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Language barrier driving Hispanic landscapers to Big Box stores over equipment dealers
When it comes to “owning the Hispanic business in your market”—the topic of a meeting with landscape equipment dealers this week at GIE+EXPO—overcoming the language barrier is the first and foremost challenge. Employing at least one bilingual person in a customer-facing role won’t guarantee success, but, as a practical matter, not doing so is likely […]
October 25, 2016
Construction Equipment
After sharp decline during recession, illegal immigrant population shows signs of a rebound alongside construction
A new report released today by the Pew Research Center’s Hispanic Trends Project indicates the sharp recession-induced decline of illegal immigrants living in the United States has stalled. Traditionally drawn to occupations in construction and the service sector, the illegal immigrant population peaked at 12.2 million in 2007, but declined with the recession as the […]
September 23, 2013
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