Jack of All Trades

by | Jan 27, 2015 | Business Spotlights

Originally posted – July issue/2012 Illinois Entrepreneur Adds 24-Hour Laundromat to a Varied Business Mix For many, the career path to coin laundry ownership is a long and winding one, with several detours along the way – but perhaps none more so than the...

From Pets to Professionals…..

by | Jan 27, 2015 | Business Spotlights

Originally posted – Sept issue/2012 Montana Laundromat/Dog Wash Has Become the Area’s ‘One-Stop Solution’ Those looking for a quick and efficient self-service wash and dry or even more personalized laundry services – or just a convenient place to...

A Sense of Community

by | Jan 26, 2015 | Business Spotlights

Originally posted – Dec 20, 2013 When the Tasty Baking Company (makers of the popular Tastykake line of snack foods) decided to relocate its production facility, the move opened up a 30-acre parcel of prime real estate in northern Philadelphia, where the...

‘Landlord and Tenant’

by | Jan 26, 2015 | Business Spotlights

[ Originally posted – Feb 25, 2014 As the president of Alabama-based Joy Enterprises, Mark Joy is clearly one of the leaders within the franchised fast-food business in his state. With nearly 20 Subway restaurants, a half dozen Long John Silver’s locations...

Giving Back

by | Jan 26, 2015 | Business Spotlights

Originally posted – Nov 19, 2013 Jeff Lindemann likes to say that he’s probably not the best businessman. However, the facts are the facts. And the former police officer and his wife, Mandy, currently own and operate not one or two – but three...

A New Beginning

by | Jan 26, 2015 | Viewpoint, Business Spotlights

Originally posted – Jan 27, 2014 After years of unclogging other people’s pipes as a licensed master plumber, Florida’s Willy Gibson turned his attention to a completely different type of pipe, as the co-owner – along with his wife Margie...