Heather Gooch – Page 22 – Pest Management Professional

Nisus Corp. President Lee Barrett IMAGE: NISUS CORP.

Barrett appointed president of Nisus Corp.

Rockford, Tenn.-based industry manufacturer Nisus Corp. has named Lee Barrett, VP of its pest control division, as company president.

The perks of collaboration

Cleveland Best Pest Control is a member of a local pest management professional (PMP) group, the VTX Alliance, which offers...

Photos (Above and On the cover): AARON FREEMAN, FILM FACTORY LLC

Tenacity, talent and the right tools

The recipe for cockroach management success varies in commercial accounts, although the bsic ingredients remain the same.

Growth Leaders: Running like clockwork

Brian Schoonmaker, president of Capitol Pest, discusses how to get your business to run itself by hiring the right people.

IN MEMORIAM: Millard Oldham, Butch Cauthen

Millard Oldham, who with his wife, Ada, co-founded Oldham Chemical Co. in 1966, died Sept. 26 at age 95. Both...

Don’t fear the the ‘grin reaper’

When Tony Esposito founded The Bug Reaper in 2007, he decided to merge his love of cool cars and offbeat...

Company growth hinges on good employees

From the magazine: Each of the nine pest management professionals we interviewed this month for our Growth Leaders cover story...

Growth Leaders: Gamifying growth

David Royce and Vess Pearson, co-founders of Aptive Environmental, discuss how learning the business through door-to-door sales has helped them...

5 questions with Jen Fox and Joey Hoke

Jen Fox, ACE, of Terminix, and Joey Hoke, ACE, of American Pest Management Inc., answered questions from PMP about hiring...

Former CTC members launch new committee

Members of the Urban Pest Management Technical Committee include technical directors, trainers, QA managers and consultants from established pest management...

CSI adds Florida territory manager

Industry veteran Josh Johnson has joined the Pasadena, Texas-based Control Solutions Inc. (CSI) Pest Control team as its Florida territory manager.

Leah and Chase Hazelwood offer more business growth advice online at PMPPestTalk.net. PHOTO: GO-FORTH PEST CONTROL

Growth Leaders: A focus on the future

Go-Forth Pest Control cherishes its 60-year-plus history, but stays attuned to today’s trends for continued success

One dot is placed randomly in the most likely county of exposure for each confirmed plague case. Since the mid–20th century, plague in the U.S. typically has occurred in the rural West. The case shown in Illinois was lab-associated. SOURCE: CDC.GOV

Plague linked to fleas makes headlines in Colorado, California

This summer, a 10-year-old girl died from complications associated with plague in La Plata County, Colo., and an adult tested...

Growth Leaders: Manage growth through technology

Solomon Aruza, CEO of Aruza Pest Control, discusses how technology has helped grow his company over the years.

Growth Leaders: The power of three

Founded in 1977 and purchased by Andy and Nancy Carace in 1986, Pest-End is a shining example of how a...