As a child, Kurt Cortese enjoyed going to his grandfather’s pharmacy and hanging out, later doing the same when his mother and her brother took over the business. He learned the value of working hard, how to interact with the public and the importance of customer service.The seeds of entrepreneurship were sown.When he started pumping grease traps for a company, he knew someday he’d have his own business. After about five years with the contractor, he and his wife Stephanie began researching the requirements, and in 2016 they made it happen.Their company, Cortese Pump Services, is in
