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About 140 Truly Nolen employees came out to walk, run or support the Lupus Foundation of America’s Walk to End Lupus Now in May at the Lowery Park Zoo in Tampa. Edward Henry, a district sales trainer with Truly Nolen, first became involved with the Lupus Foundation last year, after learning that his wife was diagnosed with the disease. Henry said he was delighted by all of the support shown by his Truly Nolen family. “When word of the event got around the district I was amazed by how many of my co-workers wanted to support me and my family by attending the event,” Henry said. Not only did his co-workers attend the walk, but the company also made a $1,000 donation, handed out more than 400 sport packs to fellow walkers, and had the company’s signature mouse limo and community express truck equipped with grills and flat screen televisions on site.

Barry Bryant (left), sales/marketing manager, and President Bill Clark display the Torch Award.Bill Clark Pest Control, Beaumont, Texas, was awarded with the 2015 Torch Awards for Marketplace Trust by the Better Business Bureau Serving Southeast Texas. Owner and President Bill Clark said, “Twelve years ago we won the same award in the small business category. Our growth has moved up from the small to the large business category. We are the first to win this award in both categories.”

Atlanta-based Arrow Exterminators acquired Certified Termite and Pest Control’s Corpus Christi, Texas, operation. Certified specializes in residential and commercial pest and termite control. The acquisition enables Arrow to expand in the Texas market.

Rose Pest Solutions, Troy, Mich., expanded its presence in the Cincinnati, Ohio, area with the acquisition of Redwine Pest Control. Redwine Pest Control is a family-owned business that has served the Cincinnati metropolitan area and northern Kentucky for the past 11 years.

Turf Masters, a provider of lawn and pest control services in Roswell, Ga., acquired Dorsey Services, a lawn care, tree and shrub, and pest service company. The transaction is the largest investment made by Turf Masters and it expands the company’s services throughout central Georgia. With this acquisition, as well as expansion markets completed in 2013 and 2014, the lawn care business now has nine company-owned operations in four southern states: Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee. Turf Masters is a family-owned business with more than 20,000 customers. It was founded in 2002 by 38-year industry veteran Andrew Kadrich.