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Landscape Associates services landscaping clients in Ann
Arbor, Bloomfield Hills, Brighton, Commerce Twp, Novi,
South Lyon, White Lake, Walled Lake, West Bloomfield, Wixom,
Canton, Farmington Hills, Northville, Southfield
and other locations in Oakland County and Livingston County
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SNOW SHOW HEADS NORTH
A photographic review of the 2004 SIMA Snow & Ice Symposium from
Minneapolis, Minn.
More than 900 snow management professionals descended on Minneapolis,
Minn., June 9 to 12, for the Seventh Annual Snow & Ice Symposium hosted by
the Snow & Ice Management Association (SIMA). Below is a photographic
review of the show. Next year’s Snow & Ice Symposium will be held June
8-11, 2005, in Ogden, Utah.
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T.C., the mascot of the Minneapolis Twins, helps kick off the Seventh
Annual Snow & Ice Symposium during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the
entrance of the trade show hall. |
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Thom Schultz, Integrated Resource Systems, Wheat Ridge, Colo., was honored
for his efforts with the 2004 SIMA Volunteer of the Year Award. Among
Schultz’s many contributions to SIMA that were highlighted during the
evening awards banquet was his coordination of SIMA’s annual golf outing
and coordination of SIMA’s Excellence in Business Awards program. |
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Dale Keep (left), Ice & Snow Technologies, Walla Walla, Wash., was
presented with SIMA’s first lifetime achievement award. Throughout his
26-year career as a maintenance methods specialist with the Washington
State Department of Transportation, Keep has been a pioneer in promoting
and assisting maintenance crews with using deicing and anti-icing
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Serving as a lead on the development of RWIS, the Roadway Weather
Information Service.
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Serving as a member of the federal government's Ice Warriors team, whose
members travel to highway agencies across the country explaining
anti-icing techniques and other winter maintenance strategies and
technologies.
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Former chair of the Snow and Ice Cooperative Task Force (SICOP) of the
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).
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Working with industry suppliers on deicer product analysis and equipment
consulting, as well as new technology design and development.
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more recent years, through his consulting firm, Keep also has shared his
extensive knowledge with the private snow management industry through SIMA
regional training events.
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Jerry Gaeta, Vander Kooi & Associates, Littleton, Colo., speaks during one
of two presentations he delivered during the Symposium.
This year SIMA’s educational seminars were divided into four tracks:
sales/marketing, management/leadership, operations and administration.
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In
addition to the Volunteer of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Awards,
SIMA presented five awards during its evening awards ceremony held during
the Symposium. Pictured is James Anderson (left), this year's Employee of
the Year Award recipient along with his employer Troy Clogg (right), Troy
Clogg Landscaping, Wixom, Mich., and SIMA Board Member Sam Granados
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Also receiving awards during the banquet were:
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Recruiter of the Year: Bob Smart, Yard Smart, Olmstead Falls, Ohio.
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Excellence in Business, revenue under $250,000: Karen Shackles, Whistle
While You Work, Dillon, Colo.
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Excellence in Business, revenue of $250,000 to $1 million: Bob Smart, Yard
Smart, Olmstead Falls Ohio.
- Excellence in Business,
revenue of more than $1 million: Mark Moore, Green Earth Landscaping
Hackensack, N.J.
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