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You could be the one who pinpoints the next Floriculture Hall of Fame inductee or another top industry award recipient. Or, you might be standing in...
Politics is constantly changing, but what always remains the same is the drama that happens behind the scenes. During the Society of American...
As a wedding and event florist, you're constantly bombarded with opportunities to make more revenue. But if your profits are not growing in tandem...
The 2017 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena was a day late this year, but it wasn’t short on flowers. This year’s event was held Jan. 2, instead...
David and Leanne Kesler, co-owners of Floral Design Institute in Portland, Ore., are pleased to announce that they will be offering student...
Florabundance, Inc., a wholesale flower distributor serving the United States and Canada, has purchased the site GardenRosesDirect.com. “We are...
Life seemed pretty good to Rakini Chinery in 2011. Allan’s Flowers & More in Prescott, Arizona, the business she’d owned for more than a decade...
The holidays are right around the corner here (THEY’RE HERE!!!), and search engines are in overdrive trying to match givers to gifts. According to...
How would you handle the situation if your newspaper profiled your business and the reporter peppered you with hard-hitting questions such as “What...
Seven students from four universities were presented cash awards totaling $2,500 for their presentations at the Bryson L. James Student Competition...
Estate tax repeal, a long-time Republican objective — and an important goal for many members of the floral industry — may become a reality during...
Here’s some good news out of Washington: Last week, the House and Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation that will protect small businesses from...
Floral designers’ overwhelming response to Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2017: Yeeeesssss! Last week the venerable color institution unveiled its...
News flash: Amazon is big. Really, really big. As of last summer, Amazon had an estimated 63 million Prime members, according to Consumer...
A record-breaking 112 million Americans shopped and dined locally last weekend on Small Business Saturday. That’s a 13 percent increase over 2015,...