ILA Newsleaf SUMMER 2019

Dear ILA Newsleaf reader,
My name is Matthew Kelly.
I am a current ILA board
member and small business
owner in the professional
green industry. I am
humbling serving as your
GIA Board Secretary in
addition to my role as an
ILA board member. The
Green Industry Alliance (GIA) is a united body representing
every facet of the green industry in Indiana. GIA represents
organizations such as the Indianapolis Landscape
Association, Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association,
Indiana Professional Lawn & Landscape Association, and
Indiana Irrigation Contractors. A main benefit of being
under the GIA ‘umbrella’ is that we work directly with The
Corydon Group to monitor and protect our professional
industry through legislation.
ongoing topic in the green industry national legislation
efforts.
Now, as for Indiana, things are quiet on the legislative
front. We will update you as things get closer to the
beginning of the next session. GIA will be hosting our
annual golf outing on July 18, 2019 at Twin Lakes
Golf Club. Registration begins at 10 am, with lunch at
the clubhouse and a shotugun start at 11 am. Prizes
and scoring will immediately follow the outing. You
can contact me for the sign-up sheet at matthew@
ttbdesigngroup.com.
Please reach out to your association board for knowledge,
guidance, and news in the upcoming season. Please don’t
forget how our community of various networks is so
valuable to you and your business.
Respectfully,
Matthew Kelly
As you may have heard, on May 7, the Department of
Homeland Security and the Department of Labor released
a rule starting the application process for an additional
30,000 H-2B visas for the fiscal year 2019. Visas were
limited to returning workers who had H-2B status in one or
more of the previous three working seasons. The USCIS (US
Citizenship and Immigration Services) still need to make
changes in the future to send relief to countless companies
that heavily rely on new and returning workers. This is an
GIA Board Secretary
ILA Board Member
President of The Turf Boss - TTB Design Group
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Sources Cited: WhiteHouse.gov; LawnandLandscape.com;
LandscapeProfessionals.org; BLS.gov; SEA
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