Editorial The Right and Wrong Way to Praise Your Crew In the midst of your busy season, remember to show sincere appreciation for front-line workers who keep the trucks moving and the vacuum pumps running. June 30, 2020
Online Exclusives The Facts About Employer Feedback Regularly asking for and receiving candid performance evaluations is a developmental tool every employee should master June 08, 2020
Editorial The Right and Wrong Way to Praise Your Crew As the busy season approaches, remember to show a sincere appreciation for front-line workers who keep the trucks moving and the vacuum pumps running. May 05, 2020
Editorial Are You Treating Customers Right? Do They Think So? Perception is reality for customers, and clear communication will reinforce that you respect them and appreciate their business. May 05, 2020
Editorial Tim Kettler Lobbies Government and Plans Earth Day Celebrations to Raise Wastewater Awareness Action Septic promotes better septic system maintenance as a way for homeowners and businesses to help the environment in Ohio’s Appalachian region. April 02, 2020
Online Exclusives How to Navigate Challenging Business Relationships Companies should be built around rational, financially focused decisions; the personal relationships that also arise in the business world can sometimes be at odds with that. But it’s possible to appease both ends of the spectrum. March 09, 2020
Online Exclusives 3 Ways to Increase Pumping Revenue by Texting A business texting tool can help you reply to customers quickly and land more jobs March 04, 2020
Editorial Nine Tips to Build Trust for Your Small Business Want to make a great first impression with potential customers? Listen, deflect praise on others and treat every stranger with respect! November 25, 2019
Online Exclusives The Real Costs of Equipment Damage It’s not just a repair you’re paying for, there are other costs related when tools go down September 23, 2019
Online Exclusives Can’t Hear Your Two-Way Radios? Here’s a Quick Fix Using headsets is an easier, safer way to communicate with your crews working on the streets. January 09, 2019
Online Exclusives Don’t Be a Business Owner Who Wastes Employees’ Time There are only so many hours in the workday, so it’s important that your management style allows employees to maximize their productivity December 11, 2018
Online Exclusives 10 Common Responses You Should Never Utter to Employees If you want happy and productive workers, avoid these trite, dismissive phrases and take a more direct approach to communication August 20, 2018