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So, there’s a recession on. Are you participating? Did you even know participation was voluntary?No one is naive enough to think the...

Cloverleaf Tool Names Rawlings General Manager Kevin Rawlings has been promoted to general manager for Cloverleaf Tool Co. Rawlings has 12 years...

Pipes blocked by tuberculation, mineral deposits or concrete often are prime candidates for replacement. Paikert/Intruder hydro-torque cutters from NozzTeq® Inc. provide an...

In a fast-paced eight years, Wayne and Dot Barme watched their startup drain-cleaning business, Wayne’s Drains, grow from a first-year gross of...

Mike Roberts, general manager of the Mr. Rooter franchise in Phoenix, Ariz., has retrieved his share of ladies’ rings from sink traps,...

Remember when small camera systems were a novelty, and only the biggest contractors in town had them? No more. Just check the...

How’s charm school, grace?”“Have a nice trip?”If you’ve ever been on a work site, you’ve heard these (less than original) comments when...

In technical terms, a recession occurs when the gross domestic product falls for two consecutive quarters and employment also declines. For business...

Question:I’m putting together a new jetting system. The one I currently have does 9 gpm at 3,600 psi. It does a pretty...

The annual ritual of filing income taxes may not be much fun, but any business owner probably dreads one thing a lot...

Thirty-two-year-old Mike Williams has big dreams. Not satisfied with being a successful entrepreneur, he’s aiming to build an empire of Just Drains...

When the National Safety Council (NSC) in January called for a nationwide ban on the use of cell phones and text message...

I’d like to share with you a letter I once received from a contractor’s wife. The letter basically speaks for itself. “Ten years...

The 29th Annual Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International drew an optimistic crowd to the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Feb. 25-28.While...

Some say that when it comes to global climate change, the debate is over: Carbon dioxide levels in Earth’s atmosphere are rising,...

I read Peter Kenter’s article, Routing Roots (Tech Perspective, Cleaner, December 2008) with great interest, and I found that I agreed with...

The chances of Flat Rate Plumbing technicians heading for a job without the right parts are about as good as people failing...

In 1930, Mississippi became the first state to adopt a general sales tax. Since then, all but four states have jumped on...