From newly enrolled members to decades-long participants, the association is ensuring its benefits appeal to everyone. Alexis Wirtz, CMP, is excited about what she sees on the horizon. “Not only is it a new era of the NPMA, it’s a new era for the pest management industry,” says Wirtz, vice president of conventions and meetings […]
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