New Nonprofit Created to Find Career Opportunities in the Laundry Industry for Military Veterans
Last month, laundry industry veteran Corey Simonson launched Clean Return USA, a nonprofit endeavor created specifically to help the commercial laundry industry fill job openings with former soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines cycling out of the military. The sole...Continental Adds New Team Members
Continental Girbau Inc. recently welcomed three new team members: National Accounts Manager Kylie McArthur, Consumer Financing Associate Grant Meerdink and Technical Services Manager Shannon Rose. McArthur develops and executes strategies for achieving national...EnviroStar to Acquire Scott Equipment
EnviroStar, Inc., headquartered in Miami, recently announced that it has executed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets and certain liabilities of Houston-based Scott Equipment, Inc. for $13 million – half of which will be...Procter & Gamble to Purchase Chicago-Based Drycleaning Startup Pressbox
Chicago-based drycleaning startup Pressbox is being acquired by consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble, according to the two companies. However, the terms of the deal were not disclosed. Pressbox – launched in 2013 by entrepreneurs Vijen Patel and Drew...Laundry One to Host Open House
Laundry One will hold an open house on September 20 at the company’s headquarters in Canal Winchester, Ohio. This free event is being held to help educate store owners and potential investors about the latest products available from Dexter Laundry and other...Wash with Wally: The Importance of Rinse Cycles
Due to the high cost of water, I recently eliminated the last two rinses on all of my washers. My machines are now set to deliver a prewash, a wash cycle, and one rinse cycle. Did I make a mistake, or is everyone doing this these days? Honestly, I don’t know of...Get More Bang for Your Buck
Eight Sure-Fire Tips for Maximizing the Impact and Effectiveness of Your Laundry’s Marketing BudgetMarketing means money out of pocket, but it’s essential to the revenue growth of your laundry business. So, when making a marketing investment, be sure to...Life Before Laundry
Owners Open Up About Their Professional Backgrounds Prior to Running Their StoresJust taking a wild guess here – but it’s probably likely that the vast majority of those of you reading this sentence right now never thought you would ever in a million years be in...Excellence 18: Learning from the Best
The Industry’s Leading Operators Descend on Southwest Florida for a High-Tech Look at an Evolving BusinessMore than 200 of the nation’s leading laundry owners and industry executives recently joined their peers for two days of high-level networking and...
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