Ever since her first mission trip in 1997, Mattress Safe Vice President Andrea Hancock has been hooked on touching the lives of people who are in need and desperate to find hope. Hancock was inspired to take things further after a trip to Honduras in 2012, in which she brought her Atlanta-based company’s mattress covers […]
Heather Gooch
Heather Gooch is the editor-in-chief for PMP magazine. She can be reached at hgooch@northcoastmedia.net or 330-321-9754.
Industry loses Hall of Famer Blanton Whitmire
UPDATED 5/27 WITH MEMORIAL SERVICE INFORMATION The PMP magazine staff was saddened to learn of the passing of 2004 PMP Hall...
Off the Cuff: Seeking All the Ant-sers
Ants can be a pain, not only literally — I’m looking at you, Solenopsis invicta — but figuratively, to a...
After Hours: Raise a Glass to Beer Club
If you go for a drink with Jim Doll, marketing manager for Milwaukee-based Liphatech, he’ll likely grab the beer menu before...
Doc retires from Varment Guard
When the PMP staff first learned that frequent contributor Dr. Gerry “Doc” Wegner, BCE, was being thrown a retirement party...
Giving Back: Blue-Ribbon Generosity for the County Fair
Tony Taylor has long been a community-minded individual, both personally and as co-owner of Tulare, Calif.-based Res-Com Pest Control. Recent...
After Hours: Five, Six, Shep Picks Up Sticks
If you’ve ever had the good fortune to attend a presentation by, or be part of a conversation with, Mark...
Termite Technicians Combine Old Traditions with New Technologies
One of the best things Billy Black ever did, he contends, was leave Anderson, S.C. Another one of the best...
Giving Back: Rodent Control is for the Birds
The property of Christopher “Bird Man” Driggins, owner of Northwest Bird Rescue, was overrun with Norway rats and deer mice....
Off the Cuff: No Place Like Home
You may not realize it, but I never truly left Pest Management Professional (PMP) when I “retired” (at the ripe...
No Place Like Home
You may not realize it, but I never truly left Pest Management Professional when I retired (at the ripe old...
Industry loses a legend: Vern Walter
LEAKEY, TEXAS — Pest Management Professional Hall of Famer Vern Walter passed away Jan. 25. He was 86. The San...
Gooch Reflects on Pest Management’s Past
I was flattered when the Pest Management Professional (PMP) staff asked me to contribute to this 80th Anniversary Collectors Edition!...