March 17, 2017 / Minneapolis, MN

HISTORICAL INFORMATION GATHERERS (HIG) is proud to announce and welcome Rich Townsend as the company’s Director of Business Development. Rich will be responsible for sales team leadership and driving revenue, and will also contribute to marketing and business strategy. He will focus on building and strengthening HIG relationships in the West Region of the United States.

“I was attracted by HIG’s mission to be the leader in providing top-quality, cost-effective historical property use information and environmental data,” Rich said. “I intend to apply my sales and marketing skills, and knowledge of the environmental consulting field, to build awareness for HIG on a national level, while driving new business across the markets we serve.”

Rich comes to HIG with over 25 years of successful business development and marketing experience in the environmental consulting and engineering fields. Rich holds a BS in Business Administration/Marketing from the Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.

David Hodnefield, HIG President, states, “We are very excited to welcome Rich to HIG. Rich believes in building long-lasting client relationships and this aligns perfectly with HIG’s client centric focus.”

Based in Colorado, Rich can be reached at richt@historicalinfo.com /952-807-7874

Historical Information Gatherers delivers historical property information and environmental data used to assess environmental risk on properties nationwide. www.historicalinfo.com

Submitted by:
Marla Smith, Marketing Manager at HIG
952-253-2004 / marlas@historicalinfo.com

Historical Information Gatherers
1589 Highway 7
Hopkins, MN 55305