by Editor | Jan 23, 2015 | Up Close
Originally posted – Apr 19, 2013 The Drycleaning & Laundry Institute has been the premier international trade association for garment care professionals since 1883. Representing retail drycleaning and laundry facilities in the United States and around the...
by Editor | Jan 23, 2015 | Business Spotlights
Originally posted – Jun 14, 2013 Mischelle Romesberg is accustomed to taking matters into her own hands. As director of plant operations for the personal care branch of Energizer Holdings, she’s responsible for making sure some of today’s leading...
by Editor | Jan 23, 2015 | Business Spotlights
Originally posted – May 24, 2013 When it comes to a new business venture, Danny Delmarco is a big believer in doing one’s homework. So, when he and his business partner, Lloyd Webb, decided to open a self-service laundry – in a building co-owned by...
by Editor | Jan 23, 2015 | Business Spotlights
Originally posted – Dec 18, 2012 Scott Moses had a leg up on his competition long before he entered the coin laundry business almost three years ago. As an economics major at Edinboro University in Pennsylvania, Moses landed a position in the banking industry...
by Editor | Jan 23, 2015 | Business Spotlights
Originally posted – Aug 26, 2013 Before her retirement this past January, Colleen Unema had spent decades as a nationally certified high school science teacher in Bellingham, Wash. However, it was a self-imposed break from teaching that actually prepared Unema...
by Editor | Jan 23, 2015 | Business Spotlights
Originally posted – Aug 06, 2013 At first glance, Bronxville, N.Y., is perhaps one of the last places one would even consider opening a coin laundry. According to the most recent U.S. Census figures, the median household income in Bronxville is $144,940, and the...
by Editor | Jan 23, 2015 | Business Spotlights
Originally posted – Feb 21, 2013 The first thing most people notice when walking into Pokomoke Laundry are the dryers – or, more specifically, the area around and above the dryers. Instead of the usual painted drywall littered with the typical laundromat...
by Editor | Jan 23, 2015 | Up Close
Originally posted – Jan 04, 2013 Brian T. Sansoni is vice president of communication and membership and vice president of sustainability initiatives at the American Cleaning Institute (formerly The Soap and Detergent Association). The ACI is the trade...
by Wally Makowsky | Jan 22, 2015 | Wash With Wally
Originally posted – Jul 01, 2014 What is the best way to remove dog hair from blankets and dog beds? The best way to handle such a situation is to put these items in the dryer before running them through the wash cycle. Let them run through a drying cycle or...
by Wally Makowsky | Jan 22, 2015 | Wash With Wally
Originally posted – Dec 10, 2014 I have a question about fragrances and scents. Is there any way to add something different to the wash to get it smelling fresh, aside from the normal scented detergents or fabric softeners? Sometimes I wish there was something...