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 | 11/6/2008 | | Aquatic Eco-Systems Founder Dies | | Robert “Bob” Heideman, founder and former president of Apopka, Fla.-based Aquatic Eco-Systems Inc., died Oct. 19, after a year-long battle with lung cancer. |
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| 10/29/2008 | | Exotic Aquatics Plans Double Hybrid Pond Build | | Exotic Aquatics of Redlands, Calif., is hosting a pond build and seminar designed to combine traditional water garden and koi pond building techniques, as well as allow the general public to attend the pond-build portion of the event. |
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| 10/22/2008 | | PIJAC Selects New President | | Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council's board of directors selected Pamela Stegeman, formerly vice president of Grocery Manufacturers Association, as its president. |
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| 10/20/2008 | | Maryland Enacts Snapping Turtle Rules | | Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Fisheries Service, issued an emergency rule establishing restrictions on collecting and importing snapping turtles. |
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| 10/17/2008 | | Trade Group to Survey Water Garden Market | | National Association of Pond Professionals plans to conduct a comprehensive market survey for the water garden industry this fall and then every other year after. |
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| 10/16/2008 | | Kentucky Proposes Live Fish Transportation Permit | | To prevent introducing viral hemorrhagic septicemia into state waters, Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources proposed a permit system for transporting live fish, fish eggs, live bait and other aquatic organizations into, within or through the state, Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council reported. |
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| 10/15/2008 | | Released Pets Blamed for Frog Diseases | | A senior scientist at London Zoo blamed released pets as the probable cause of two diseases — chytrid fungus and Ranavirus — that are killing frogs and other amphibians in Kent and elsewhere in the United Kingdom, Ashford News reported. |
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| 10/13/2008 | | Lenders Squash United Pet Deal | | Spectrum Brands Inc. of Atlanta, Ga., and Salton Inc. of Miami, Fla., terminated their definitive agreement to have Salton acquire Spectrum’s United Pet Group business after Spectrum was unable to obtain approval from its senior lenders. |
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| 10/8/2008 | | Firestone Standardizes Liner Branding | | Firestone Specialty Products Co. LLC of Indianapolis and its European counterpart, both units of Firestone Building Products, are standardizing their branding of their rubber liner and geo-membrane offerings. |
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| 10/7/2008 | | Contech Buys Pheromone Company | | Contech Electronics of Victoria, British Columbia, completed its merger with Phero Tech International of Vancouver, B.C. |
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| 10/2/2008 | | EasyPro Acquires Pond Eco | | EasyPro Pond Products of Grant, Mich., acquired Pond Eco of Tulsa, Okla., in September, providing EasyPro with the widest selection in the industry, according to Dave Ouwinga, owner. |
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| 9/29/2008 | | Study Finds Online Retailers Optimistic | | Despite an economy arguably in recession, most online retailers remain cautiously optimistic about how their businesses will perform during the next 12 months, according to a Shop.org study conducted by Forrester Research Inc. |
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| 9/26/2008 | | WWPIA Matching Program Benefits PIJAC | | During the first quarter, World Wide Pet Industry Association contributed $12,000 in matching donations to Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council as part of its “Membership Match” program. |
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| 9/24/2008 | | Staying Up During Down Times | | “When there is no wind, row.” Such was the advice of sales and leadership author and trainer Dave Anderson, during his keynote speech to Petland franchises attending the chain’s 2008 trade show, held in July in Shaumburg, Ill. |
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| 9/22/2008 | | Overseers Widen World Wide Web | | Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers, the Marina del Rey, Calif.-based nonprofit company charged with coordinating the Internet’s system of unique identifiers, like domain names, in late June approved plans to infinitely expand the number of available addresses. |
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| 9/18/2008 | | Feds Slap Duty on Chinese Sacks | | U.S. Department of Commerce issued a countervailing duty order on Chinese-exported laminated woven sacks, typically used for retail packaging of consumer goods such as pet foods, bird seed, grass seed and fertilizer. |
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| 9/15/2008 | | Shop.org to Hold eCommerce Summit in Vegas | | Shop.org, National Retail Federation’s e-commerce division, held its Annual Summit educational conference in Las Vegas, Sept. 15-17, just days after World Wide Pet Industry Association’s SuperZoo event (Sept. 9-11). |
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| 8/19/2008 | | Trade Group to Survey Water Garden Market | | National Association of Pond Professionals plans to conduct a comprehensive market survey for the water garden industry this fall and then every other year hereafter. |
