Slow winter in Wisconsin hits snow company hard

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Below-average snowfall this year has made things difficult for one Wisconsin business.

Because of a unique hiring goal, it’s affecting more than just the bottom line.

Action Jackson started his lawn care company, Jackson’s Yard Care, in 2009 out of the garage of his home. 
Now, his company has grown and is stationed in a warehouse in Sun Prairie, where it employs over a dozen people. 

“This is primarily a landscaping company, but we also run a program out of here as well,” said Jackson. “A program that promotes free education on the trade itself.”

At a young age, Jackson said he had a criminal background, which made it difficult for him to get a job. 
“When I was 18, I went to prison, and I got myself together. But before I started Jackson’s Yard Care, I was in a predicament where I couldn’t find employment,” said Jackson. 

So he made it his goal to hire people with similar backgrounds.

However, the lack of snow this winter has made that difficult. 

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