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Pacific Fibre Products selling operation in Canby

By Vic Panichkul — Posted November 15, 2023

Pacific Fibre Products has started the process to sell its custom soils business, based in Canby, Oregon. Pacific Fibre Products, which is based in Longview, Washington, purchased the former Phillips Soil Products in 2022 from Bill Phillips and renamed it Pac Fibre Soils. The Canby, Oregon, operation was established in 1988. It sells custom-blended growing […]

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Bailey hires trade communications specialist

By Bill Goloski — Posted March 23, 2022

Jasmina Dolce has been hired for a newly created trade communications specialist for Bailey, according to a release from the company. She will write and share stories about the company, Endless Summer® Hydrangeas, First Editions® Shrubs & Trees, and Easy Elegance® Roses with consumer brand licensees, growers, garden centers and other trade audiences. With more […]

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Pursell Agri-Tech hires director of turf and ornamentals

By Bill Goloski — Posted March 23, 2022

Bill Abetz has been appointed director of turn and ornamentals for Pursell Agri-Tech, according to a release from the company. He has 30 years of green industry experience, which includes 20 years in chemical and fertilizer sales and product development. He previously served as assistant golf course superintendent and nursery operations manager. Abetz will help […]

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Fall Creek hires general counsel

By Bill Goloski — Posted March 23, 2022

Brendan Driscoll has been appointed as general counsel of Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, according to a release from the company. He replaces Jim Baumgartner, who is retiring. Driscoll will serve on the company’s executive management team to lead the company’s internal legal team and the global network of outside counsel. In addition, he will […]

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Oregon State hires dean of agriculture sciences

By Bill Goloski — Posted March 23, 2022

Staci Simonich has been appointed the dean of the Oregon State University (OSU) College of Agricultural Sciences and director of the Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station, according to a release from the university. Simonich has more than 20 years of experience with the university, starting as an assistant professor in 2001. She has been an interim […]

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In Memoriam: Laszlo Geza Pomazi

By Bill Goloski — Posted March 16, 2022

The Oregon Association of Nurseries (OAN) is saddened to report the passing of Laszlo Pomazi on February 18. He was 84. Laszlo Pomazi was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1937. At 19 years old, he was a freedom fighter against the Soviet Union in the Hungarian Revolution in 1956. He escaped to Salzburg, Austria, where […]

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Fall Creek hires IT director, grower support rep

By Bill Goloski — Posted March 16, 2022

Fall Creek Farm & Nursery Inc.,, international blueberry breeding and nursery company, recently filled two new positions, according to releases from the company. Both will be based out of the Lowell, Oregon headquarters. J. Nathan Jurgens has been appointed information technology (IT) director for Fall Creek Farm and Nursery Inc. He will develop, plan, and […]

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Bailey hires Upper Midwest territory sales representative

By Bill Goloski — Posted March 9, 2022

Robin Sailor has been hired as a territory sales representative for the Upper Midwest, according to a release from the company. She will serve customers in southeast Minnesota, southwest Wisconsin, eastern Iowa, and Missouri. She will replace Chuck Meyer, who is going to retire. Sailor has 20 years of prior experience in landscape design, retail […]

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FNGLA hires Tal Coley as CEO, succeeding Ben Bolusky

By Bill Goloski — Posted March 2, 2022

Talmadge “Tal” Coley has been hired as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA), according to a release from the organization. He replaces Ben Bolusky, who announced he is retiring in June 2022 after 24 years of service. Coley will serve as the fifth CEO for the 70-year-old […]

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Pacific Northwest Waterways Association hires director

By Bill Goloski — Posted February 23, 2022

Heather Stebbings has been appointed as the executive director of the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association, according to a report from Capital Press (Salem, Oregon). Stebbings most recently served the Port of Vancouver and Shaver Transportation, but she previously served as the association in a communications and government relations position for 13 years. Stebbings replaces Kristen […]

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