Ken Wysocky

Freelance Writer and Editor at Freelance

Articles

Bringing Safe Water Across the Continental Divide | Treatment Plant Operator

2 weeks ago | tpomag.com | Ken Wysocky

After a delay of more than 60 years, work is finally underway on a $1.4 billion pipeline project that will provide residents in southeastern Colorado’s Arkansas Valley with something many of them haven’t enjoyed in decades: a reliable source of quality drinking water. Known as... Please login or register to view TPO articles. It's free, fast and easy!
Utilizing Water Rights

3 weeks ago | mswmag.com | Ken Wysocky

Interim Director Jesse Bradley (left) and Senior Project Engineer Matt Manning of the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources look over plans for the Perkins County Canal.
Job Estimating Software a Huge Time-Saver for New York Plumber | Cleaner

3 weeks ago | cleaner.com | Ken Wysocky

Appeared in print as "Best Estimate" May 2025 Money Machines Featured company: NJ Jones Plumbing For years, NaDonte Jones did estimates the old-fashioned way by poring over blueprints and using different-colored highlighters to categorize various materials needed for jobs, then price them out. “I’d manually input all of that information,” says Jones, owner of NJ Jones......
Dealership lets customers stop in for service anytime

1 month ago | autonews.com | Ken Wysocky

Pohanka Automotive Group has a "no appointments necessary" policy across all of its 23 dealerships.
Where Wisconsin’s crazy meth infestation appears most prevalent

1 month ago | badgerinstitute.org | Ken Wysocky |Mike Nichols |David Wise

Meth is injected, smoked, snorted or ingested in just about every corner of Wisconsin. But by at least one measure the insidious problem is worse in two adjacent counties — Brown and Outagamie — than anywhere else. In 2023, the drug most often identified in samples sent by law enforcement to the State Crime Lab was meth, which accounted for 1,378 of the 4,805 samples tested — more than cocaine or heroin or fentanyl or even THC, the active ingredient in cannabis.
Mentor program at Walser improves young technicians’ production

1 month ago | autonews.com | Ken Wysocky

Mikias Tadesse, a 22-year-old technician at Walser Polar Chevrolet in Minnesota, listens as Jon Olstad instructs him.
Mentoring young technicians across a dealership group

1 month ago | autonews.com | Ken Wysocky
Delegation Important for Avoiding Business Owner Burnout

2 months ago | cleaner.com | Ken Wysocky

It’s not unusual for business owners to have Type A personalities that make it difficult for them to give up responsibilities and delegate them to other people. While that driven mentality can produce rapid growth, it can be a double-edged sword that also leads to burnout and... Please login or register to view Cleaner articles.
Bernie Noble Keeps On Pumping

2 months ago | pumper.com | Ken Wysocky

Appeared in print as "Keep the Wheels Turning" March 2025 Cover Story Featured company: Allen Drain Service Serial entrepreneur Bernie Noble says the worst business decision he ever made was leaving Allen Drain Service to start an excavation business in 1985. “I did excavation work for 23 years,” says Noble. “I’m a slow learner.” But the businessman got a shot at redemption......
Septic and Portable Restroom Side Gig Blossoms Into Full-Service Sewer | Cleaner

2 months ago | cleaner.com | Ken Wysocky

Appeared in print as "High Achiever" March 2025 Profile When opportunity knocks, Derrick Nelson firmly believes in opening the door — not just a crack, but wide open. It’s a business philosophy that has propelled Nelson Sanitation & Rental in Rice, a small Minnesota town about 80 miles northwest of Minneapolis, to heights never......