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  • David Raines slept through tornadoes that struck Benton County, Arkansas, in May 2024. “When I woke up to a bunch of texts, I realized it must have been a pretty big deal.” All photos depict damage from that storm, courtesy of David Raines.
    August 1, 2024

    Storm Response: The Silver Lining to an Emotional Time

    By Patricia Chaudoin

      For David Raines, owner of Raines Tree Care in Bentonville, Arkansas – a TCIA member company since 2015 – the morning of May 26 started out like any other Sunday, until he saw the stream of text messages [...]

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  • Heather Dirksen at TCI EXPO ’23 in St. Louis, Missouri.
    July 4, 2024

    A Guide to Being an Exceptional Change Leader

    By HEATHER DIRKSEN Heather

    Say Goodbye to “We’ve Always Done It This Way” Heather Dirksen at TCI EXPO ’23 in St. Louis, Missouri. Photo and graphic courtesy of the author. Have you ever invested in a promising new software system, only to watch it [...]

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    June 12, 2024

    Meet the 2024 TCI Magazine Editorial Advisory Committee

    By Susan DiPietro

    TCI Magazine is pleased to introduce its 2024/25 Editorial Advisory Committee (EAC), including some new members. EAC members provide subject-matter expertise to TCI’s editorial team on trending issues and areas of interest to the industry. The group brings a wide [...]

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  • Jeremy Bishop/Unsplash, iStock
    April 10, 2024

    Curiosity in Leadership

    By Josh Morin

    What does leadership mean in our world? What does it mean to me and to others? I’m curious about leadership. Jeremy Bishop/Unsplash, iStock A good friend once gave me her definition of curiosity as “exuberant ignorance.” I love this definition [...]

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    March 1, 2024

    Lean Practitioner Model Five Years In

    By Jeremiah_Sandler, BCMA

    The pruning van holds the chipper as well as all the gear for climbing and rigging. Photo and graphics courtesy of the author. From our company’s inception, we wanted to keep overhead low. This makes sense for any startup, but [...]

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