Brian Blair, deputy treasurer of FMC Corp., has been elected vice president and treasurer of the company, effective Nov. 1. He will report to Andrew Sandifer, executive vice president and chief financial officer. Blair will assume the treasurer responsibilities from Brian Angeli, vice president of corporate strategy, who has also served as treasurer since 2018. Angeli has been named vice... read more
Project EverGreen, Exmark Manufacturing, the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) and The Foundation for Safer Athletic Fields for Everyone (SAFE) have joined forces for the 2020 “Our Winning Green Space” contest. This marks the fourth year of the partnership between these industry leaders. Municipal parks and recreation departments, public works departments and nonprofit agencies may enter the contest for a chance at winning... read more
The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) will transition to a virtual event, held Jan. 12-14, 2021. “After much deliberation and consultation with members, peer organizations and Palm Springs Convention Center executives, the STMA board of directors has determined that its annual conference and exhibition is unable to be held in person,” the association said in a statement. The virtual conference... read more
The keynote presenter for Sports Turf Manager Association‘s (STMA) 2021 Conference and Exhibition will be Pete Smith, a personal and professional development coach. He will be presenting “Dare to Matter: How Sports Field Professionals Rise to Significance.” 2020 has forced us, willingly or not, to become adaptable, stay hopeful, and remain diligent in fulfilling our commitments. This year has made... read more
Textron Specialized Vehicles, a Textron company, will relocate all manufacturing of Jacobsen professional turf equipment to its facility in Ipswich, U.K. The move will begin this fall and be completed in stages over the next several months. This move will enable the company to focus its investments, skill and improvements in mower production on a single facility and leverage existing... read more
