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ScottsMiracle-Gro to Release Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results; Conference Call With Investors on Monday, August 8th Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:32AMThe Scotts Miracle-Gro Company , the world's largest marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products, will release its third quarter financial results on Monday, August 8, 2011, prior to the opening of the U.S. financial markets.
All-Star activities to benefit host of charities Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 1:48PMAll-Star activities to benefit host of charities
Flick: Corn, beans, your 8.5 million blades of grass! Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 5:19PMAlthough very proud to live in an area that leads the entire planet incorn and bean production, I nonetheless chuckle a little when I hear someone suggest those are our biggest crops.
Tampa City Council approves summertime ban on fertilizer with nitrogen Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 10:07AMBy Richard Danielson, Times Staff Writer Thursday, June 23, 2011 TAMPA — Over predictions of layoffs and the threat of a lawsuit, the City Council on Thursday voted to give Tampa some of Florida's most restrictive rules on fertilizer containing nitrogen. Starting in 2012, the city will prohibit the sale of fertilizer containing nitrogen or phosphorus during the June 1 to Sept. 30 rainy season ...
Resorts, Hotels, Spas in Santa Cruz County Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 1:30PMChaminade Resort and Spa Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz 831-475-5600, chaminade.com This divine Spanish mission-style building is one the county’s finest vacation spots. Some of the most fascinating views of Monterey Bay can be found here.
Scotts Miracle-Gro, Korn/Ferry, Tuesday Morning, J&J are among big market movers Wednesday Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 3:42PMNEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., down $3.15 at $49.19 Read full article >>
Stocks, Euro Sink on Concern Over Greek Rescue, Slowing Economy Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 11:48AMU.S. stocks sank the most in two weeks, almost erasing the 2011 gain for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, and the euro slid the most in more than a month amid rising concern that Greece will default and evidence that the American economy is slowing. Treasuries rallied.
Euro Slides on Greek Aid Prospects as Stocks Drop on Economy Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 11:38AMThe euro tumbled as state-run television said Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou is discussing a unity government with the nation’s biggest opposition party, raising concern about the nation’s bailout. Stocks and commodities slid amid concern the economy is slowing.
Stocks Fall on Economy as Euro Slips on Greece; Treasuries Gain Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 10:38AMStocks fell, erasing about half of yesterday’s rally, and commodities retreated as data on manufacturing added to signs the U.S. economy is slowing as the cost of living increases. The euro weakened as officials failed to agree on a rescue plan for Greece and Treasuries rose.
Stocks, Oil Fall on Economy as Euro Slips After Talks Deadlock Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 8:48AMStocks slid, erasing most of yesterday’s rally, and commodities sank after manufacturing in New York unexpectedly contracted and the U.S. cost of living increased more than forecast. The euro weakened as officials failed to agree on a rescue plan for Greece and Treasuries rose.
Market opening analysis 6/15 Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 8:00AMStock index futures are deteriorating and suggest a lower open for the major averages a day after the S&P 500 index rallied the most in almost two months. The Greek debt crisis remains in the spotlight after European leaders failed to agree on a second aid package for the country.
U.S. stock futures lower on Greece uncertainty, U.S. data; Dow sheds 0.85% Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 7:54AMForex Pros – U.S. stock futures pointed to a lower open on Wednesday, as ongoing uncertainty over a resolution to Greece’s debt woes weighed on sentiment, while investors digested reports on consumer price inflation and manufacturing activity in New York.
Stocks headed for sell-off Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 7:44AMU.S. stocks were headed for an early sell-off Wednesday, with futures falling sharply after disappointing manufacturing and inflation data.
ScottsMiracle-Gro Updates Financial Outlook for Fiscal 2011; Duration and Breadth of Unfavorable Weather Limits ... Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 3:04PMThe Scotts Miracle-Gro Company , the world's leading marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products, today updated its financial outlook for fiscal 2011 to reflect the continued challenges of unfavorable weather in most of the United States.
/C O R R E C T I O N -- The Scotts Company/ Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 1:00PMJun-2011 by The Scotts Company over PR Newswire.
Solution for Growing Bed Bug Epidemic: Introducing Ortho® Home Defense MAX® BEDBUG Killer Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 6:00AMAccording to Congress' "Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bite" Act of 2009, bed bug populations have grown by 500 percent in the United States in recent years, primarily due to increased travel and antique merchandise.
Local Elementary School Wins Give Back to Gro Youth Gardener Award Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 6:00AMScottsMiracle-Gro together with Scholastic Parent & ChildÂ® magazine recently announced Tyler Run Elementary School's third grade class as the winner for the Give Back to GroÂ® Youth Gardener Award. Â Elementary schools in select Ohio areas submitted classroom essays, poems or picture entries to win the coveted spot.
MLB.com Mobile App Offers Fans a Chance to Win $5.6 Million Grand Prize Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 4:00PMMLB.com has introduced a Beat the StreakÂ® mobile application built exclusively for iPhone, offering fans the chance to win a $5.6 million grand prize in the free fantasy game if they can surpass the legendary consecutive games hitting streak mark of 56 games.
