Massey Services, of Orlando, Fla., promoted Rick Block to North Florida regional manager. Block has been in the pest management business for 26 years, and has been at Massey since 2011. He began as a manager trainee, and was most recently general manager of the Windermere Service Center. He placed second at Massey Services’ annual […]
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