In sparsely populated Idaho, many small companies find it difficult to generate sufficient sales volume by providing just one service. In a nutshell, that explains why Sweet's Services makes like a business octopus, offering customers multiple complementary services as it reaches out to geographically widespread niche markets.Founded by Russ Sweet in the small town of Shoshone in 1942, the company initially provided septic pumping and installation/repair services. Seventy years later, the company – now split into three divisions – employs 55 people and provides septic pumping and drain cleaning, plumbing, excavation, municipal hydrojetting, waste collection and pressure washing."Idaho is spread
