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Number of firms |
Number of employees |
Estimated revenue in 2005 |
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- - - - - mln $ - - - - - |
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| Greenhouse industry | ... |
9,540 |
246a |
|
| Nursery industry | ||||
| Containerb | 1,287c
| ... |
195a |
|
| Field | ... |
... |
100a |
|
| Landscape installation & maint. | 2,500 |
45,143 |
3,644d |
|
| Retail garden centerse | 1,467 |
2050 |
510 |
|
| Turfgrass growers | 99 |
891f |
151a |
|
| Golf courses and related business | 680 |
20,804h |
2,690g |
|
| Re-wholesalers | ... |
... |
105 |
|
| Landscape architectsj | 177 |
... |
340 |
|
| Florist | 778 |
3,150 |
179 |
|
| Total | 6,888 |
78,988 |
8.160j |
|
a 2005 Georgia Farm Gate Value Report. Univ. of Georgia AR-06-01
b Includes liner producers.
c Firms with sales greater than $1,000.
d Estimate based on Research Report No. 672, 2000 and increased by 5%.
e Mostly chain stores.
f Nine employees per company per personal contacts.
g An Economic Impact Study of the Golf Industry on the State of Georgia, 2003. Georgia State Univ.
h Full time year round. Does not include part-time and seasonal employees.
i Number of registered landscape architects is 218.
j This survey does not include the revenues from basic manufacturers and sellers of chemicals, fertilizer, irrigation & maintenance equipment, nor the irrigation installation industry.
b Includes liner producers.
c Firms with sales greater than $1,000.
d Estimate based on Research Report No. 672, 2000 and increased by 5%.
e Mostly chain stores.
f Nine employees per company per personal contacts.
g An Economic Impact Study of the Golf Industry on the State of Georgia, 2003. Georgia State Univ.
h Full time year round. Does not include part-time and seasonal employees.
i Number of registered landscape architects is 218.
j This survey does not include the revenues from basic manufacturers and sellers of chemicals, fertilizer, irrigation & maintenance equipment, nor the irrigation installation industry.