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SEPTEMBER 2024
VOLUME 67 , ISSUE 5
4 FROM THE EDITOR
Talk to people ... not job titles or land owners by Glenn Hansen
6 INDUSTRY NEWS
Recent finance news in the industry .
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10 Q2 DEALER SURVEY ANALYSIS
Trends in weather , sales , inventory and more .
12 OPE + AWARDS NOMINATIONS
Help us choose Movers & Shakers and Under 40 award winners .
14 POWER FORUM PREVIEW
Early bird registration opens for OPE + Power Forum .
16 EQUIPMENT FOCUS
New and updated blowers , sweepers and vacuums .
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20 TECHNOLOGY : ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION
The reasons for robots .
26 TRAILER MAINTENANCE
Don ’ t overlook this simple and important process .
28 GROWING A LANDSCAPE BUSINESS We interview Jack Moore , CEO of GrassPerson .
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