Greenhouse Management magazine and Nursery Management magazine are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Horticultural Industries Leadership Awards (HILA). HILA, sponsored by Syngenta, is the only national awards program to honor leaders who have made significant contributions to the horticulture industry from both the greenhouse and nursery markets.
HILA recipients will have made significant contributions to the horticulture industry, such as:
- contributing to its development with their innovation and expertise
- excelling in environmental stewardship
- enhancing the lives of employees, customers, and communities
- otherwise making a positive impact on the industry
The following 2023 HILA recipients will be awarded during the HILA reception at Cultivate’23 in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday, July 16, 2023.
- Mark and Jolly Krautmann, Heritage Seedlings
- Jennifer Moss, Moss Greenhouses
- Ed Overdevest, Overdevest Nurseries
- Marcel Boonekamp, Green Circle Growers
- Shawn Cox, Arizona Wholesale Growers
- Zachary Herrill, United Plant Growers
"The HILAs are an exciting opportunity for us to shed light on those extraordinary individuals who make a difference in their operation, the horticulture industry, and their community, says group publisher, Jim Gilbride. “We’re grateful to Syngenta for partnering with us to bring this prestigious awards program to the industry.”
Please visit GreenhouseMag.com and NurseryMag.com in July for full coverage of our HILA recipients.
About Greenhouse Management
Greenhouse Management is the leading trade publication serving greenhouse growers. Through its website, e-newsletter and print magazine, Greenhouse Management provides the most relevant information about production, marketing, and business management to help growers run a more efficient and profitable operation.
About Nursery Management
Nursery Management is the leading trade publication serving wholesale nursery growers. Through its website, e-newsletter, and print magazine, Nursery Management provides the latest production, marketing and business management tips to help growers increase their profits.
Both titles are owned by GIE Media, based in Valley View, Ohio. GIE Media was founded in 1980 and has grown over 38 years into a leading marketing and communications business-to-business media company serving 17 industries – including the horticulture industry through its Horticulture Group (Greenhouse Management, Produce Grower, Nursery Management, Garden Center, Cannabis Business Times, and Cannabis Dispensary). The company goal of Group Interest Enterprises is to publish the highest quality business magazines, websites, e-newsletters, conferences, reference books and other forms of business media in growth industries, with a quality standard based upon editorial value and market leadership.
The company employs more than 100 editors, publishers, sales representatives, marketers and other professionals.
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