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JANUARY 29, 2020

TOP STORY

ServiceMaster names Naren Gursahaney interim CEO   ServiceMaster named Naren Gursahaney, current chairman of the board, as interim CEO of the company.   Read More

ON THE RECORD

Tylenol: The headache and snake medicine?   By Heather Gooch Mice full of acetaminophen were used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Service to battle the invasive brown tree snake in Guam.   Read More

INDUSTRY INTEL

GPS Insight acquires ServiceBridge   GPS Insight acquired Chicago, Ill.-based ServiceBridge, a field service management software company, to support businesses through their entire workflow.   Read More

PestRoutes partners with Gryphon Investors   PestRoutes partnered with Gryphon Investors, a San Francisco, Calif.-based middle-market private equity firm, which has made a majority investment in the software provider for pest control companies.   Read More

ASSOCIATION NEWS

GPCA recognizes Arrow team members   Arrow Exterminators' Pasha Simpson, director of inside sales, and Brett Craig, Arrow University training manager, graduated from Georgia Pest Control Association's (GPCA's) Leadership Program.   Read More

GIVING BACK

Rollins partners with PowerMyLearning   The IT group at Rollins Inc., Atlanta, Ga., was recognized for their partnership with PowerMyLearning, winning the Volunteer of the Year Award in 2019.   Read More   Ehrlich helps hero's family   Ehrlich Pest Control will provide pre- and post-construction pest control and termite services for the family home of the late Christopher Hixon, a U.S. Navy veteran and teacher who lost his life during the events at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.   Read More

CLOSE UP

Dan Baldwin talks public health, food safety   PMP columnist Dan Baldwin, BCE, CCFS, CP-FS, Director of Technical Training & Regulatory Services for Terminix Commercial, shares some thoughts about food safety and why pest management professionals are stewards of public health.   Watch Video

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Win a PMP Rock On poster   An upcoming issue of Pest Management Professional (PMP) will include a mosquito management feature. We would like to include your thoughts and expertise on the subject. Take this survey for a chance to win one of five PMP Rock On posters of the November 2019 issue cover.   Take Survey

MOVERS & SHAKERS

J.T. Eaton promotes division sales manager   J.T. Eaton promoted Joe Smith to professional division sales manager. Smith's new role will begin Feb. 1.   Read More   ESA hires director of strategic initiatives   The Entomological Society of America (ESA) hired Dr. Erin Cadwalader as director of strategic initiatives. She succeeds Chris Stelzig, who was promoted to executive director at the end of 2019.   Read More

Arrow promotes two within Florida operations team   Arrow Exterminators, based in Atlanta, Ga., promoted two employees within the company's operations team.   Read More   Truly Nolen hires manager for new Miami Beach service office   Truly Nolen Pest Control promoted Laura Agostino to manager of the company's new Miami Beach service office to help the location gain community visibility.   Read More

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Demonstrate value, even in winter   Judy Black, BCE, shares why a pest management professional's (PMP's) year-round job, regardless of pest pressure levels, is to educate customers on the value PMPs bring to prevent and remediate pests in their homes.   Read More   Could 2019 just be forgot and never brought to mind?   Pete Schopen, Schopen Pest Solutions, reviews 2019, why he is glad the year is in the rear view mirror, and what he is looking forward to as he works toward his 2020 goals.   Read More