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| 8/7/2008 | | Central Forecasts Slight Rise in Q3 Profits | | Central Garden & Pet Co. of Walnut Creek, Calif., expects to earn $15.6 million on sales of $493 million for its third quarter ended June 28, compared to income of $15.5 million on sales of $467 million in the year-ago, the company reported in preliminary results released Aug. 6. |
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| 8/4/2008 | | Groups Work to Counter EPA’s Anti-pond Stance | | Representatives from several industry groups met on a conference call earlier this week to discuss the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed WaterSense certification program for new home construction. |
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| 7/31/2008 | | Bradley Caldwell Buys Loveland Pet | | In a deal closed yesterday, Bradley Caldwell Inc. of Hazelton, Pa., bolstered its pet product distribution business and expanded its geographic reach into the Midwest by acquiring Loveland Pet Products of Mason, Ohio. |
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| 7/14/2008 | | Lenders Squash United Pet Deal | | Spectrum Brands Inc. of Atlanta, Ga., and Salton Inc. of Miami, Fla., have terminated their definitive agreement to have Salton acquire Spectrum’s United Pet Group business after Spectrum was unable to obtain approval from its senior lenders. |
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| 6/11/2008 | | PIJAC Searches for Next Leader | | Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council commenced a search for its next leader and reorganized its management structure as part of a four-year plan to bolster its independence and continuity. |
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| 6/4/2008 | | WWPIA Matching Program Benefits PIJAC | | During the first quarter, World Wide Pet Industry Association contributed $12,000 in matching donations to Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council as part of its “Membership Match” program. |
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| 5/6/2008 | | Stronger Pet Sales Help Spectrum Pare Loss | | Spectrum Brands today reported a net loss of $111.7 million on sales of $647.1 million for its second quarter ended March 30, compared to a net loss of $237.5 million on sales of $634.5 million in the year-ago period, during which Spectrum took a goodwill impairment charge of $214 million. |
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| 5/5/2008 | | Spectrum Pulls Garden Biz Off Market | | Though the company remains open to the sale of assets to pare its debt and boost shareholder value, Spectrum Brands curtailed efforts to sell its home and garden business, according to documents filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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| 4/29/2008 | | Flower Show Features Indoor Waterfall-Building Contest | | A team from MetroWest Water Gardens of Hopedale, Mass., and Picture Perfect Ponds
of Westfield, Mass., claimed victory in the inaugural indoor waterfall-building contest at the Central Massachusetts Flower and Patio Show on Feb. 29 in Worcester, Mass.
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| 4/24/2008 | | Investment Group Eyes Spectrum | | Investment group Harbert Management Corp. and affiliated funds, notably Harbinger Capital Partners, entered a confidentiality agreement with Spectrum Brands in late February. |
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| 4/24/2008 | | Hydro-Scape Plans Southern California Open Houses | | Landscape and irrigation product distributor Hydro-Scape Products Inc. (www.hydro-scape.com) of San Diego scheduled a pair of Southern California open houses and customer appreciation days. |
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| 4/18/2008 | | European Government, Industry to Discuss Pet Import Rules | | European Pet Organization, a trade group representing European pet trade associations, and International Pet Advisory Council, a coalition of national trade associations, organized a conference about European pet import legislation. |
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| 4/15/2008 | | Baldwin to Lead Glee Tour Again | | Garden center consultant Ian Baldwin will lead a group of North American retailers on his 15th consecutive tour of U.K. garden centers and the Glee garden and pet industry trade show. |
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| 3/27/2008 | | Agency Seeks Fee Increase | | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to increase the fee it collects for inspections of commercial and noncommercial wildlife imports and exports. |
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| 3/26/2008 | | Wild Birds Unlimited Sponsors Bird Count | | Wild Birds Unlimited, headquartered in Carmel, Ind., sponsored the 2008 Great Backyard Bird Count, which encourages the public to get outdoors and count the number and species of birds they see during a long weekend in February each year. |
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| 3/25/2008 | | Back to Nature or Back to the Television? | | A growing shift from outdoor activities to sedentary, indoor entertainment — such as surfing the Internet and watching television — continues to affect human health and nature, according to a new study from University of Illinois at Chicago. |
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| 3/24/2008 | | Holmes Farm Hosts 2008 Buying Show | | Pond supply distributor Holmes Farm Inc. of Barto, Pa., will host its second annual Pond and Pet Show Oct. 1-2 at the Bear Creek Mountain Resort and Conference Center in Macungie, Pa. |
