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Dow AgroSciences adds to T&O team

August 27, 2015 By Joelle Harms

Dow AgroSciences has recently hired to new members to its T&O team, while also appointing its current staff member to a new role. Dow has named Chris Moyer marketing communications manager, supporting both the turf and ornamental (T&O) and pest management businesses. Moyer joined Dow ...

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Architect Greg Nash dies at 66

August 26, 2015 By Grant Gannon

Golf course architect Greg Nash has died at the age of 66, the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) reports. Nash’s notable golf course designs include: Anthem Country Club, Anthem, Ariz.; Club Terravita, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Sun City Palm Springs ...

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GCSAA hires Robert Helland to boost industry advocacy efforts

August 25, 2015 By Joelle Harms

The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) has hired Robert Helland in an effort to increase golf industry presence with policymakers. Helland, who served as the GCSAA’s Washington-based federal lobbyist from the law firm of Reed Smith LLC for the ...

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Toro elects president and COO

August 20, 2015 By Joelle Harms

The Toro Company has announced that Richard M. Olson has been elected to the position of president and chief operating officer (COO), effective Sept. 1. Olson, 51, has served the company in various roles throughout his 29-year tenure, most recently ...

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Wiedenmann North America adds territory sales manager

August 18, 2015 By Grant Gannon

Wiedenmann North America LLC, the North American distributor for Wiedenmann GmBH, has announced in a news release Brad Boaz has been hired as the company’s newest territory sales manager for the East Coast of North America. Wiedenmann North America is based in Savannah, Ga. Boaz brings 21 ...

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Golfdom Gallery: August 2015

August 5, 2015 By Joelle Harms

1. Expensive tastes We were happy to make some new friends at the Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse bar in Daytona Beach, Fla. (L to R) Jeff Dekle, Bulloch Fertilizer Co.; Walt Strickland, Bulloch Fertilizer Co. and Brad Shaver, Helena Chemical ...

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