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Starting a new business, or even expanding an existing business, often brings with it the need for some added financing. Hopefully, you...

When I received my new card for certification as a Certified Professional Soil Scientist, I was shocked to see a new line...

This year, 12 Wonderful Women of Wastewater (#WWofWW) will gather online to talk directly to girls about what makes them passionate about...

A handy online tool is receiving rave reviews from homeowners and installers alike in Colorado. The Summit County Community Development Department just...

It’s never fun to hear a customer complain about something. But don’t panic, don’t get defensive, don’t yell at your employees. After...

Advantage PressurePro, Tire Performance Management Solutions and TPMS technologies manufacturer, and Truck System Technologies (TST), a provider of TPMS systems to the...

There are countless books out there about business ownership, and even more blogs and how-to articles littering the Internet. Ironically enough, entrepreneurship...

We’ve discussed how periodically resting all of parts of a drainfield can restore soil infiltration. Next we take a look at how...

As a small business owner who operates a range of service vehicles, perhaps you write off certain overhead costs as expenses for...

Liberty Pumps has broken ground on a major building expansion that will add an additional 81,000 square feet to its manufacturing and...

It’s easy to bark orders or tell people how they ought to be doing their job. Real listening, on the other hand,...

It’s a dilemma any business leader faces: How do you effectively manage your employees without veering into hovering, nitpicking or interfering with...

In celebration of our 35th anniversary, this modified off-road 2014 Chevrolet 4x4 pickup truck (or alternately $35,000 cash) will be awarded to...

In the past few months, we’ve discussed troubleshooting overall onsite system problems. Now let’s take a closer look at troubleshooting a failing...

A septic tank turned travel trailer? Cue the cliché: “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” It’s what inside that counts, right?When...

An unusually heavy snowmelt and series of rainstorms in the Northwestern portion of Wisconsin are causing septic systems to back up. According...

Inspecting onsite systems is not for the fainthearted, as Ray Erb of Thomas H. Erb & Sons in Lititz, Pa., can attest....

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge phenomenon has swept the nation, spreading awareness of the disease to millions across social media. From Charlie...

Nobody wants to deal with unhappy, difficult or angry customers. However, in most cases the company representative taking an angry call is...