STMA names Stars & Stripes winner
Josh Lenz won the fifth annual "Stars and Stripes" contest winner. Lenz is the Assistant Manager of Athletic Grounds for Arizona State University. read more
PBI-Gordon appoints director of national accounts
PBI-Gordon’s pest management business unit added Jason Manz as director of national accounts. Manz joined PBI-Gordon in February and leads the key account sales team’s efforts as it develops and executes customer business plans for the company’s national accounts. Manz has more than 20 years of experience in the professional turf and agriculture industries, most recently as seed treatment global... read more
John Deere produces protective face shields
John Deere, in collaboration with the UAW, the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association, is producing protective face shields at John Deere Seeding Group in Moline, Ill. Deere employees will initially produce 25,000 face shields to meet the immediate needs of health care workers in several of its U.S. manufacturing communities. Materials and supplies are ordered... read more
Arborjet adds 3 new hires
Arborjet named three new hires: Jay Goughnour has been hired as a new regional technical manager/technical adviser; Jasmine Hart has been appointed as research associate; and Hayden Davis has been named as horticultural sales representative. Goughnour will assist applicators in the field and support Arborjet distributors in the upper Midwestern states. He was previously a golf course superintendent for 12... read more
STMA names 2020 board of directors
The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) confirmed its 2020 board of directors. Jimmy Simpson, Certified Sports Field Manager (CSFM) and facilities management coordinator for the town of Cary, N.C., was elected president. Simpson will serve a one-year term. “STMA continually leads our industry forward and has brought together a community of sports field managers spanning generations,” said Jimmy Simpson, newly... read more
