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The role of leadership in a company’s success will be the topic kicking off conference sessions at this summer’s Plantscape Industry Expo held by PIA, The Plantscape Industry Alliance, August 30 – Sept. 1, 2011 at the South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa, Las Vegas, NV. Keynote United Airlines Captain Mark Hoog will challenge participants to shift their leadership paradigm to ignite creativity and boost productivity. Hoog is a successful entrepreneur, a sought-after speaker and bestselling author whose Fortune 500 audiences return to him with the stories of their personal successes. …

By now you have marked your calendars for the 2011 Floral Distribution Conference scheduled for Wednesday through Friday, October 19-21, at the Doral in Miami, Florida. Here are a few "to do" items for your meeting checklist. …

Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director Val Dolcini announced that June Van Wingerden has been appointed to the agency’s State Committee in California. The FSA is within the Department of Agriculture and works closely with farmers and ranchers to provide disaster assistance, farm and ranch loans, support for major commodities and farmland conservation programs. …

The Green Industry holds in their hands the keys to reducing carbon footprints and ultimately cleaning the air we breathe. Good health is now as important to some consumers as having the biggest, newest or shiniest status symbols, and "healthy lifestyles" is now one of today's top consumer trends. …

Congresswoman Lois Capps toured two Oxnard flower growers Monday, visiting Sun Valley Floral Farms and Sunshine Farms.
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