Kevin Clark was a small fish in a big pond. Now he’s a big fish in a big pond. After starting and expanding Critter Control through franchising, he has helped Rollins grow strategically by selling his business to it. After leaving college in 1975, Kevin Clark headed home to Dearborn Heights, Mich., and held a […]
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