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| 3/23/2008 | | 5-D Tropical Expands Plant, Koi Offerings | | Tropical fish breeder and importer 5-D Tropical Inc. of Plant City, Fla., in September began constructing five greenhouses for the production of pond and aquarium plants, with the first nearing completion in late February, according to Joan Roberts, the new project coordinator for 5-D’s aquatic plant nursery. |
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| 3/22/2008 | | Pond Products Honored at Global Pet Expo | | At Global Pet Expo, hosted by American Pet Products Manufacturers Association and Pet Industry Distributors Association from Feb. 14-16 in San Diego, four pond-related products and one backyard bird item received awards in the new product showcase exhibit. |
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| 3/21/2008 | | Epcot Team Plans Eco-friendly Features | | For the sixth consecutive year, a team of Aquascape Inc. employees and Certified Aquascape Contractors will travel to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., to build water feature displays for the Epcot International Flower and Garden Show, March 19-June 1. |
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| 3/20/2008 | | Pentair Sells National Pool Tile Division | | Pentair Water Pool and Spa Inc. will sell its National Pool Tile Group Inc. division to Pool Corp, a distributor of swimming pool and related backyard products. Pool Corp owns the 63-outlet irrigation supply house Horizon. |
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| 3/19/2008 | | Pondliner Kicks Off Spring Season | | Pondliner.com, a division of Shawnee, Okla.-based Unit Liner Co., hosted its third annual spring kick-off event Feb. 6-8 in Shawnee. |
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| 3/17/2008 | | Texas Honors Landscaping Excellence | | Texas Nursery & Landscape Association presented its annual Texas Excellence in Landscaping Awards at its January awards dinner in Austin, Texas. |
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| 3/16/2008 | | Petland Opens Second Aquarium-Pet Store with Aquatics | | A new 12,000-square-foot Petland-Aquarium Adventure store opened Dec. 15, 2007, in Bolingbrook, Ill. It is the second “combo” store opened by the company, both of which are owned and operated by Dan and Janet Star in the Chicago area. |
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| 3/15/2008 | | Exhibitors Win Honors at Birdwatch America (GA) | | Three companies at the Birdwatch America trade show Jan. 12-13 in Atlanta, Ga., received awards during the show’s reception Saturday night at the Georgia International Convention Center. |
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| 3/14/2008 | | Armstrong to Buy, Operate Pike Nursery | | Armstrong Garden Centers Inc. of California will acquire most of bankrupt Pike Nursery Holding LLC, including the name Pike Nursery and 15 Atlanta-area garden centers, for $5.2 million, in a deal approved by federal bankruptcy judge Mary Grace Diehl. |
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| 3/13/2008 | | MANTS Posts Strong Performance | | Attendance at this year’s Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show, which took place January in Baltimore, is expected to be on par with 2007’s numbers of 12,000 registered attendees, according to Vanessa Finney, executive vice president of the trade show since 2005. |
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| 3/10/2008 | | Fight Continues for Internet Sales Tax Legislation | | A representative of National Retail Federation told members of a House subcommittee that allowing online retailers to ignore state taxes gives those companies an unfair advantage and urged Congress to pass H.R. 3396, the Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2007. |
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| 2/27/2008 | | Mosquito Fight Gets Molecular | | In what it said could become a blueprint for a new generation of pest-control products, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service developed a molecular pesticide that might be able to target specific mosquito species without risking the health of people, pets or wildlife. |
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| 2/25/2008 | | Russell, Kodama Koi Plan Expo in May | | Pamela Russell, vice president of Russell Watergardens, announced that well-known koi authority Mamoru Kodama and his son, Taro Kodama, will present two seminars May 3 and 4 at Russell Watergardens’ flagship retail store in Redmond, Wash. |
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| 2/19/2008 | | Ecological Labs Eyes Lake Management Collaborations | | Irrigation distributors are well positioned to take advantage of opportunities in lake management and other large projects, Ecological Laboratories told its distributors during its annual distributor breakfast at the 28th Annual International Irrigation Association show December in San Diego. |
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| 2/15/2008 | | ILA Streamlines Leadership in Reorganization | | With fewer than half of its eight original founding stakeholders, International Landscape Association, under new majority owner and Chief Executive Officer Kenny Floyd, is charting its future within the water garden industry and beyond. |
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| 1/29/2008 | | New York Gift Fair Opens this Weekend | | Several divisions of the massive, semiannual New York International Gift Fair open this Friday, Feb. 1, while the main hall at the Jacob Javits Convention on Manhattan’s West Side opens at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2 and runs through next Wednesday, Feb. 6. |
