Photo by Wicki58/iStock. Training workers to recognize and avoid hazards, as well as providing and requiring the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) to further protect against recognized hazards, are foundational elements of any safety program. This article [...]

  The Arborwear team at Arborwear HQ, posing for the 2025 Top Workplace Award, given by Cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer. (Arborwear has received this award six years in a row!) Photo courtesy of Josie Cremeans. Industry statistics [...]

On February 27, 2026, the Department of Labor (DOL)’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued a proposed rule to replace the Biden administration’s 2024 independent contractor regulation with a modified version of the 2021 rule. If finalized, the proposal would [...]

The first known photo of the Black Gum tree, from 2016. The note in the database from this tree inspection reads: “Poor quality tree – recommend removal.” Photo from Google Street View. One of the main goals of [...]

llustration by Zdenek Sasek/iStock. Let me ask you something, and I want you to sit with it for a second. When you go after new customers with mailers, Google Ads, door hangers, whatever it is – what are [...]