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DECEMBER 16, 2020
 
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NPMA Public Policy Committee releases vaccine statement
 
Because pest management professionals are considered by the U.S. government to be essential workers during the pandemic, the National Pest Management Association's Public Policy Committee is advocating for structural pest control workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in the group immediately after healthcare workers.
 
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Jeff King
 
Learn why video is a proven marketing tool
 
Jeff King, president of The Pest Rangers, Hanover Township, Pa., shares a preview of what attendees learned during Pest Management Professional's webinar: "Reach your Target Audience." Watch the full event on-demand now.
 
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Pat Willenbrock
 
Willenbrock announces retirement from Syngenta
 
Syngenta Professional Pest Management’s head of marketing, Pat Willenbrock, is retiring after working for in the industry for more than three decades.
 
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Nisus CEO, wife to lead foundation chapter for diabetes research
 
The Juvenile Diabetes Foundation selected Nisus CEO Kevin Kirkland and his wife, Carolyn, as co-presidents of its East Tennessee Board.
 
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IN MEMORIAM: Eleanor ‘Jo’ Cook
 
Jo Cook, matriarch of Decatur, Ala.-based Cook’s Pest Control, passed away Dec. 7 at age 92. She was at home and surrounded by family.
 
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  MOSQUITO MANAGEMENT SURVEY
 
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Take our mosquito management survey to share your expertise
 
We value your insight and input, so please take a moment to answer our 2021 mosquito management survey. Click the survey link below now for a chance at one of two $25 VISA gift cards or a $50 VISA gift card. We look forward to learning more about your mosquito control experiences from the past year.
 
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  PMP HALL OF FAME SPOTLIGHT
 

John R. Cook Sr.
 
 
John R. Cook Sr., Class of 2015
 
While building Cook’s Pest Control with his wife, Jo, second-generation pest management professional John Cook Sr. stressed basic themes of honesty, courtesy, respect and customer satisfaction that live on in their family-owned business today.
 
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  READER POLL
 
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Reader poll: 2021 business resolutions
 
Please take a minute to answer our latest poll: What is your No. 1 business resolution for the new year?
 
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