In memoriam: Kevin Kent

March 24, 2014  |  News

GeoDynamics president passed away March 20 Kevin H. Kent, president of Utah-based GeoDynamics, passed away at age 57 on March 20, 2014. Kent was involved in the geotextiles and erosion control industry since 1987. He had worked with geosynthetics manufacturers for more than 14 years when he formed t…
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GSE announces timeline changes for company sale

March 17, 2014  |  News

April dates are issued Houston-based GSE Holding Inc. (GSE/“the Company”) announced in a March 14 press release that “the Company and its senior secured lenders have amended the Company’s secured first lien credit facility and its secured revolving super priority credit facil…
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U.S. DOT announces $600 million for transportation projects

March 13, 2014  |  News

Sixth round of TIGER funding The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced that $600 million will be made available to fund transportation projects across the country under a sixth round of the DOT’s Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program. The …
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Diane Hitt receives excellence in manufacturing award

March 7, 2014  |  News

Diane Hitt receives excellence in manufacturing award GM at East Coast Erosion Control “Setting goals is imperative to success. Manufacturing has many different facets, and every position is important. Set short-term goals to allow yourself to learn all aspects of your industry. As these are a…
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GSE announces delisting from New York Stock Exchange

March 5, 2014  |  News

Expects to begin trading on OTCQB Marketplace Houston-based GSE Holding Inc. (GSE) announced in a March 4 press release that it has been notified that because it was not in compliance with the continued listing standards set forth by the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Regulation Inc. intends to delis…
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ASTM D35 Committee on Geosynthetics establishes new award

February 25, 2014  |  News

First recipient, Dave Suits, is namesake for the honor By Ron Bygness At its January 2014 biannual meetings, ASTM International’s Committee D35 on Geosynthetics announced that it had established a committee award that would recognize outstanding long-term service and commitment to Committee D3…
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Conference Career Center at EC-’14

February 14, 2014  |  News

Erosion control conference is Feb. 25–28 in Nashville Job opportunities and resume postings On Thursday, Feb. 27, and Friday, Feb. 28, during the Environmental Connection-’14 expo hall hours, the International Erosion Control Association (IECA) is hosting a Career Center in booth #119. J…
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April 15 deadline: Call for Geosynthetics ’15 abstracts

February 13, 2014  |  News

Paper presentations highlight the biennial conference’s technical programs “Geosynthetics: Advances and Innovation” is the theme of Geosynthetics 2015. The conference will feature four days of technical programming, including short courses, panel discussions, and paper presentation…
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‘Father of geocells’ leaves a legacy of innovation

February 11, 2014  |  News

Gary Bach retires after 37 years at Presto Calling him “one of the fathers of geosynthetics technology development,” a press release from Presto Geosystems announced that Gary Bach is retiring after 37 years with the company. Bach was one of the original developers of geocells, a technol…
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In memoriam: Gary Ezell

February 7, 2014  |  News

Professional career with CETCO, Agru. Agru America recently noted the loss of friend and colleague, Gary Ezell, who passed away unexpectedly on January 25, 2014. A resident of St. Petersburg, Fla., he was “the consummate professional with a passion and dedication to the geosynthetics industry,…
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