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| 1/14/2008 | | Strong Business Model Keeps MANTS Successful, Organizers Said | | Attendance at this year’s Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show, which took place in Baltimore last week, is expected to be on par with last year’s numbers of around 12,000 registered attendees, according to Vanessa Finney, executive vice president of the trade show since 2005. |
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| 1/8/2008 | | Feds Seek Comments on Killing Skeeters | | The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reopened until Feb. 19 the public comment period regarding its draft mosquito and mosquito-borne disease management policy. |
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| 12/27/2007 | | Fight Continues for Internet Sales Taxes | | A representative of the National Retail Federation told members of a House subcommittee that allowing online retailers to ignore state taxes gives those companies an unfair advantage. |
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| 12/23/2007 | | Spectrum Sales Up, but $597 Million Loss for the Year | | Spectrum Brands Inc. reported that its home and garden segment, held for sale since Oct. 1 2006, “generated a loss from discontinued operations of $178.8 million” during the fourth quarter ended Sept. 30, 2007, compared to a $17.3 million loss in the prior year, but its sales grew 2 percent. |
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| 12/20/2007 | | House Passes Bill to Control Invasive Species | | The U.S. House of Representatives expedited approval for a bill that would provide federal grants to groups trying to control nonnative species on lands adjacent to National Refuges. |
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| 11/27/2007 | | Central Reports Loss in Fourth Quarter | | Central Garden & Pet reported a net loss of $1.7 million on sales of $401 million for its fourth quarter ended Sept. 29, 2007. This compared to earnings of $6 million on sales of $420 million in the same period last year. |
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| 11/16/2007 | | BowTie Launches ReptileChannel.com | | BowTie Inc., a publisher of pet and animal publications, including Water Garden News, Pet Product News International and Reptiles magazine, launched ReptileChannel.com. on Wednesday, its latest Internet site. |
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| 10/29/2007 | | Hagen Offers California Retailers Fire Relief Program | | To help independent California retailers affected by the wildfires, Rolf C. Hagen (USA) Corp. rolled out two billing initiatives that freeze existing balances until mid-December and offer special dating for orders placed in the next month. |
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| 10/22/2007 | | Central’s CEO Resigns | | Chairman William Brown appointed by the board as new CEO of Central Garden & Pet Company. |
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| 10/17/2007 | | Spectrum Postpones Sale | | Spectrum Brands’ chief executive officer Kent Hussey said the company is postponing the sale of a “strategic asset,” largely rumored to be its pet division, because of the country’s shaky investor climate. |
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| 10/14/2007 | | Emperor Challenges Flow Rates in Contest | | Emperor Aquatics Inc. of Pottstown, Pa., plans to give someone $1,000 if they can provide Emperor with the UV Water Flow Rate Calculation Formula from one of four competitors. |
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| 10/12/2007 | | Great Pond Supply Giveaway Winners | | To bolster vendor and buyer attendance at Garden Pond Promotions Pondapalooza, the International Landscape Alliance organized the Great Pond Supply Giveaway, in which several vendors donated product lots (retail value of at least $1,000) to raffle to buyers. |
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| 10/10/2007 | | Danner’s ProLine to Sponsor ILA Pondbuild | | Danner Manufacturing’s ProLine by Pondmaster brand will be the first primary sponsor of the International Landscape Alliance’s “Earn While You Learn” event, a pond-build scheduled for Nov. 3 at Moonridge Animal Park in Big Bear, Calif. |
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| 10/8/2007 | | NAPP Poised for Merger-Fueled Rebound | | Reenergized following its merger with the fledgling Water Garden Manufacturers and Distributors Association, the National Association of Pond Professionals unveiled new goals during Pondapalooza in Savannah. |
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| 9/25/2007 | | Firestone Offers Liner-Installation Seminar | | Ewing Irrigation will hold an International Landscape Alliance-sponsored Firestone certification seminar that will cover liner installation in Torrance, Calif., on Oct. 31. |
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| 8/27/2007 | | German, Chinese Trade Groups Sign IP Accord | | Because product piracy is often discovered at trade shows, Koelnmesse, a Cologne, Germany-based organizer of trade fairs, has signed a memorandum with 25 Chinese trade organizations to support the protection of intellectual property rights at trade shows. |
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| 6/22/2007 | | Longview Gardens to Close | | After 27 years in business, Longview Gardens of Kansas City, Mo., will close June 30 so owners Wayne and Jan Vinyard can spend more time with their grandchildren.
