FOLLOW US ON
LINKEDIN. COM / OPE-PLUS @ OPE-PLUS
FACEBOOK. COM / OPE-PLUS
OPE PLUS( ISSN 0192-7558)( USPS 0006-257)( Reg. U. S. Pat. & T. M. Off.) is published seven times yearly by EPG Brand Acceleration, 7760 France Avenue South, Suite 810, Bloomington, MN 55435. POSTMASTER: Please send change of address to OPE Plus, P. O. Box 96, Port Jervis, NY 12771-0096. For subscription information and requests, call Subscription Services at( 763) 383-4492. Registration Number: R125906743. © COPYRIGHT 2025, OPE PLUS. Material may not be reproduced or photocopied in any form without the written permission of the publisher. To subscribe visit www. ope-plus. com / subscribe.
www. OPE-Plus. com May 2025 OPE + 3