Garden for Wildlife: Create a Backyard Habitat Tuesday, May 17, 2011 @ 6:00AMWhether living in an apartment, tending an urban plot or farming multiple acres, gardens attract beautiful wildlife and help restore habitat in commercial and residential settings. Scotts Songbird Selections encourages Americans to garden for wildlife.
Home and Garden Digest, May 7, 2011: Loma Prieta offers solar twist on a garden tour Saturday, May 7, 2011 @ 3:45AMCabrillo's annual Spring Plant Sale today, Sunday The Cabrillo College Environmental Horticulture Center's 33rd annual Spring Plant Sale is happening 9 a.
Miracle-Gro and America's Test Kitchen Partner on Garden Fresh Ideas Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 6:00AMFrom gardens to dinner table, growing delicious fresh vegetables, herbs and fruits is an easy, fun and simple way to tempt families outside, cook up new recipes in the kitchen, and gather everyone on time for dinner.
ScottsMiracle-Gro Announces Second Quarter Results; Adjusted EPS of $2.22 on Global Net Sales Increase of 8% Tuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 6:00AMThe Scotts Miracle-Gro Company , the world's largest marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products, announced today that strong sales entering the lawn and garden season, coupled with continued gross margin rate improvement, led to a 30 percent increase in adjusted income from continuing operations for the second quarter.
Penske Logistics Earns ScottsMiracle-Gro Service Excellence Award Wednesday, April 27, 2011 @ 2:06PMREADING, PA - Penske Logistics has been honored by The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company with the 2010 Outstanding Service Excellence Award, for its outstanding dedicated contract carriage services, both inbound and outbound.
It's back and better: All-Star balloting under way Tuesday, April 26, 2011 @ 7:18PMIt's back and better: All-Star balloting under way
Chevrolet Hits Home Run with 'Dream' Baseball Diamond Monday, April 25, 2011 @ 8:14AMBROWNSBURG, Ind., April 25, 2011 -- What began as an online ZIP Code nomination by local resident Joe Thomson became a grand slam for local baseball teams when a Brownsburg Little League field was chosen as one of five winners of Chevrolet's "Building Diamonds and Dreams" program.
MEMBER CENTER: Friday, April 22, 2011 @ 3:50PMREADING, Pa., April 21, 2011 Penske Logistics has been honored by The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company with the 2010 Outstanding Service Excellence Award, for its outstanding dedicated contract carriage services, both inbound and outbound. It was presented to Penske at the ScottsMiracle-Gro annual logistics conference in West Palm, Beach, Fla.
Penske Logistics Earns ScottsMiracle-Gro Service Excellence Award Thursday, April 21, 2011 @ 10:39AMREADING, PA--(Marketwire - Apr 21, 2011) - Penske Logistics has been honored by The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company with the 2010 Outstanding Service Excellence Award, for its outstanding dedicated contract carriage services, both inbound and outbound. It was presented to Penske at the ScottsMiracle-Gro annual logistics conference in West Palm Beach, Fla.
ScottsMiracle-Gro Announces Time Change for Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call Thursday, April 21, 2011 @ 8:45AMThe Scotts Miracle-Gro Company , the world's largest marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products, announced today it has changed the time of the Company's second quarter earnings conference call to 10:00 a.m.
Chevrolet Hosts April 25 Dedication of Brownsburg's 'Dream' Baseball Field Wednesday, April 20, 2011 @ 12:12PMBrownsburg Little Leaguers will play on a completely renovated baseball field on Monday, April 25 thanks to Chevrolet, The Scotts Company and a local man who entered the league in a national contest.
Scotts Miracle-Gro's Dividend And Estimates Sprout Higher Tuesday, April 19, 2011 @ 4:23PMWith spring officially here, growth and income investors may want to check out the Scotts Miracle-Gr
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG): Zacks Rank Buy Tuesday, April 19, 2011 @ 12:00AMEstimates have been rising since management provided upbeat guidance at its annual Analyst Day in late February.
Social Media For Non-Profit And Charities: Key Trends And Adoption Rates Friday, April 15, 2011 @ 5:41AMIf you are interested in finding out the rate of organizational adoption of social media by the largest charities in the US, this new report written by Nora Barnes and sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Marketing Research provides all of the information you are looking for. Photo credit: Eyeidea and AlexMax Key highlights from this report include: a) For the first ...
Chevrolet Hits Home Run with 'Dream' Baseball Diamond at Mebane's Walker Field Wednesday, April 13, 2011 @ 6:00AMWhat started as a simple online ZIP code nomination by area-resident Greg Brittian, became a boon for local baseball teams when Walker Field Â was chosen as one of five winners of Chevrolet's 'Building Diamonds and Dreams' program. Â
Chevrolet Hits Home Run with 'Dream' Baseball Diamond At Weymouth Township Municipal Complex Thursday, April 7, 2011 @ 11:10AMWhat started as a simple online ZIP code nomination by area-resident Michael Goldberg became a boon for local baseball teams when a Weymouth Township municipal field was chosen as one of five winners of Chevrolet's 'Building Diamonds and Dreams' program.
