May 2008 Table of Contents

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Features

  • 10Featured Contractor: The Right Stuff
    RELIABLE, HARDWORKING EQUIPMENT AND SKILLED, WELL-REWARDED EMPLOYEES PAVE A PATH TO SUCCESS FOR MINNESOTA'S T & K OUTDOORS
  • 12Featured Manufacturer: Seeing Orange
    REGIONAL SALES MANAGER ALLAN ABLEY SPENDS MORE THAN 60 HOURS A WEEK BEING THE KUBOTA ANSWER MAN FOR MINNESOTA, NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA EQUIPMENT DEALERS AND SAYS NO TWO DAYS ON THE JOB ARE ALIKE
  • 16Featured Contractor: Green & Growing
    THE BACKYARD AND HIS DAD'S PUSH MOWER WERE A YOUNG MINNESOTA LAWN CARE PROFESSIONAL'S FIRST TRAINING GROUND
  • 16Featured Manufacturer: Emerson Hits the Spot
    INVENTOR'S SPEED BAGGER FOR FLOOD RELIEF EFFORTS JUMPSTARTS EZ SPOT UR SKID-STEER ATTACHMENTS BUSINESS
  • 18Building the Business: Motivating the Unmotivated
    PLAY TO YOUR EMPLOYEES' PERSONALITY TYPES TO GET THE MOST OUT OF EVEN THE MOST LACKLUSTER PERFORMERS
  • 22Building the Business: High-Tech Tool Talk
    MARKETING IS MADE EASIER WITH THE ADVENT OF EASY ELECTRONIC TOOLS TO HELP YOU REACH CUSTOMERS WITH EFFECTIVE MESSAGES

Columns

  • 6From the Editor: Spring Fever
    COULD YOU RESIST PULLING OUT THE CHECKBOOK FOR THE SHINY NEW EQUIPMENT ON DISPLAY AT THE WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE FARM SHOW?
  • 6From the Editor: There He Goes Again
    THE NEXT TIME YOU SEE AN ILL-EQUIPPED BACKYARD HANDYMAN AT WORK, SHARE THESE FIVE ARGUMENTS FOR HIRING A PROFESSIONAL TO DO THE JOB RIGHT
  • 8Office Matters: Payroll Help Can Pay Off
    IF THE TIME YOU SPEND PREPARING PAYROLL AND FILING EMPLOYMENT TAX IS GROWING AND COULD BE BETTER SPENT DOING SOMETHING ELSE, MAYBE IT'S TIME TO HIRE A PAYROLL SERVICE
  • 10Office Matters: Hire With Care
    PROPERLY WORDED JOB DESCRIPTIONS, HELP-WANTED ADS, AND JOB APPLICATION FORMS CAN HELP KEEP YOU FROM RUNNING AFOUL OF EMPLOYMENT LAWS
  • 14EQ Performance: LINE OF DEFENSE
    FUEL LINE FILTRATION DEVICES PREVENT EQUIPMENT DAMAGE AND EXTEND ENGINE LIFE BY EFFICIENTLY REMOVING WATER AND PARTICULATE MATTER
  • 20Guest Editorial: Education is Job One
    CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT INDUSTRY LEADERS SAY AN AGING INFRASTRUCTURE CREATES A MULTITUDE OF CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR A NEW WORKFORCE