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Wildman, Soufi join CSI

November 7, 2012 By
PASADENA, TEXAS—Control Solutions Inc. (CSI) has hired Mark Wildman as Mid-South area sales manager of its turf group, and Dr. Rami Soufi in the newly developed role of vice president of business development. Based in Huffman, Texas, Wildman has been ...

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UNH reopens Memorial Field

November 7, 2012 By
DURHAM, N.H.—On Oct. 26, University of New Hampshire (UNH) officials agreed to reopen Memorial Field for its varsity teams and their opponents after additional testing showed no measurable levels of lead, and blood tests for members of the field hockey ...

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Riggs joins ProGrass

November 7, 2012 By
PITTSBURGH—Matthew Riggs joins ProGrass, LLC as the Southeastern US sales manager. “Matt has been a big part in the growth of the synthetic turf industry over the past years and he is well respected by his peers throughout the industry,” says Robert ...

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Reliant Stadium installs AstroTurf

November 7, 2012 By
HOUSTON—The Harris County Sports & Convention Corp. (HCSCC) has completed installation of a new, removable AstroTurf system for Reliant Stadium. The new surface will enable Reliant Park to increase the level of event activity, thereby increasing revenue and economic impact ...

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FMC Corp. donates $75,000 to Red Cross’ Hurricane Sandy Relief efforts

November 7, 2012 By
PHILADELPHIA—On Nov. 2, FMC Corp. announced a disaster relief donation of $75,000 to the American Red Cross to support ongoing efforts in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.  FMC has operations in the heavily impacted Mid-Atlantic region, including the company’s corporate ...

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The National Mall is looking ‘turf-ific’

November 2, 2012 By
By Jim Novak, Turfgrass Producers International When Kirk Hunter, executive director of Turfgrass Producers International (TPI), traveled to Washington in 2009, he met with representatives of the National Coalition to Save Our Mall and a representative of the National Mall ...

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