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Executive Order on English Proficiency & CDL Enforcement 

Matt Mika and Kamron Newberry   On April 28, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Enforcing Commonsense Rules of the Road for America’s Truck Drivers.”  This directive reinforces existing English-language proficiency requirements for commercial drivers and directs the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to take specific actions within 60 days, by June 27, 2025.  […]

Preventing Stress and Burnout in the Workplace: Strategies for Managers and Employees

Stress and burnout remain major challenges in today’s work environment, often stemming from employees feeling undervalued, unfairly treated, or unchallenged. In a Grow Forward webinar, licensed clinician, speaker, executive coach, and author Jeanie Y. Chang, LMFT, CCTP, shared practical strategies for proactively addressing these issues. She highlighted the critical role managers play in creating a […]

Ohio MCO Open Enrollment Opportunity

From April 28 to May 23, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is offering an Open Enrollment opportunity for employers to select your managed care organization, or MCO. AmericanHort partners with Sedgwick Managed Care Ohio as an essential component of our member benefits for workers’ compensation. We urge you to enroll with Sedgwick MCO and take advantage of […]

An Investment and Opportunity: Getting the Most from Industry Tours for Professional and Personal Growth

By Debbie Eisele, AmericanHort Strategic Digital Content Manager Industry tours offer a chance to explore creative solutions, improve existing processes, and spark ideas for innovation that can inspire meaningful improvements and drive innovation within your own organization. By observing first-hand how other green industry companies approach operations, technology, sustainability, and challenges, you gain practical insight […]

Congress: Reconciliation?

Following a two-week district work period, Congress has returned to Washington to commence a legislative push on a major reconciliation package central to President Trump’s policy agenda. House Republicans have started committee markups on various portions of the package, with an initial focus on areas likely to garner broad support, such as defense and border security funding.  

Tariff Tango: Announce, Retaliate, Pause, Repeat 

On Wednesday, April 9, President Donald Trump issued an executive order introducing significant changes to U.S. trade policy after mere hours of reciprocal tariffs going into effect.  Key Updates:  For more details, you can refer to:  The tariff news continues to evolve and remains subject to ongoing negotiations. Stay tuned to AmericanHort updates, we’ll keep […]

Labor and Workforce Update on Undocumented Farm Labor 

President Trump indicated “some flexibility” in allowing farmers to continue to employ undocumented immigrants at their operations, speaking during a cabinet meeting on Thursday. In his comments, he suggested a framework that would allow undocumented farm and hospitality industry workers to leave the U.S. for a short period of time and reenter the country legally, a […]

HortScholar Program Opened Doors for Gladys Opiyo

Catching up with former HortScholar Gladys Opiyo Gladys Opiyo can hardly believe her good fortune. As a young girl growing up in a small village in Uganda, she didn’t imagine her future would include working in the U.S. horticulture industry. Nearly two decades later, Opiyo attributes her success in the green industry in part to […]

Smarter Digital Marketing: How AI Can Help

For garden retailers, landscapers, greenhouse growers, and nursery operators, digital marketing is essential to staying competitive, reaching the right customers, and building long-term success. Whether speaking to home gardeners or wholesale buyers, artificial intelligence (AI) can help you market more efficiently, create better content, and understand your audience like never before. Smarter Strategy, Less Guesswork […]