Dow AgroSciences Names New Senior Sales Specialist
Dow AgroSciences announces the appointment of Tom Linnen as senior sales specialist for the Mid-America Specialties Group, which includes Turf and Ornamental...
Compass Label Amended for Dollar Spot
A label amendment was recently granted by the EPA for Compass Fungicide, stating the product suppresses dollar spot (Sclerotinia) on bentgrass golf course...
AED Releases Construction Marketplace Study
Associated Equipment Distributors last week released an all-new research project to define the construction equipment marketplace and capture the buying...
Free Seminars at EXPO 2003 Give Landscape Professionals the Edge
Lawn and landscape professionals have a free opportunity to gain valuable knowledge from top professionals in their field at the International Lawn, Garden...
Cummins Power Generation Network Responds to Blackouts
The Power Generation business of Columbus, Ind.-based Cummins Inc. and the distributor network responded recently to the emergency power generation needs...
Home Depot’s 2Q Profits Up 9.9 Percent
Atlanta-based Home Depot last week said that sales of such items as John Deere tractors and pressure washers helped the company turn around losses at...
Turf Managers Reap Professional Rewards with Expanded Accolades Program
Lawn and landscape professionals and golf course superintendents now can focus more on business with the new selection of rewards offered by the Accolades...
Japan Dealers Visit Shindaiwa, Inc.
Fifteen outdoor power equipment dealers from Japan toured the Shindaiwa, Inc. campus in Tualatin, Ore., and later enjoyed sight-seeing trips around Portland...
Toro Recognizes Championship Effort
Life for the Curtis family of Mill Creek Golf Club has very hectic since Ben Curtis' win at the 132nd British Open. The Toro Company along with its distributor,...
Surveys Indicate Golf Course Superintendent Profession is Advancing
Two recently-conducted surveys reveal the golf course superintendent profession has strengthened its position in the marketplace. Earlier this year, the...
John Deere Landscapes Opens Second Branch in Southern California
John Deere Landscapes announced the opening of a new branch in San Juan Capistrano. This is the second branch opening in southern California in 30 days—a...
HSS RentX Provides Equipment for TV Series
Denver-based national rental chain HSS RentX is providing equipment for a BBC television series called Ground Force America. In each segment, the Ground...
Caterpillar Faces Two Harassment Lawsuits
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission last week filed two lawsuits against Caterpillar Inc., accusing the company of permitting sexual and...
Bachman Elected ANLA President
Dale Bachman, president of Bachman’s, Inc., was recently elected as the American Nursery & Landscape Association’s (ANLA) 2003-2004 president during the...
Dixie Chopper Expands Manufacturing Capabilities to Meet Growing Demand
To help meet an increasing demand, Dixie Chopper has begun construction on a new 16,000-square-foot assembly facility at its manufacturing complex in...
Dodger Stadium, Edison Field Chosen as Top Playing Fields
Results of a poll in the July 7 issue of Sports Illustrated showed that 23.2 percent of the players who responded chose Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles...
Hellebuyck Named Tanaka Sales Manager
Tanaka announced that Douglas Hellebuyck has been promoted to national sales manager. Hellebuyck, who has over 20 years of sales and marketing experience...
Mower Recall
In cooperation with the U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), The Toro Co. is voluntarily recalling 400 units of the 2003 TimeCutter Z Zero Radius...
June Wetter and Cooler Than Average in Much of Nation;
The eastern two-thirds of the nation was cooler than average and much of the eastern and southern United States was wetter than average in June, according...
June Construction Starts Jump 9 Percent
New construction starts increased 9 percent in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $529.5 billion, according to McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge,...
Appellate Court Affirms Kubota's Win in Patent Case
On July 17, 2003, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed a jury verdict and judgment of the U.S. District Court for the Central...
Husqvarna Promotion Reaches New Heights
Husqvarna’s current “Feel The Power” marketing campaign has reached new heights —literally—as a promotional banner was unfurled on top of 20,320-foot...
Johnston Elected President of American Society of Golf Course Architects
Clyde Johnston of Hilton Head, S.C., was elected president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects at the organization’s 57th annual meeting...
U.S. Retail Gasoline Prices Fall
The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline fell in late July for the first time in four weeks, decreasing by 0.8 cent per gallon as of July 28...
Bill Campbell Calls Increasing Driving Yardages “Indefensible”
Bill Campbell, the only person to have served as USGA president and captain of the R&A, told members of the American Society of Golf Course Architects...
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