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| 6/1/2007 | | Dingo Tops Pondemonium Giveaways | | Aquascape Inc. of St. Charles, Ill., reported it will give away a Toro Dingo TX 420 compact utility loader with standard bucket attachment during its annual Pondemonium conference, July 14 to 22. |
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| 5/16/2007 | | Pets Up, Fish Flat at Spectrum | | Spectrum Brands, parent company of United Pet Group, reported a new loss of $237.5 million on sales of $439.7 million for its second quarter ended April 1.
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| 10/18/2006 | | Beckett Seeks Creative Fountain Ideas | | Beckett Corp. of Dallas will hold a contest next year for do-it-yourself fountain designers that could land the winner’s design in Beckett’s 2008 Beckett Garden Accents collection. |
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| 10/3/2006 | | Feds Extend Minor Species Drug Index Comment Period | | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has extended its deadline for comments on its proposed regulations for implementing the “Index of Legally Marketed Unapproved New Animal Drugs for Minor Species” from Nov. 30 until Dec. 20.
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| 9/27/2006 | | Government Delays Koi, Goldfish Import Restrictions | | The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service today announced a 30-day extension before new regulations affecting the importation of koi and goldfish go into effect.
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| 8/15/2006 | | Dawning of Aquaria 2006 Approaches | | The second Aquaria, an international exhibition for China’s ornamental aquatic industry, takes place in Guangzhou, China, Sept. 7-10. |
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| 8/7/2006 | | PIJAC Urges Action Against ‘Worsened’ Pet Shop Bill | | The Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council is urging pet store operators in California to “quickly convey their continued opposition” this week to AB 2862, a bill that would further regulate Californian pet stores. |
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| 3/10/2006 | | U.S. Ornamental Fish Exports Fall 33 Percent | | After increasing for four consecutive years, the value of U.S. exports of ornamental fish fell to $5.7 million in 2005, down 33 percent from 2004 sales of $8.7 million, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service reported yesterday. |
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| 2/3/2006 | | Pentair Earnings Jump, Dividend Raised | | Pump maker Pentair Inc. of Golden Valley, Minn reprted fourth quarter earnings jumped 15 percent on sales of $732.1 million. Sales were up 12 percent for the quarter, ended Dec. 31. |
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| 1/24/2006 | | Annual Art Contest for Water Gardeners – Of All Ages | | The International Waterlily and Water Gardening Society is sponsoring an aquatic art contest, which includes entry categories ranging from photography to graphic design; from mixed media to black and white illustration. |
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| 12/29/2005 | | FDA Reopens Comment Period for Minor Species Drug Regulations | | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday reopened the public comment period for its proposal on regulating the process of designating new animal drugs to be eligible for incentives provided by the Minor Uses and Minor Species Act of 2004. |
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| 10/17/2005 | | Central Names Garden Group Prez | | Central Garden & Pet Co. appointed Brad Johnson as president of its garden group, the company announced this morning. |
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| 9/2/2005 | | Spectrum Brands Acquires Jungle Labs | | Spectrum Brands Inc., Atlanta-based parent company of United Pet Group, has acquired San Antonio, Texas-based Jungle Labs in a $29 million deal. |
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| 8/2/2005 | | Landscape Associations Plan To Merge | | The American Nursery and Landscape Association of Washington, D.C., and the Professional Landcare Network of Herndon, Va., have signed a letter of intent to merge, the two groups announced today. |
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| 6/24/2005 | | Morning News Show to Install Pond | | ABC’s "Good Morning America" plans to air a live segment on backyard ponds on Tuesday, June 28, Savio Engineering of Santa Fe, N.M., reported today. |
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| 6/15/2005 | | Ewing Offers Ecological Kit | | Ewing Irrigation will now be offering a water garden maintenance kit, produced exclusively for the company by Ecological Laboratories. |
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| 5/31/2005 | | ANLA, PLANET Looking to Merge | | The American Nursery and Landscape Association and the Professional Landcare Network are considering a merger that, if undertaken, would mark the second major unification of green industry associations in recent years. |
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| 5/20/2005 | | ANLA Retail Tour Almost Sold Out | | The American Nursery & Landscape Association’s Retail Roadshow 2005 tour to Minnesota is almost sold out, the ANLA reported today. |
