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Service-based businesses thrive on delivering top-notch results to customers. Delivering bad news requires quite a different skill set.“Often, news is bad only...

Since the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa hit the headlines, many in the wastewater industry have asked about the potential for...

The 12 days of Christmas are right around the corner. But for the onsite installer, this time of the year also means...

One of the most difficult challenges that small-business owners face today is finding, recruiting and retaining new talent, yet few have a...

As business owners, we love to discuss ways to improve our employees’ attitudes. Throw a party. Tell inspiring stories at the company...

In the Canadian province of Ontario, both sewage truck operators and the trucking industry are declaring victory after years of petitioning the...

It’s that time of year again! The holidays, when small-business owners face myriad challenges – a slowdown and a bit of quiet,...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released interim guidance for all managers and workers handling untreated sewage that might contain the Ebola...

Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, N.Y., will use $2 million in state funding as seed money to establish a program in...

In service-based industries, it’s difficult to know where to draw the line with discounts, and when to simply let the business go....

Here’s a sobering statistic: More people in the world own a cellphone than a toilet.Around 2.5 billion people lack access to the...

Business-building advice. Networking. Financial tips. Take advantage of a great opportunity to learn how to make your business more profitable.Plan now to...

The rebranded 2015 Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport (WWETT) Show promises all the excitement the annual Pumper & Cleaner Environmental...

After years and many hours of work by the Georgia Onsite Wastewater Association, land application of septage is now an affordable alternative...

Depending on where you live, the winter chill may already be in the air. Hopefully, you’ve taken the time to properly store...

Soil naturally treats and degrades organic matter, destroys pathogens and acts as a filter to remove contaminants from water. Because the soil...

We’ve heard about the importance of setting goals all our lives. For some, the word conjures ugly thoughts of New Year’s resolutions...