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Name: Rob Ratta, owner Business: R.M. Ratta Corp. Location: Ayer, Massachusetts Age: 45 Years in the industry: Ratta Corp. is a third-generation family business operating for...

There’s a specific starting point if you’re looking to grow your business. Skip it and any growth efforts will be minimized, or...

Why do employees always quit at the worst possible times? It's the busiest time of the year, the phone continually rings, and...

When Rex King Jr. bought a septic-pumping and drain-cleaning outfit (renamed King’s Sanitary Service), the acquisition included a waterjetting truck with a...

You’re out on a job using your jetter when it suddenly breaks down. Perhaps you’ve fallen behind on the engine maintenance schedule....

Earlier this year, I had the privilege of hosting a seminar called “Know Your Role in SEO” (search engine optimization) at the...

There are an estimated 90,000 cesspools in use across the Hawaiian Islands, and now their days are numbered.This spring, the Legislature passed and...

The sweltering heat of summer is upon us. For pumpers working out in the field, hot days can be both exhausting and...

You have probably done many interviews at this point in your career. You post a job ad, find a handful of good...

Can you believe this year is already past the halfway point? Before you know it, you’ll be filing 2017 tax returns. Rather...

We’ve all done it: downloaded a new app on a smartphone, added new software to a laptop, or purchased something online with...

Bruce Fox was out in front of the crowd at a National Association of Wastewater Technicians meeting during the WWETT Show accepting...

We’ve all heard the horror stories of great businesses utterly collapsing because the founders were good friends and the relationship turned sour....

After years at rock bottom, interest rates are slowly creeping up.They’re still comfortably low — making your borrowing cheap and your savings...

To help reduce fuel consumption by corporate truck fleets through the use of alternative fuels and other fuel-economy strategies, the Clean Cities...

Vacuum tanks are subject to significant stress as you load and unload wastewater every day. Constant changes in pressure and vacuum, combined...

Owner Gene Morris added an ultramarine blue and white 2016 Western Star 4900 Series truck built out by Tiger General with a...