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Seemingly Good Short-Term Business Decisions Can Have Long-Term Negative Effects
If you’re like a lot of business owners, when you first started your company, you said yes to just about every job....
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Team Building and Togetherness Are Core Strategies for This Pumper
Many business owners talk about their employees being part of the family. But they might not go as far as Chris Lanoue,...
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Your Guide to Understanding the New W-4
One of the most recent implications of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is the complete overhaul of the W-4 form. With...
Editorial
7 Reasons to Put Golden Handcuffs on Your Best Employees
High-performing employees are often the most valuable assets in a company. Customers, products, technology, inventory and many other assets come and go....
Editorial
Six Tips to Retain Your Top Workers
Entry 287710Savvy employers know it’s easier to retain good employees than to replace them. What is your pumping company doing to keep...
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Tips for Alleviating the Holiday Stress Surrounding Your Septic Services Operation
The holidays aren’t always joyful. Some love the shiny baubles, togetherness, family time, all-consuming cheer and celebration. For others, it’s a reminder of family...
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Providing Efficient Health Insurance Options Is Not an Impossible Dream
After working on his own as an independent health care insurance broker for several years, Ryan recently took a job with a...
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How Your Website Can Help You Attract New, Young Talent
You’ve read all the articles. You’ve put ads in all the right places. Heck, maybe you’ve even visited a high school or...
Editorial
Need More Employees? Hire a Vet.
Entry 287952Veterans Day is Nov. 11. To all the pumper veterans, thank you for your service to our country. And if your...
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Are You Doing Enough to Keep Your Employees?
A tough labor market is changing the dynamic between employer and employee. Jobs are a dime a dozen, making it seem like...
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Adjusting to Generational Differences in the Workplace
Never before have so many generations occupied the same shifting workplace. Between an overcrowding and oversaturation of markets and exponentially increasing technology,...
Editorial
Industry News - October 2019
Continental’s Nebraska hose plant
celebrates 40th anniversary
Continental’s Norfolk, Nebraska, hose plant is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The plant began business operations in...
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How to Create a Love-to-Work Culture
It used to be that prospective employees had to convince companies why they should be hired. But in today’s job market, with...













