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	<title>The Potomac Company</title>
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	<description>Mergers &#38; Acquisitions, Buying and Selling Businesses</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>HomeTeam Pest Defense Announces Acquisition of Several Companies</title>
		<link>http://www.potomaccompany.com/2009/05/19/hometeam-pest-defense-announces-acquisition-of-several-companies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 02:09:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DALLAS - HomeTeam Pest Defense announced today it has acquired Raburn Pest Control and Lindsey Termite and Pest Control, Inc., both of Tampa, Fla., and the assets of PestBear in Atlanta, Ga. Terms of the transactions were not disclosed.
“We were attracted to these companies because of their emphasis on customer service,” said Bob Wanzer, CEO [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Orkin Continues Aggressive Acquisition Strategy in Pest Control Industry</title>
		<link>http://www.potomaccompany.com/2009/05/07/orkin-continues-aggressive-acquisition-strategy-in-pest-control-industry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 04:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Potomac Company</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Orkin continued making acquisitions in the first quarter of 2009 amid an overall slowdown in acquisition activity in the pest control industry.  The Company announced today that it had acquired:

Invaders Pest Control, Inc. in Lincoln Park, Mich.,
Horizon Pest Management in Kea’au, Hawaii,
No Bugz of Arizona, Inc. in Buckhead, Ariz., and
Accurate Pest Control in Pontiac, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Terminix Acquires Nine Pest Control Companies in Q1 of 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.potomaccompany.com/2009/04/30/terminix-acquires-nine-pest-control-companies-in-q1-of-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.potomaccompany.com/2009/04/30/terminix-acquires-nine-pest-control-companies-in-q1-of-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Potomac Company</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Terminix continues to make acquisitions in the pest control industry.  Terminix acquired nine pest management companies across seven states during the first three months of 2009. 
These companies include:
Source Pest Control, which has multiple locations in the Dallas area 
Frontline Pest Control’s operations in Tucson and Phoenix, Ariz.
Detex Pest Control, with locations in Riverside, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ISS Acquires Second Largest Pest Control Operator in India</title>
		<link>http://www.potomaccompany.com/2009/04/23/iss-acquires-second-largest-pest-control-operator-in-india/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:26:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Potomac Company</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISS announced today that it has acquired ISS Godrej HiCare Ltd., which is the second largest pest control operator in India.  Although Godrej HiCare had been in the pest control business for less than five years, it has grown its residential customer base to 60,000 and its commercial customer base to 7,500.
According to ISS, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Orkin Acquires Precision Pest Control and Bob’s Termite and Pest Services</title>
		<link>http://www.potomaccompany.com/2009/02/04/orkin-acquires-precision-pest-control-and-bob%e2%80%99s-termite-and-pest-services/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:40:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Potomac Company</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA – Orkin, Inc., acquired Precision Pest Control, Inc., Syracuse, N.Y., and Bob’s Termite and Pest Services, Woodbridge, Va., just prior to the end of 2008.
“We welcome the opportunity to expand our customer service areas in these growing markets,” said Bob Hines, director of acquisitions for Orkin. “We look forward to increasing our local presence [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Massey Withdraws Offer to Acquire Sunair Services</title>
		<link>http://www.potomaccompany.com/2009/01/27/massey-withdraws-offer-to-acquire-sunair-services/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Potomac Company</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Board of Directors of Massey Services is tired of waiting around and finally withdrew the offer on Sunair Services after Sunair announced its intent to pursue a formal sale process.  Here is a copy of the withdrawal letter:
January 23, 2009
Board of Directors of Sunair Services Corporation
c/o Mr. John H. Hill, Jr.
Senior Managing Director
Hyde [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Massey Acquires Sunair&#8230; We&#8217;ll Know by Monday</title>
		<link>http://www.potomaccompany.com/2009/01/21/massey-acquires-sunair-well-know-by-monday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Potomac Company</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Massey Acquires Sunair]]></category>

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At this point, I don’t know which one is crazier, the board of Sunair Services or the board of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review:  Designing &#038; Conducting Survey Research - A Comprehensive Guide</title>
		<link>http://www.potomaccompany.com/2009/01/18/book-review-designing-conducting-survey-research-a-comprehensive-guide/</link>
		<comments>http://www.potomaccompany.com/2009/01/18/book-review-designing-conducting-survey-research-a-comprehensive-guide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 10:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our research department conducts a fair amount of survey research in the industries that we cover.  Over the years, we have been asked by quite a few clients to suggest some reference materials to assist them in designing and conducting surveys.  While our research department utilizes the skills of a statistician to design [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Orkin Acquires Crane Pest Control</title>
		<link>http://www.potomaccompany.com/2009/01/06/orkin-acquires-crane-pest-control/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Potomac Company</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA and SAN FRANCISCO — Rollins, Inc., parent company of Orkin, announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Crane Pest Control.
Crane Pest Control, Inc. was established in 1930 in San Francisco, Calif. The Company with annual revenues exceeding $10 million (which ranked it #50 on PCT&#8217;s 2008 Top 100 list) is a leading [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Terminix Acquires 19 Pest Control Companies in First Six Months of 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.potomaccompany.com/2008/12/01/terminix-acquires-19-pest-control-companies-in-first-six-months-of-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Terminix acquired 19 pest management companies across nine states during the first six months of 2008.
The acquisitions included:
    * ABC Termite &#038; Pest (Baltimore)
    * All About Bugs (Ocala, Fla.)
    * America’s Bug Busters (Nashville, Tenn.)
    * Bugfree Pest Elimination [...]]]></description>
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