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Marty Whitford

Marty Whitford is North Coast Media’s VP of Content and Publisher of PMP and GPS World. He can be reached at mwhitford@northcoastmedia.net or 216-706-3766.

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May 08, 2018

2018 HoF Inductee: Harvey Goldglantz

Harvey Goldglantz spent 35 years building and operating a successful pest management business, Philadelphia Exterminating Co. While his company was a regional trailblazer, Goldglantz is being inducted for making a......

April 26, 2018

UPFDA 2018 Spring Conference

Not even snow mid-spring could douse the camaraderie and collective sense of accomplishment at this year’s United Producers, Formulators & Distributors Association (UPFDA) meeting. Held April 17-19 in Chicago, UPFDA’s......

April 17, 2018

Helping ‘digital immigrants’ navigate new lands of opportunity

Successful technology adoption is part art, part science....

April 11, 2018

Herding pesticide e-commerce cats

Some industry insiders say trying to control online sales of illegal pesticides is like trying to herd cats....

March 30, 2018

Illegal pesticides crackdown: Amazon-EPA settlement a symptom of online resellers violating FIFRA

The landmark settlement stemmed from Amazon allegedly allowing third parties to sell and distribute, from Amazon warehouses, imported pesticides not licensed for sale in the United States....

March 21, 2018

Looking for ‘ant’-swers

Are carpenter ants still king?...

December 29, 2017

Kick off the new year with a mosquito survey

Winter is in full force here in Cleveland! The snow is falling and the temperatures are dropping, but my Pest Management Professional team is staying warm by working on the......

December 11, 2017

PMP‘s publisher reflects on his time in the Navy

"The exercise reminded me how blessed we are to live in, and serve, The United States of America."...

November 24, 2017

Usual suspects comprise PMPs’ growth obstacles, opportunities

"... a tight labor market is making it increasingly difficult to recruit qualified technicians."...

October 17, 2017

Q&A with Anticimex North America President Mikael Vinje

Based on Anticimex’s first eight acquisitions in the U.S., is the company’s plan to first develop a strategic foothold on the East Coast?...