Verizon Communications Inc. and Fleetmatics Group PLC have entered into a definitive agreement under which Verizon will acquire Fleetmatics, a global provider of fleet and mobile workforce management solutions, for $60 per share in cash — representing a value of approximately $2.4 billion. In June, Verizon Telematics announced the acquisition of Telogis Inc., a global, cloud-based […]
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Arrow awards 2 internal scholarships
Atlanta-based Arrow Exterminators awarded two students $1,000 scholarships through its second annual internal scholarship program. The internal scholarship program was open to...
HomeTeam Pest Defense earns award from homebuilder
HomeTeam Pest Defense, a Rollins Inc. company, has earned, for the sixth time, a Partners of Choice award from homebuilder David...
PPMA prepares for Rodent Awareness Week
The Professional Pest Management Alliance (PPMA) is launching a campaign to educate the public about the diseases and dangers associated with rats...
Caption This: Back-to-school sale
You know you have a funny quip for this Leo Michael panel depicting a back-to-school sale. Why not share it...
Bayer promotes Braness, Broaddus
The Professional Pest Management and Vector Control business of Bayer, within the company’s Environmental Science Unit, has promoted two sales...
Terminix offers $87 million settlement in USVI case
According to parent company ServiceMaster Global Holdings’ second-quarter 2016 financial press release, there has been update to Terminix’s 2015 fumigation...
O’Brien joins Pest Control Insulation
Nathan O’Brien has joined Pest Control Insulation LLC as director of sales and client support. “Nathan brings an energy and...
Merger a go for Dow, DuPont
As reported by Pest Management Professional’s sister magazine, Landscape Management, stockholders at both DuPont and Dow Chemical have voted to approve...
NPMA launches MentorMatch
The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) has launched MentorMatch, an online mentoring program designed to provide its members with the...
Rollins announces operational leadership changes
Rollins Inc. has announced leadership changes at its Atlanta headquarters: Gene Iarocci, president of Orkin North America, will retire at...
Mosquito Shield holds Facebook wedding contest
Mosquito Shield, a North Attleboro, Mass.-based mosquito control franchise company, will award one lucky couple free mosquito control service for...
VPMA redesigns website
The Virginia Pest Management Association (VPMA), the nearly 70-year-old trade association for pest management companies in Virginia, has relaunched VPMAOnline.com....
Rentokil debuts public health campaign
Rentokil Steritech, Ehrlich, Presto-X and Western Exterminator, launched a new campaign, “Join Our World of Mosquito and Tick Prevention,” focused on helping...
SenSci products now available in Canada
After recently expanding into the European markets, Lawrenceville, N.J.-based BedBug Central’s is pleased to announce that Gardex Chemicals and Univar Environmental...
Study: Bed bugs seek shed skin scent
Researchers at the University of California-Riverside have discovered the shed skins of bed bugs retain the “obnoxious sweetness” smell often...