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| 5/11/2005 | | WWPSA Changes Name | | In an effort to better reflect its mission, the World Wide Pet Supply Assn. changed its name to the World Wide Pet Industry Assn., effective yesterday. |
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| 4/13/2005 | | Laguna Launches Kits, Table Top Pumps | | Testing the premise that great treasures can come in small packages, Rolf C. Hagen Corp.’s Laguna today unveiled a series of new water gardening items targeting space-challenged consumers. |
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| 4/11/2005 | | Jungle Labs Brings on New Northeast Distributor | | Jungle Laboratories Corp. of Cibolo, Texas, has contracted with J.A. Hammond Associates, in Stroudsburg, Pa., to distribute Jungle’s lawn and garden products in the Northeast, Jungle reported today. |
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| 4/8/2005 | | Invasive Plant Lab to Research Aquatic Weeds | | The U.S. Department of Agriculture today formally dedicated a quarantine research facility in Davie, Fla., dedicated to investigating solutions for south Florida's invasive weed and insect problems, including water hyacinth and giant salvinia. |
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| 3/28/2005 | | Tax Refunds Earmarked for Debt Payoff | | One-half of the nearly 150 million people expecting tax refunds this year plan to use their refunds to pay down their debt, the National Retail Federation announced today. |
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| 3/16/2005 | | Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Founders Retire | | Joel Goldstein and Al Abrevaya, founders and owners for nearly four decades of Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Inc., are retiring, the company announced yesterday. |
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| 3/15/2005 | | Python, Wellmark Capture Product Honors | | Thirty companies, including Python Products and Central Garden & Pet Co. unit Wellmark, captured new product and point-of-purchase display awards last night at the Global Pet Expo in Orlando, Fla. |
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| 3/15/2005 | | Rayovac Buys Tetra | | Rayovac is expanding its presence in the global pet and pond market with its announcement today that it will acquire Tetra Holding GmbH for 415 million euros—about $550 million. |
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| 3/11/2005 | | BowTie Inc. Acquires Aquarium Publication | | BowTie Inc. of Los Angeles, formerly Fancy Publications, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Freshwater And Marine Aquarium (FAMA) magazine from R/C Modeler Corp. of Sierra Madre, Calif. |
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| 3/7/2005 | | Central, A's Enter Marketing Pact | | Central Garden & Pet Co. has entered a strategic marketing and promotions agreement with the Oakland Athletics, a major league baseball team, the company reported today. |
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| 3/4/2005 | | Pontz To Speak at Hardware Show | | Rick Pontz, president of Lawn & Garden Performance Group LLC, will be delivering two seminars at the National Hardware Show, May 17-19, in Las Vegas. |
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| 2/14/2005 | | PIJAC Urges Action on 'Animal Caretaker' Bill | | Proposed legislation in Illinois that would deem owners of stores selling animals to be "animal caretakers" has significant implications for shop owners and breeders, reports the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council, which is urging industry members to contact state legislators to voice their opinions before a Feb. 16 hearing on the bill. |
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| 1/31/2005 | | Aquarium Pharm Promotes Cummins | | Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Inc., a division of Mars Inc., promoted Chris Cummins from North American Operations manager to general manager of the Chalfont, Pa.-based maker of aquarium and pond products. |
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| 1/14/2005 | | APPMA Revamps Web Site | | The American Pet Products Manufacturers Assn. this week launched both its redesigned Web site (www.appma.org) and a new Web site for the Global Pet Expo (www.globalpetexpo.org). |
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| 1/6/2005 | | University of Georgia Plots Koi Course | | The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine and the Georgia Center for Continuing Education are presenting Koi Health Management, a program for retailers, producers and others involved with the maintenance of ornamental fish, Feb. 11-13 in Athens, Ga. |
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| 1/4/2005 | | United Industries Acquired by Rayovac Corp. | | In an estimated $1.2 billion deal, Rayovac Corp. of Atlanta today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire St. Louis-based United Industries Corp., a lawn-and-garden product manufacturer better known as Spectrum Brands. |
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| 12/29/2004 | | Global Pet Expo Sponsors Marketing Teleconference | | The American Pet Products Manufacturers Association and the Pet Industry Distributors Association are sponsoring a joint trade show marketing teleconference for their respective memberships. |
