Lawmakers in Montgomery County, Md., have tabled a bill that would have banned gas-powered leaf blowers, according to a March 21 report from Fox 5.

Altoz, Inc. a manufacturer of zero-turn mowers and outdoor power equipment, announced March 23 that Horizon Distributors, a large distributor of landscape and outdoor power equipment with over 85 locations across 12 states, now carries the Altoz product line. 

Kenn-Feld Group is pleased to announce the opening of their Fort Wayne, Ind., location. Kenn-Feld Group will be offering a broad selection of new and used John Deere lawn mowers, gators, compact utility tractors, and compact construction equipment to residential and commercial customers.

35 tractor-equipment dealers, representing 73 locations across the country, recently started selling the fast-growing, electric tractor brand, Solectrac, in response to the accelerated movement towards fully-electric solutions.

ECHO Incorporated, a leading manufacturer of high-performance outdoor power equipment for commercial and homeowner use, today announced the appointment of Harold Redman as its new president and CEO effective April 3. Harold brings more than 30 years of outdoor power equipment experience and a proven track record of executive and organizational leadership, strategic green industry vision and product innovation to ECHO.

DR Power Equipment, a producer of outdoor power equipment and a Generac Power Systems company, today announced one of the first battery-powered brush mowers available in the landscape market, the DR FB26E Electric Field and Brush Mower. Featuring a high-capacity 2.5kWh removable and shareable battery, the DR FB26E Electric Field and Brush Mower has the strength to cut up to 90 minutes on a single charge. 

According to a March 22 report from the West Central Tribune, 30-store John Deere Midwest Machinery's Madison, Minn., location was damaged in a fire on March 21.