Share your expertise by being a presenter at the 2014 Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) Conference and Exhibition. The conference will be held in San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 21-24. STMA is seeking engaging presentations in the areas of sports turf management, design and construction, environmental regulation and compliance, professional development, and new technologies and research. For information on what is... read more
Know of an amazing synthetic turf field, playground, park or installation in your community? Then check out the Synthetic Turf Council’s (STC’s) annual Search for the Real Field of Dreams, which recognizes the power that synthetic turf has to transform communities and schools, and keep their youth active, healthy and fit. This national contest is open to schools (K12 and... read more
Shaw Sports Turf, a division of Shaw Industries, a Berkshire Hathaway company, recently completed one of its most unusual installations to date at Diamond Ranch Academy (DRA) in Hurricane, Utah. The 74,100-sq.-ft. installation for the youth residential treatment center was completed with Shaw Sports Turf’s Momentum turf system, known for its durability and overall performance. Spanning a total of 16,000... read more
Business for Hellas is booming from the West to the East Coast. As an approved bidder with the New Jersey Schools Development Authority (NJSDA), Hellas Construction will have access to all projects with the Schools Construction Program that contain athletic fields, running tracks and court components. Notice of the elevation within the New Jersey Department of Education came to Reed... read more
A former punter for the National Football League’s Houston Texans has filed a state district court lawsuit against the owners and managers of Reliant Stadium, based on claims that the stadium’s poor field conditions caused him to suffer a career-threatening leg injury. Brett Hartmann was the NFL’s leading rookie punter when the Texans played the Atlanta Falcons on Dec. 4,... read more
