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Changes announced for Cultivate’17

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ken Fisher, AmericanHort President and Chief Executive Officer, announced at the Sunday Keynote presentation that exciting changes are coming to Cultivate’17.   Since 2012, AmericanHort has worked with event experience engineers to discuss strategies to improve and grow the Cultivate experience for exhibitors. “The primary goals were to utilize the planned expansion…

Scotts Miracle-Gro CEO bets big on pot growers

Strapped into the pilot’s seat of his private jet, Scotts Miracle-Gro CEO Jim Hagedorn thrusts the throttle forward and hurtles down the runway, a typical start to the day for the former F-16 fighter pilot, who commutes 500 miles from his home on Long Island, New York. to his office outside Columbus, Ohio. For an…

CENTS rebrands as MGIX

The Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association has announced the launch of MGIX, the Midwest Green Industry Xperience. Formerly known as CENTS, MGIX will combine education with an expanded trade show. The event will still take place January 16–18, 2017 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. The roll out of the MGIX brand…

CENTS 2016 dates updated

The Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association Board of Directors has announced that CENTS 2016 will take place, Jan. 11-13 (Mon.-Wed.) with pre-convention workshops on Sunday, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio.    ONLA plans to maintain our Monday – Wednesday pattern for future years as well. For your convenience, the dates are as…

HRI now accepting scholarship applications

WASHINGTON, D.C. and COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) is accepting scholarship applications for the 2015-2016 school year.   These scholarships are made possible by seven special HRI endowment funds that aid students who are seeking a lifelong career in horticulture. HRI and its member firms consider graduating students in horticulture to be…