People and Events

New positions
Anthony Warren to purchasing manager; Marc Boissonnault to territory manager for eastern Canada,  KIOTI Tractor, Wendell, N.C.
 
Tom Stutzman to edible plant and inventory manager, Agri-Starts, Apopka, Fla. 
 
Vito Graziano to service technician, Hamilton Engineering, Livonia, Mich.
 
Mike Proffitt to representative for California, Arizona and Nevada, Proptek, Santa Cruz, Calif.

Business changes
Athens Select, Athens, Ga., has added Magnolia Gardens, Magnolia, Texas, as a licensed propagator.
 
MasterBlend, Elwood, Ill., has moved to a larger, expanded facility in Morris, Ill.
 
Valent USA Corp., Walnut Creek, Calif., formed a new biorational business unit, a team focused on delivering effective biorational crop protection and crop enhancement products to Valent customers.

May 2010
5-6, Turf and Ornamental Communicators Assn. 21st Annual Meeting, Tucson, Ariz.; www.toca.org

June 2010
2, California Grown Show, Costa Mesa, Calif.; www.californiagrownshow.com
6-9, North American Horticulture Supply Association Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, N.M.; www.nahsa.com
17, MNLA Field Day, Davidsonville, Md.; (410) 823-8684
26-29, Seeley Conference, Ithaca, N.Y.; www.hort.cornell.edu/seeleyconference
27-30, Garden Centers of America Summer Tour, Orlando, Fla.; www.gardencentersofamerica.org