In California, a coordinated effort is underway to encourage a 125-year-old American tradition to include more homegrown flowers. More than 80 percent of the 2016 Rose Parade float flowers were purchased from international farms in Colombia, Ecuador and the countries...
It was a fall filled with savings for many Society of American Florists members: Through a new partnership with FCA US LLC (formerly Chrysler Group LLC), SAF members purchased 49 vehicles and saved a total of $147,000 as of the end of October. FCA US LLC created the...
In the wake of high-profile examples of workplace violence — including the Dec. 2 shooting in San Bernardino and the shooting on live TV of two young journalists in August — Elizabeth Bille, associate general counsel for the Society for Human Resource Management...
The group that represents the flower farmers behind three-quarters of Colombia’s flower exports continued its push for goodwill — and increased sales —in Japan this month. For the second year, Asocolflores, The Association of Colombian Flower Exporters, hosted a...
Just before Thanksgiving, one mid-Atlantic flower shop made sure a freshman U.S. congressman had a beautiful floral centerpiece for his holiday table — and a whole lot of information on an important floral industry issue. On Nov. 23, Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.) spent...
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