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Dawe, Sales Manager for The Strong Company, DiesCarl Dawe, 67, of Cumming, Ga., died on May 11. He had served as national...

Leases for commercial space are normally prepared by the landlord, not by the tenant. It’s no surprise, then, that these leases heavily...

When the economy tanked a couple of years ago, many service contractors hunkered down. Many shelved plans for expansion and instead concentrated...

Two things are certain about safety advice. First, much of it comes down to common sense. Second, it can’t be repeated often...

One peril of getting a smart phone is becoming addicted to it – there’s a reason BlackBerry users call their devices “CrackBerries.”A...

Too often, business owners focus so intently on the bottom line that they lose sight of the bigger picture. Success begins with...

I used to stay in shape by playing basketball, and for years I could run up and down the court like a...

It's well known that bringing the nation's clean-water infrastructure up to date is a multi-billion-dollar task. That taks is getting bigger, according...

Rebecca Ye of Bangor, Maine, is the U.S. winner of the 2010 Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP), the most prestigious international...

A new research report, "Technologies Turn Waste Into Profit," estimates that with advancing technology, the opportunity for resource recovery from wastewater will...

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) and the American Water Works Association (AWWA) have launched WorkForWater.org, a collaborative web site offering resources for...

The Water Environment Federation will initiate a search for a new executive director, to come on board in early 2011. Bill Bertera,...

Combination sewer cleaning and vacuum trucks are becoming more sophisticated as manufacturers expand their capabilities, improve design and make them safer –...

The municipal swimming pool in Tracy, Minn., was losing hundreds of gallons of water per day. When a local contractor televised the...

Roto-Rooter Services Company president and chief operating officer Rick Arquilla experienced a week undercover in his own company, using the alias of...

Sitting in classes at Virginia Tech, Robert Kalbach, III, had a pretty good idea of his future: president of Utility Services Group...

For technicians at Diamondback Plumbing Services Inc. in Phoenix, Ariz., using underpowered equipment to break up heavy grease clogs in restaurant drain...

The SeeSnake DVDPak recording system from RIDGID lets contractors reliably monitor and record inspections even in hostile weather. The system can be purchased...

As the economy improves, more cleaning contractors will be out on the job, operating large trucks and tanks on and off roadways....