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Winter Savings: Tips for Reducing Energy Costs

Winter is officially here, and with the winter season comes the inevitable roller coaster of weather forecasts, winter storms, and energy costs. For businesses, heating your buildings and facilities could be one of your largest expenses and operating costs, and with market volatility settling in for the foreseeable future, many areas of the country will […]

Energy Outlook Winter 2022-2023

2022 proved to be a volatile year in energy, with natural gas prices reaching record highs, and storage levels remaining below the 5-year average. The historical volatility, a measure of the magnitude of daily changes in closing prices for a commodity during a given time in the past, of natural gas futures prices at the […]

Energy Management Q&A with Senior Energy Consultant, Carolyn Johnson

Q: You’ve been in the industry, advising commercial and industrial clients on energy management strategies for over 20 years; in your opinion, how has the industry shifted in that time, and more specifically, over the last year.  A: I’ve been in the energy business for nearly 23 years, so I’ve obviously seen a lot of change […]

Marijuana & Workplace Law in 2023

The marijuana industry is booming across the country. While marijuana use is still viewed negatively by many, this is rapidly changing. Legal marijuana sales in the U.S. increased 67% in 2020 and another 40% in 2021, reaching a hefty $26.5 billion! In 2022, these sales are estimated to have exceeded $32 billion in sales. According […]

Offset rising costs with FedEx discounts

FedEx and UPS recently announced that they’ll be increasing their rates by a record high in 2023. Here are a few things AmericanHort members should know about the changes to come: Sign up for FedEx discounts today to mitigate the impact of the rate increases Want to learn more about the FedEx and UPS rate […]

AmericanHort 2022-2024 Strategic Plan

AmericanHort’s board of directors approved the association’s 2022-24 Strategic Plan in July 2022 to provide a roadmap for the advancement of the association. Made up of five goals, this two-year plan is used to help guide the organization’s operations and resource allocation decision-making to ensure that actions and investments align with the association’s mission, values, […]

State of the Industry – November 2022

Our industry has shown remarkable resilience for generations. The rate of change in our industry has been strong for the past couple of years – and mostly good. In the coming season, slow and steady may win the race. Key Issues Affecting the State of Our Industry: Labor – the U.S. has record low unemployment, […]

2022 Greenhouse & Nursery Labor Employment Survey

Summary of Preliminary Findings Recent studies reveal that the supply of farm workers from rural Mexico, the main source of hired labor for US agriculture, is decreasing (Charlton and Taylor, 2016). Because the vast majority of hired farm workers in the United States are from Mexico, a negative trend in farm labor migration from Mexico […]

Making the Transition

A few minutes into our phone call, our client began to cry. Working on their career transition and preparing to sell their nursery, it suddenly hit them that their nursery business was their “baby” that they had spent over 30 years nurturing, and the fact they were moving on brought tears of joy and sadness. […]