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Top 100 - The Top 100 | Ryan Lawn & Tree
After 20 years, Ryan Lawn & Tree is fully employee-owned, and the decision to do so became an excellent recruiting chip.
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Larry Ryan just wanted to do it right.
His company, Ryan Lawn & Tree, which ranks No. 45 on Lawn & Landscape’s 2020 Top 100 list, started the transition into an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) in 1998. After 20 years of gradually working itself into becoming fully employee owned, Ryan says his company now recruits with an excellent sales pitch: Employees can become fully vested in the company after six years.
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State of the Industry Report - Cover Story: State of the Industry Report
Before and after COVID-19 hit, contractors across the country were busy, but whether that continues is up for debate.
Gary Morische, owner, Gary’s Lawn & Snow Service, Osage, Iowa
Morische says despite all the uncertainty that plagued 2020, he’s been able to keep things consistent.
“It’s been real steady, and so far, so good,” he says.
Morische says 2019 was a good year overall, but a mild winter served as a bump in the road. He’s hoping for a better one this year.
“I had a slow winter, but summer was really good,” he says. “Like everybody else in this business, it all depends on the weather. We’ll finish up this year pretty good, but it depends on how the winter goes. We always look forward to a new year. We’re hoping COVID will slow down and exit the picture.”