Miracle-Gro

Lanehub Growth Showcases Benefits of Collaboration Between Shippers and Carriers

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Tuesday, September 24, 2019
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The Lanehub collaborative transportation network is proving to drive results for shippers and their carriers.

Key Points: 
  • The Lanehub collaborative transportation network is proving to drive results for shippers and their carriers.
  • "The power of collaboration with Lanehub clients enables us to manage challenging lanes and mitigate increasing market prices," said Matt O'Connor, vice president of supply chain at consumer products producer Rockline Industries.
  • Some of the newest members of the Lanehub collaborative transportation network include Cascades, CaseStack, Scotts Miracle-Gro and SpartanNash.
  • Lanehub is a cloud-based collaborative transportation network that enables shippers or carriers to match recurring freight lanes on a consistent basis to jointly source capacity or better utilize private or dedicated fleets.

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Announces Quarterly Dividend Payment

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Thursday, August 1, 2019
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MARYSVILLE, Ohio, Aug. 01, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG), the worlds leading marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden as well as hydroponic growing products, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved an increase to the Companys quarterly dividend payment to shareholders.

Key Points: 
  • MARYSVILLE, Ohio, Aug. 01, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG), the worlds leading marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden as well as hydroponic growing products, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved an increase to the Companys quarterly dividend payment to shareholders.
  • The quarterly payment will increase to $0.58 per share.
  • The fourth quarter dividend is payable on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 to shareholders of record as of Tuesday, August 27, 2019.
  • Our business continues to perform well and the increase in the dividend is an expression of our continued confidence, said Jim Hagedorn, chairman and chief executive officer.

ScottsMiracle-Gro® and ProAmpac Win 2019 AmeriStar Award

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Monday, July 15, 2019
Packaging, Chemicals, Plastics, Environment, Manufacturing, Other Manufacturing, Labels, Packaging and labeling, Product management, Miracle-Gro, Packaging, Economy, ScottsMiracle-Gro, Pritzker Private Capital

The 2019 AmeriStar Award has been presented to ScottsMiracle-Gro in partnership with packaging leader ProAmpac for their bio-plastic based design of the Miracle-Gro Performance Organics growing media packaging, which made its commercial debut this spring.

Key Points: 
  • The 2019 AmeriStar Award has been presented to ScottsMiracle-Gro in partnership with packaging leader ProAmpac for their bio-plastic based design of the Miracle-Gro Performance Organics growing media packaging, which made its commercial debut this spring.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    The annual AmeriStar award competition is conducted by the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP).
  • The 27 award winners announced June 4 by IoPP were selected by 12 judges from 50 entries across 17 categories.
  • In reviewing this years competition, Flexible Packaging Magazine observes that the highest award for flexible packaging went to ScottsMiracle-Gro, who partnered with ProAmpac.

"BigMike" Straumietis, World Premier Cannabis Expert, Warns Against the Arrival of Corporate Players

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Monday, July 2, 2018
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LOS ANGELES, July 2, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --"BigMike" Straumietis, world-premier cannabis expert and CEO of Advanced Nutrients , warns against the arrival of large corporate players who are now cashing in on marijuana-associated products.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, July 2, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --"BigMike" Straumietis, world-premier cannabis expert and CEO of Advanced Nutrients , warns against the arrival of large corporate players who are now cashing in on marijuana-associated products.
  • The fight is on particularly when one pits Advanced Nutrients, a company that has always stated its products were for cannabis, up against its new primary competition: Scotts Miracle-Gro.
  • "I warned people about this all the way back in 2011 about what was going to happen."
  • This global enterprise is one of the largest cannabis businesses in the world, with products in over 100 different countries and manufacturing facilities in both the U.S. and Canada.

GrowGeneration Hires Senior Commercial Expert Yoshi Sakashita to Lead its Commercial Division

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Monday, May 21, 2018
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is focused exclusively on providing product driven solutions, that lower costs and increases the efficiencies for large commercial cultivation operations.

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  • is focused exclusively on providing product driven solutions, that lower costs and increases the efficiencies for large commercial cultivation operations.
  • From 2012-2017, Yoshi Sakashita was the Technical Lighting Expert for Gavita International, the leading indoor lighting solution for cannabis cultivators and most recently at Hawthorne Gardening, a division of Scotts Miracle-Gro, who acquired Gavita International in 2017.
  • Prior to Gavita, he was with Bio Floral and Method 7, providing solutions and problem solving for many commercial growers.
  • Darren Lampert, Co-Founder and CEO, said, "The hiring of Yoshi, as our VP of GrowGen Management Corp. further solidifies the management team of GrowGen.

Freedonia Analyst Weighs In on Scotts Miracle-Gro's Acquisition of Sunlight Supply, a Key Provider of Hydroponics Equipment & Supplies

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Friday, April 20, 2018
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This deal, which is expected to close by June 1, will be Scotts Miracle-Gro's largest transaction to date.

Key Points: 
  • This deal, which is expected to close by June 1, will be Scotts Miracle-Gro's largest transaction to date.
  • Sunlight Supply will be combined with Scotts' Hawthorne Gardening subsidiary, boosting annual sales in that unit from $290 million to about $600 million.
  • This transaction is part of Scotts' ongoing efforts to develop market positioning in the rapidly growing recreational and medicinal cannabis industries.
  • According to Freedonia Group analyst Jennifer Mapes-Christ, "Demand for most types of lawn and garden equipment in the US is relatively well established.