In the infrastructure-heavy markets where municipal and commercial cleaner Russell Reid operates, business opportunities are plentiful. To capitalize, the company, based in...
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Ever Independent
From the time he was 10 years old, Kyle Baxter worked with his grandfather cleaning sewer pipes, often using an old pumper...
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Redneck Success
Charlie Hall may call his sewer and drain-cleaning operation a “redneck enterprise,” but there is no smirking about the way he has...
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A Matter of Debris
Floor drains and downspouts backing up at a company’s training center near St. Louis, Mo., caught the attention of a general contractor...
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Angels of Mercy
Toilets backing up in the 40 private rooms in the east and west wings of Darcy Hall of Life Care, an assisted...
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Strength in Numbers
It’s said that timing is everything in business. And when the timing isn’t just right, all it takes is a little creativity...
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Penetrating Vision
A water and sewer utility in the southeastern United States faced the prospect of spending $42 million to replace a 4,800-foot 28-inch...
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Super-Size It
What do a McDonald’s value meal and the new fleet of combo vacuum trucks at McRae’s Environmental Services Ltd. have in common?...
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Sacking Sand
Culverts clogged with sand along I-70 used to be a big problem for the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). Today, work crews...
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Tight Quarters
A new complex of condominiums on a hill in Daly City, Calif., would increase sewage flows and overwhelm the 800-foot-long, 8-inch vitreous...
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Different Brand of Diversity
Prevailing wisdom holds that a diversified customer base helps businesses prosper. Western Refinery Services in Ferndale, Wash., puts a new spin on...
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Landing a Big One
Toilets backing up during Sunday services at the First Baptist Church in Harrisonville, N.J., brought custodian Chester Randall on the run.For the...





