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Skagit Horticulture hires VP of sales and marketing

By Bill Goloski — Posted January 6, 2020

Ron Vandiver has been appointed as vice president of sales and marketing at Skagit Horticulture, a national supplier of annuals and perennials. Vandiver joins the company with 20 years of experience in grower plastic supplies, which includes periods of starting his own company that was acquired by other commercial horticulture businesses. He was previously the […]

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Skagit Horticulture opens clean-stock greenhouse, hires manager

By Bill Goloski — Posted February 7, 2019

Skagit Horticulture (Mabton, Washington) has opened a new, clean-stock greenhouse for large-scale production of select agricultural plant starts launched last year, and appointed an Agricultural Division manager. The new greenhouse will produce virus-free transplants for hop growers, vineyard operators, and orchardists. Initial plant starts for softwood cuttings are sourced from the National Clean Plant Network […]

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New president and CEO takes over at Skagit Horticulture

By Curt Kipp — Posted January 9, 2019

Skagit Horticulture has appointed Scott Crownover as the company’s new president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Crownover joined Skagit in 2018 as chief operations officer. In this new role, he is replacing Mark Buchholz, who semi-retired at the end of 2018 and will continue to serve the company in an advisory role. Crownover has […]

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Skagit Horticulture hires chief operating officer

By Bill Goloski — Posted September 5, 2018

Skagit Horticulture, a nationwide supplier of annuals and perennials, has appointed Scott Crownover to serve as chief operating officer, starting September 1, 2018. Crownover joins the company with more than 34 years of experience in the industry, which includes leadership positions at Vaughan’s Seed Company and McHutchison Horticultural Distributors, a division of Dümmen Orange. His skill for […]

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Skagit Horticulture hires regional account manager

By Bill Goloski — Posted March 20, 2018

Tom Contrisciano joins the staff of Skagit Horticulture as a regional account manager in the liner division and will contribute his expertise to the GrowProTeam™. Contrisciano has more than three decades of industry experience in ornamental horticulture.  He recently transitioned to Skagit Horticulture from Fluence Bioengineering, a manufacturer of LED horticultural lighting.  He has also […]

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