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| 12/14/2004 | | Ace Head to Step Down in April | | Ace Hardware president and chief executive officer David Hodnik will retire from the hardware cooperative on April 1 and will be replaced by current executive vice president and chief operating officer Ray Griffith. |
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| 12/8/2004 | | EPA To Fund Hawaii Wetlands Plant Guide | | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gave $93,750 to the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources for the state to produce a wetland plant field guide, the EPA reported in December. |
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| 12/1/2004 | | Americans To Spend Nearly $8 Billion on Holiday Decor | | Americans will spend $7,966,000 on indoor and outdoor Christmas and Hanukkah decorations this season, about $115 per household, according to research firm Unity Marketing. Two-thirds of American households plan to buy new decorations this year. |
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| 11/17/2004 | | Kmart, Sears Agree To Merge | | Kmart Holding Corp. of Troy, Mich., and Sears, Roebuck and Co.of Hoffman Estates, Ill., have signed a definitive merger agreement to form Sears Holdings Corp. |
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| 11/15/2004 | | U.S. Agricultural Secretary Resigns | | Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman announced her resignation from President Bush’s Cabinet today, along with several other members, including Secretary of State Colin Powell. |
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| 11/12/2004 | | Acquisitions Fuel United Sales Growth | | Driven by contributions from acquisitions, United Industries of St. Louis reported sales for its third quarter ended Sept. 30 grew 64.4 percent to $171 million and for the nine-month period grew 21.4 percent to $593.6 million, compared to the year-ago periods. |
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| 10/21/2004 | | Kmart Names New Head | | K-mart Holding Corp. of Troy, Mich., appointed Aylwin Lewis as its president and chief executive officer, effectively immediately. |
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| 10/18/2004 | | Forecast: Best Holiday Retail Season Since 1999 | | Despite high fuel prices and other economic worries, market research and consulting firm Retail Forward Inc. is predicting the end of 2004 will be the best holiday season since 1999 for most retail sectors. |
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| 10/6/2004 | | Habitattitude Launches at SuperZoo | | The Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council and various government and academic entities, notably the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Minnesota Sea Grant, launched the Habitattitude public awareness campaign to the pet and nursery trades during the co-located SuperZoo pet industry and Western Expo nursery industry trade shows in Las Vegas last September. |
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| 10/4/2004 | | Ocean State Job Lot Opens New Chain | | Ocean State Job Lot, a 70-store, $300 million chain of closeout stores, is opening an outlet in Walpole, N.H., at a former Ames Department Store location. |
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| 9/1/2004 | | Central Acquires Energy Savers Unlimited | | Central Garden & Pet Co. of Lafayette, Calif., has acquired lighting supplier Energy Savers Unlimited (ESU) of Carson, Calif., for about $34 million in cash. |
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| 8/27/2004 | | Koi Herpes Virus Benefit Auction Nears | | The North American Water Garden Society's online auction fundraiser to benefit Koi Herpes Virus research begins Sept. 1 and runs through Sept. 10. |
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| 8/19/2004 | | Florikan Spearheads Hurricane Assistance to Nurseries | | Florikan, ESA, a Sarasota, Fla.-based manufacturer of aquatic and standard pots and distributor of nursery products, is spearheading a program to assist about 600 nursery workers and their families that were left homeless by Huricane Charley. |
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| 8/9/2004 | | Irrigation Web Site Launched | | The Irrigation Association Education Foundation has launched a new Web site, www.iaef.com, to promote awareness of the irrigation industry and further the knowledge of those who study irrigation, according to the organization. |
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| 8/6/2004 | | National Marketing Acquires Standard Merchandising | | Merchandising service company National Marketing Services of Edison, N.J., has launched an installation division following its acquisition of Standard Merchandising Solutions Ltd. of Newark, Ohio. |
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| 8/2/2004 | | Savio Appoints Steele As President | | Savio Engineering, a water gardening supply manufacturer based in Santa Fe, N.M., has named Valerie Steele as its new president. |
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| 8/1/2004 | | FDA Hosts MUMS Workshop | | The Food and Drug Administration is hosting a public workshop in October to discuss the global pursuit of drug approvals for minor uses and minor species. |
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