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Landscapers Stake Out Their Turf in Atlanta.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia) (viaKnight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
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June 10, 2002
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2002 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: Kevin Duffy
Jun. 10--Georgia's green industry employs tens of thousands, generates billions in sales and keeps Atlanta looking lush and lovely.
Statewide, sales from all levels of the business total about $5.7 billion a year, said Sherry Loudermilk, executive director of the Georgia Green Industry Association and the Georgia Turfgrass Association. The metro area is a green industry hothouse because of its rate of homeownership and long growing season.
"Bigger and better and more. It's not enough to have just a lawn, a tree and some shrubs," said Jean Ray, executive director of the Metro Atlanta Landscape and Turf Association. "We're going for the gusto, ...
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