A few new things here at LCN . . .

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For one thing, LCN, which is the only landscape publication that focuses on the installation contractor and the installation work across the country, began working with the Southern California Turfgrass Council (SCTC) in putting together the Western Landscape and Equipment Expo. This 46-year-old trade show, held at the Pomona Fairplex (Just outside of Los Angeles) will take place November 1st and 2nd.

Known for years as simply the SCTC Show, the event has taken on even greater importance with the cancellation in 2007 of the GIE Show as it merged with the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute?EUR??,,????'?????<

And speaking of new products . . . LCN has added a new staff position called ?EUR??,,????'?????<

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And speaking about the paparazzi . . . LCN has added an additional editorial staffer to cover and put more of a focus on the people of the industry . . . Michelle Ryan comes to us with a nose for who?EUR??,,????'?????<peoplenews@landscapearchitect.com . . .

Leslie has also been working on beefing up the editorial advisory staff for LCN (We call them Associate Editors) and putting together the seminar speakers at the SCTC Show. So far she has added a couple of highly qualified professionals to the Editorial Board and has set-up a couple of dozen great sessions at the show. Of course we can always use more advice and she would love to hear from you if you know of someone we should talk to about improving the content of the publication and/or the show . . . You can reach Leslie at lmcguire@landscapearchitect.com . . .

So . . . As you wind down from another summer of building the green that makes the scene for all those buildings and homes, take another moment to check out the pages of LCN . . . We know you?EUR??,,????'?????<

And keep your eyes out for LCN at the WGNE, the GIE, The EXPO 2006 and the SCTC Show . . . We?EUR??,,????'?????<

God Bless . . .