diff --git a/.hound.yml b/.hound.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d93d98e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.hound.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+StringLiterals:
+  EnforcedStyle: single_quotes
diff --git a/service_providers_controller.rb b/service_providers_controller.rb
index cd71b7b..34867a4 100644
--- a/service_providers_controller.rb
+++ b/service_providers_controller.rb
@@ -4,51 +4,40 @@ class ServiceProvidersController < ApplicationController
 
   before_action :find_provider, only: [:show, :edit, :update, :destroy]
   before_action :load_non_empty_cat, only: [:index, :landing] # fetch only categories with published companies in them
-  before_action :load_categories, only: [:new, :edit]
-  before_action :load_subcategories, only: [:new, :edit]
-  before_action :load_states, only: [:new, :edit]
+  before_action :load_all, only: [:new, :edit]
 
   def landing
     @providers = ServiceProvider.landing_sample
-
     redirect_to service_providers_path if current_app_user
   end
 
   def index
-    @states = State.joins(:service_providers).uniq!
-    @state = State.find_by(name: params[:state])
+    @states = State.joins(:service_providers).uniq
 
     if params[:search]
-
       @providers = ServiceProvider.all_published.text_search(params[:search])
-
-      unless @providers.blank?
+      if @providers.present?
         @nearby_providers = @providers.get_nearbys
       end
 
       # if a User clicks on a category:
 
     elsif params[:category]
-      @category = @categories.find_by(id: params[:category])
+      @category = @categories.find(params[:category])
       @providers = ServiceProvider.fetch_by_cat(@category, @state)
       @show_title = @category.name
 
       # if a User clicks on a subcategory:
 
     elsif params[:subcategory]
-
       @subcategory = Subcategory.find(params[:subcategory])
       @providers = ServiceProvider.fetch_by_subcat(@subcategory, @state)
       @show_title = @subcategory.name
-
     elsif params[:state]
       @state = State.find_by(name:params[:state])
       @providers = @state.service_providers.all_published
-
     else
-
-      @providers = ServiceProvider.all_published.includes(:city).includes(:state)
-
+      @providers = ServiceProvider.all_published.includes(:city, :state)
     end
 
     respond_to do |format|
@@ -61,7 +50,6 @@ def user_providers_index
     @all_user_providers = ServiceProvider.user_providers(current_app_user)
     @providers = @all_user_providers.where(published: true)
     @unpublished_user_providers = @all_user_providers.where(published: false)
-
     @link_share = LinkShare.new      # creates a link_share
     @sms_share = SmsShare.new        # ~~~
   end
@@ -90,7 +78,7 @@ def show
       @printable = Printable.new
     end
 
-    @subcategories = @provider.subcategories.order('category_id')
+    @subcategories = @provider.subcategories.order(:category_id)
 
     respond_to do |format|
       format.js
@@ -100,29 +88,26 @@ def show
 
   def edit
     if @provider.city
-      @cities = City.where(state_id: @provider.state).all
+      @cities = City.where(state_id: @provider.state)
     end
   end
 
   def update
-
     if @provider.update(service_provider_params)
-
       send_to_list(params[:send_to_list], @provider)
-
-      redirect_to service_provider_path(@provider),
-                  notice: "Service Provider updated successfully!"
+      flash[:notice] = 'Service Provider updated successfully!'
+      redirect_to service_provider_path(@provider)
     else
       @err = @provider.errors.full_messages
-      redirect_to edit_service_provider_path(@provider),
-                  flash: { notice: "Invalid. Service provider not updated.", errors: @err}
+      flash[:notice] = 'Invalid. Service provider not updated.'
+      flash[:errors] = @err
+      redirect_to edit_service_provider_path(@provider)
     end
   end
 
   def update_cities
-    # @provider = ServiceProvider.find_by(id: params[:provider_id])
-    @new_cities = City.where(state_id: params[:state_id]).all
-
+    # @provider = ServiceProvider.find(params[:provider_id])
+    @new_cities = City.where(state_id: params[:state_id])
     render partial: 'service_providers/partials/cities', object: @new_cities
   end
 
@@ -140,7 +125,7 @@ def destroy
 
   def send_to_list(user_id, provider)
     if user_id.present?
-      user = AppUser.find_by(id: user_id)
+      user = AppUser.find(user_id)
       ListItem.create!(list: user.list, service_provider: provider)
     end
   end
@@ -150,11 +135,11 @@ def find_provider
   end
 
   def load_categories
-    @categories = Category.order('name asc').all
+    @categories = Category.order(:name)
   end
 
   def load_subcategories
-    @subcategories = Subcategory.order('name asc').all
+    @subcategories = Subcategory.order(:name)
   end
 
   def load_states
@@ -162,12 +147,12 @@ def load_states
   end
 
   def load_non_empty_cat
-    @categories = Category.with_published_providers.order('name asc').includes(:subcategories)
+    @categories = Category.with_published_providers.order(:name).
+                           includes(:subcategories)
   end
 
   def service_provider_params
-    if current_app_user.admin
-      params.require(:service_provider).
+    serv_params = params.require(:service_provider).
           permit( :name,
                   :mission,
                   :online_tool,
@@ -184,7 +169,6 @@ def service_provider_params
                   :contact_email,
                   :phone,
                   :fax,
-                  :published,
                   :cost,
                   :orgtype,
                   :facebook,
@@ -194,40 +178,18 @@ def service_provider_params
                   :state_id,
                   :city_id,
                   :bghex,
-                  {:category_ids => []},
-                  {:subcategory_ids => []}
-          )
-    else
-      params.require(:service_provider).
-          permit( :name,
-                  :mission,
-                  :online_tool,
-                  :short_bio,
-                  :image,
-                  :street1,
-                  :street2,
-                  :city,
-                  :state,
-                  :zip_code,
-                  :website,
-                  :contact_person,
-                  :gender,
-                  :contact_email,
-                  :phone,
-                  :fax,
-                  :cost,
-                  :orgtype,
-                  :facebook,
-                  :instagram,
-                  :twitter,
-                  :youtube,
-                  :state_id,
-                  :city_id,
-                  :bghex,
-                  {:subcategory_ids => []},
-                  {:category_ids => []}
+                  { subcategory_ids: [] },
+                  { category_ids: [] }
           )
+    if current_app_user.admin
+      serv_params.merge!(params.require(:service_provider).permit(:published))
     end
+    serv_params
   end
 
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+  def load_all
+    load_categories
+    load_subcategories
+    load_states
+  end
+end