Chevrolet Hits Home Run with 'Dream' Baseball Diamond At Weymouth Township Municipal Complex Thursday, April 7, 2011 @ 6:15AM-
Chevy Calling on Fans to Hit Home Run for Youth Baseball Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 2:14PMDETROIT -- April 1, 2011 : To celebrate the start of the 2011 Major League Baseball season, Chevrolet is giving fans a chance to win one of 100 prizes for their community baseball programs-- from youth-baseball field makeovers to new equipment; even a trip for four to the MLB All-Star Game.
Chevy Calling on Fans to Hit Home Run for Youth Baseball Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 10:02AMTo celebrate the start of the 2011 Major League Baseball season, Chevrolet is giving fans a chance to win one of 100 prizes for their community baseball programs â from youth-baseball field makeovers to new equipment; even a trip for four to the MLB All-Star GameÂ®. Â
Chevrolet Hosts April 8 Unveiling of Weymouth Township's 'Dream' Baseball Field Thursday, March 31, 2011 @ 12:14PMMarhc 31, 2011: West Atlantic County Youth League will walk onto a completely renovated baseball field during the official unveiling on April 8 thanks to Chevrolet, The Scotts Company, and a local man who entered the league into a national contest.
Talk at Wallace’s looks at lawn care Sunday, March 27, 2011 @ 12:15AMA free talk on lawn care will be offered at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 2, at Wallace's Garden Center & Greenhouses in Bettendorf.
Put Some Spring In Your Portfolio With These 5 Names Tuesday, March 22, 2011 @ 11:55AMYesterday was the first day of spring, and while the weather doesn?t feel like it quite yet,
Chevrolet Hits Home Run with 'Dream' Baseball Diamond at Ronald Feist Park in Granite Bay Monday, March 14, 2011 @ 12:15PMWhat started as a simple online ZIP code nomination by area-resident Marie Kennedy became a boon for local baseball teams when a Lakeside Little League field was chosen as one of five winners of Chevrolet's Building Diamonds and Dreams program. Â
Garden season preparation: Ready tools for the growing season Wednesday, March 9, 2011 @ 1:22AM(ARA) - As the seasons change and outdoor living becomes a reality once again, visions of bountiful gardens and green grass fill the heads of most homeowners. It is likely, however, that a few items in the tool shed need some attention.
State bills under consideration would limit lawn fertilizer use Tuesday, March 8, 2011 @ 9:23PMLegislation would restrict products and application to help Chesapeake Bay The struggle to save the Chesapeake Bay is hitting home, quite literally, as lawmakers in Annapolis eye new regulation of lawn fertilizer — and how and when it can be applied. Above, William Valentine, owner of Forever Green lawn service, fertilizes a customer's lawn in Perry Hall. A trio of bills under consideration in ...
Millions of Volunteers to Lend a Helping Hand for Keep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup™ 2011 Friday, March 4, 2011 @ 9:07AM-- Community Leaders will Proclaim "Green Starts Here" from March 1 through May 31 --
Morning Star Catholic students team with Scotts Miracle-Gro to plant garden Thursday, March 3, 2011 @ 3:00AMElizabeth Isenbergh, 14, shows off her dirty hands to Charles Christmas of Scotts Miracle-Gro as they spread mulch Tuesday.
Remove trees with pine wilt before April 1 Tuesday, March 1, 2011 @ 5:46PMTime is quickly running out to cut down and destroy trees that are infected with pine wilt.
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Offers Grants for Community Gardens and Green Spaces Tuesday, March 1, 2011 @ 1:25PMThe goal: to plant 1,000 gardens and green spaces across the U.S., Canada and Europe by 2018. Â The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company wants to make that happen and today launched a new program called GRO1000, offering $1,500 grants to deserving communities and organizations in the hopes it will get people involved in creating more community gardens and green spaces where they call home.
ScottsMiracle-Gro Announces Closing of Global Professional Business Sale Tuesday, March 1, 2011 @ 7:49AMThe Scotts Miracle-Gro Company announced today the closing of the previously announced sale of its Global Professional business to ICL for US$270 million in an all-cash transaction.
Research and Markets: Garden Products - Global Strategic Business Report 2011 Gives Estimates and Forecasts Are ... Friday, February 25, 2011 @ 10:36AMDUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/586746/garden_products) has announced the addition of the "Garden Products - Global Strategic Business Report" report to their offering. This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Garden Products in US$ Million by the following Product Segments: Garden Plants & Seeds, Lawn ...
Research and Markets: Garden Products - Global Strategic Business Report 2011 Gives Estimates and Forecasts Are ... Friday, February 25, 2011 @ 10:31AMResearch and Markets has announced the addition of the "Garden Products - Global Strategic Business Report" report to their offering.