TMG named top 50 finalist in Courier's Best Places to Work

The Cincinnati Business Courier has released the names of the 50 finalists for the 2011 Best Places to Work. Among them, The Motz Group!


The Motz Group is an athletic field construction company that designs and installs world class synthetic and natural turf playing systems all over the globe.  TMG specializes in professional, collegiate and high school athletics as well as parks & recreation.  Click here to see a sampling of fields The Motz Group have designed and installed.

Joe Motz, President and CEO of The Motz Group, is proud of his team's recognition.  "Our team is the best! They are fiercely passionate about the delivery of “Best in Class” products and services as well as promulgating the ownership thinking culture which recognizes the contribution of each member and provides the natural high we all keep coming back for."

According to the Business Courier Site, "Best Places to Work is based on the results of anonymous employee surveys, measuring work-force engagement and finding out how employees feel about management effectiveness, trust and other workplace issues. More than 100 firms were nominated to participate in the competition, which is now in its ninth year.  The companies employ more than 10,000 workers who participated in online surveys."


The Motz Group is honored to receive this distinction and looks forward to attending the November 3rd event at Duke Energy Convention Center to learn who will win in each of five categories!

For the complete list of the fifty finalists, click here.

For more information about The Motz Group contact us at 513.533.6452 or info@themotzgroup.com

Notre Dame Academy Wins STC Field of Dreams Honor

Congratulations Notre Dame Academy, winners of Synthetic Turf Council's Top Athletic Field in the 2011 Real Field of Dreams Contest.

Notre Dame Academy

Park Hills, KY

The story of Notre Dame Academy’s (“NDA”) “Field of Dreams” is unique. NDA is an all girls’ high school that is 100 years old. Until the new field opened last year, at no time in NDA’s history did it have an athletic field. The lack of a field caused significant issues for every administrator, coach, parent and student involved in outdoor sports. Literally, for decades, the coaches had to find facilities for every practice. Over the years NDA teams practiced on many abandoned fields and empty playgrounds. To make some of these fields usable and safe, dedicated parents and coaches removed rocks and debris, cut grass and brought in truck loads of dirt to fill holes and smooth bumps. When NDA’s teams were “lucky”, they received permission to squeeze-in practice time at other schools after the home school had finished using its facilities. Of course, this also meant that coaches, parents and athletes students had to travel for all practices. In fact, at one point, the only available practice facilities were at a school in neighboring state. Obviously, this also meant that in the entire 100 year history of NDA, it did not have a true home game. The only home games were at rented or borrowed facilities. The other major issue was limitation on participation. Nationally the number of women participating in athletics has exploded. Correspondingly, there was high interest in expanding the number of sports and athletes at NDA. However, it was impossible to even consider adding sports and opportunities without a place to practice and play. This was a shame. Dozens of studies document the numerous psychological, physiological and sociological benefits of sports participation for girls.

Simply put, involvement in athletics significantly enhances the chances that young women stay out of trouble, do well in school, remain healthy and become leaders. A few years ago the Sisters of Notre Dame graciously donated property to NDA to build an athletic field. The opportunity to finally have a home field was wonderful. However, in order to provide for all of the practices and games for existing teams, and to develop new teams and opportunities for young women, there was only one answer for NDA – the new field had to have synthetic turf to accommodate all of NDA’s needs.

The impact of the NDA’s synthetic turf field was immediate. Within days after the field was complete, NDA’s soccer team was using the field for practice. After decades of begging for practice time at other schools, cleaning up trash and rocks off a field before practice and handing out directions to parents so that they could find the practice field, NDA could finally simply say, “practice today after school”. More significantly, the synthetic turf field immediately opened the door to participation for dozens of young women and expanded playing time in the community. As soon as the field was complete, NDA organized a new lacrosse team for its students. This has been a huge success in terms of the number of girls participating. Also NDA has invited youth teams in the area to use its synthetic turf field when other facilities are not available. This has been a welcome addition to the community and tremendous benefit to the young athletes in the area. In addition, the field is a very attractive addition to NDA’s campus. Before the field was installed there was an overgrown gully in front of the school. Now one of the first things someone sees as they come to NDA is a beautiful, sparking green field. Moreover, the campus is alive after school every day as dozens of players, parents and coaches come and go for practice. Also “game days” are truly special events for hundreds of alums, fans and families. After 100 years of not having a home field, it is probably impossible to overstate the good will, pride and school spirit generated by NDA’s new synthetic turf field.

The Motz Group installed NDA’s 24/7® synthetic turf field in 2009. For more information on The Motz Group or any of our proven turf systems, contact Zach Burns at 513.533.6452 or info@themotzgroup.com