MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Terminix, the country’s leading provider of termite and pest control services, acquired nine pest management companies across seven states during the first three months of 2009. The acquisitions were highlighted by Source Pest Control, which has multiple locations in the Dallas area, and the addition of Frontline Pest Control’s operations in Tucson and Phoenix, Ariz. Frontline has additional locations in Nashville, Tenn., Baltimore, Md., Fairfax, Va. and Richmond, Va. Additional companies to join Terminix in the first quarter included Detex Pest Control, with locations in Riverside, Calif., and Ontario, Calif.; San Francisco-based Ensure Pest Control; Guarantee Pest … Read more

From the Memphis Commercial Appeal, April 19, 2009: Click here to read the original story Trip Trezevant isn’t one to let a sluggish economy discourage him from moving ahead with what he believes to be a solid business plan. That’s why earlier this month, Trezevant opened The Market at Poplar Estates, a home and garden store located on eight sprawling acres near the Germantown-Memphis border. Actually, The Market at Poplar Estates isn’t so much a store as it is a bazaar. In exchange for rent or a percentage of sales, Trezevant said the new business at 6993 Poplar will give … Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 7 /PRNewswire/ — Jensen Corporate Holdings, Inc. (JCH), a leading provider of landscape construction and maintenance services, announces its acquisition of Huppe Landscape Company, Inc., a Roseville, California-based landscape maintenance company. The acquisition of Huppe further expands Jensen’s opportunities in the marketplace and its geographic reach in Northern California. By joining forces with Huppe, Jensen increases its scope of service offerings while providing the same quality that makes Jensen a recognized leader in landscape maintenance and construction services. Founded in 1987, Huppe’s corporate culture mirrors Jensen’s by emphasizing professionalism, communication and excellence. With nearly 100 employees … Read more

Belt Collins, a Honolulu-based planning, civil engineering, landscape architecture, and environmental consulting firm, announces the acquisition of Love & Associates, Inc., a Louisville, Colorado water resource consulting firm. Advertisement This recent move continues Belt Collins’ strategy of strengthening its position with additional resources and fields of expertise. Love & Associates, Inc., now known as Belt Collins West, is a full service water resource consulting firm with a staff of seven. Founded in 1985, it specializes in storm drainage and flood control, water resource planning and management, civil engineering, water-based recreation, wetland solutions and construction management services. “We are very pleased … Read more