Jeff Van Diepen, president and chief executive officer of Pestmaster Services, says his ability to woo potential franchisees got infinitely easier now that he's relocated his company to south Reno from Bishop, Calif.Pestmaster, which has 28 franchisees operating in 14 states, including 10 in California and seven in Texas, moved its headquarters to a 12,200-square-foot space at 9716 S. Virginia St. in the Foothill Commerce Park after outgrowing the business capacities of the rural mountain town in Inyo County.Van Diepen says Bishop's lack of commercial air service meant potential franchisees typically made a 200-mile drive from Reno to learn more …









