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OCTOBER 30, 2019
 
  TOP STORY
 
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ServiceMaster acquires Gregory Pest Solutions
 
ServiceMaster acquired Greenville, S.C.-based Gregory Pest Solutions, one of Copesan’s largest service provider partners.
 
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  ON THE RECORD
 
PHOTO: DANIELLE PESTA
 
Women's networking breakfast at PestWorld draws crowds
 
By Diane Sofranec & Danielle Pesta
Nearly 100 women attended the annual PestWorld Professional Women in Pest Management Networking Breakfast. Learn more about the group's Empowerment Grant recipients.

 
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  INDUSTRY INTEL
 
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Rollins selects scholarship recipients
 
Rollins Inc. awarded 15 high school graduates the O. Wayne Rollins scholarship to help them pay for college or trade school tuition.
 
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Arrow opens Tennessee service center
 
Atlanta, Ga.-based Arrow Exterminators opened a new commercial service center in Chattanooga, Tenn., to better serve eastern Tennessee and north Georgia.
 
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ServiceMaster to fund PWIPM Empowerment Grant upon executive's retirement
 
More than 200 pest management industry leaders from across the country came together on Oct. 15 to celebrate the retirement of Deni Naumann. Learn how they plan to honor her legacy.
 
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  ASSOCIATION NEWS
 
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NPMA approves workforce development initiative
 
The National Pest Management Association's (NPMA's) board of directors unanimously approved a workforce development plan to attract talent to the industry.
 
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NPMA presents annual awards at PestWorld 2019
 
The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) presented its annual industry awards at PestWorld 2019 in San Diego, Calif. See who earned recognition.
 
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NCPMA establishes endowment program
 
The North Carolina Pest Management Association launched the NCPMA Extension Program Endowment in honor of Dr. Mike Waldvogel.
 
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  GIVING BACK
 
PHOTO: TURNER PEST CONTROL
 
Turner Pest Control hosts 'Pink Out Day'
 
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Turner Pest Control, an Anticimex company, implemented several different initiatives to commemorate October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
 
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Fox Pest engages customers to spread breast cancer awareness
 
Fox Pest Control employees in 16 branches and the Utah home office donned pink ribbons throughout October to spread breast cancer awareness.
 
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  CLOSE UP
 
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  MOVERS & SHAKERS
 
PHOTO: DIANE SOFRANEC
 
 
Pi Chi Omega recognizes OSU's Dr. Jones
 
By Heather Gooch
Dr. Susan Jones, recently retired entomology professor at The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, was honored this year by industry fraternity Pi Chi Omega with its 2019 Award of Achievement.

 
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  CURRENT ISSUE
 
 
 
Review your online review responses
 
Few things in a pest control operator’s life will ruin his or her day as much as a one-star review. Recently, Schopen Pest Solutions got its first one-star write-up — and it stung pretty bad. See how Owner Pete Schopen handled it.
 
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Bed bugs: Proactive programs prevent poor performance
 
The best bed bug programs are proactive, but many clients opt for reactive or a la carte programs, thinking the cost will be lower.
 
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