Awaken: My AIFD 2019 Experience

An experience of a lifetime, not only for myself but for three of my team members as well. While only two of the members actually attended conference classes with me, our shop wedding coordinator and designer. The third, our sales associate, became inspired so much so, that we are now working towards her becoming a designer as well!

Farwest 2019 Speaker Christina Salwitz to Examine the Psychology of Color in a Retail Environment

2019 Farwest Show speaker Christina Salwitz will give a seminar on the role colors can play in the buying decisions of retail garden center customers. Her talk is scheduled for 8:30–9:30 a.m., Wednesday, August 21. The show itself will take place August 21–23 at the Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon.

Ball Seed Enters New Partnership With ForemostCo Inc.

August 8, 2019 Ball Seed

Ball Seed, North America’s leading horticultural distributor, is delighted to announce a new co-exclusive agreement with ForemostCo, Inc., a premier young plant supplier for foliage, tropical and succulent plants. The partnership meets the growing market demand for houseplants and other trending plant genetics.

Dean Foods’ Stock Plunges After Loss Widens More Than Expected Amid ‘Accelerated Decline’ in Milk Sales

Shares of Dean Foods Co. plummeted 32% in premarket trading Tuesday, after the milk and dairy products seller reported a wider-than-expected second-quarter loss and sales that rose less than analyst projections, amid volume pressure and an “accelerated decline” in the conventional white milk category.

How Organic Valley’s Quest For Clean Energy Spread Solar Across Wisconsin

August 8, 2019 Frank Jossi, Energy News

As Wisconsin’s largest-ever solar project comes online this summer, the multi-site, multi-state partnership behind the development offers a potential model for how organizations can band together to meet clean energy goals.