Athletic Turf News

STMA expands education offerings for 2013 conference

November 12, 2012 By
LAWRENCE, KAN—The Sports Turf Managers Association’s (STMA’s) 24th Annual Conference and Exhibition will be held Jan. 15-18, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Fla., and will feature increases in all educational offerings made available to attendees. Nearly 1,500 sports turf managers —from ...

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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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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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STC holds membership meeting in Dallas

October 29, 2012 By
By Terrie Ward The Synthetic Turf Council (STC) held its Annual Membership Meeting in Dallas from Oct. 2-4. Participants included 200 representatives from 123 member companies, including builders, landscape architects, testing labs, maintenance providers, manufacturers, suppliers, installation contractors, infill material ...

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