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Pursley, longtime vice president of food safety education at the American Institute of Baking (AIB) International, died on June 12 in Topeka, Kan. He was 75.

Randy Hobbs will support current customers in Canada and will also bring focus to new bird project opportunities.

The Atlanta-based firm placed 15th for its efforts to reduce its carbon footprint.

Phil Gregory, Tommy Fortson and Russ Ives, all members who have served the pest control industry for decades, are recipients of the Lifetime Membership award.

New York City councilman Eric Bottcher, who lives in the city's Chelsea neighborhood and sees the city’s rat problems first-hand, recently introduced a bill requiring that applicants for some construction permits confirm that they have employed a pest management professional for their projects. PCT reached out to several New York City pest management professionals for their rat observations during the past two years.

The LGBTQ leaders in New York politics.

The new program, dubbed “Clean Curbs,” will rely on $1.3 million a year and partnerships with local community groups to get unsightly, leaky garbage bags off of sidewalks and into locked containers.