The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) has announced its 2015 board of directors, including Allen Johnson, CSFM and fields manager for the Green Bay Packers, as its newly elected president. The board took office at its annual conference, held this year Jan. 13-16 in Denver. Other STMA members elected to the Board include: Jeff Salmond, CSFM, University of Oklahoma, as President-Elect;... read more
Bernhard and Company, manufacturer of Bernhard Grinders, has partnered with Finch Services, a Mid-Atlantic distributor. Finch Services supplies turf maintenance equipment to golf courses and sports facilities in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia. Family-owned and operated since 1945, it was named John Deere’s Distributor of the Year in 2013. “We’re excited to partner with... read more
The Association of Major League Baseball Groundskeepers will induct Pete Flynn of the New York Mets and the late Pasquale ‘Pat’ Santarone, formerly of the Baltimore Orioles, to its Hall of Fame. They were honored Jan.11 at Coors Field in Denver, home to the Colorado Rockies. Flynn began his career as an “Original Met” working on the field during the team’s inaugural... read more
The Toro Company announced Zachery S. Avers is this year’s winner of the annual Toro Super Bowl Sports Turf Training Program. Avers, a student at Ohio State University (OSU), will assist the grounds crew for NFL’s Super Bowl XLIX at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. Since 1967, Toro has partnered with the NFL in providing equipment to prepare the game... read more
Michelin opened a manufacturing plant in Piedmont, S.C., exclusively to produce Michelin X Tweel airless radial tires. The new 135,000 square-foot facility, with a $50 million price tag, is Michelin’s 10th manufacturing facility in South Carolina and the 16th in the U.S. “The Tweel being built here in South Carolina is yet another dramatic example of Michelin’s long-standing commitment to... read more
