by Bob Nieman | Mar 3, 2016 | Industry News
Legislation Mandates Higher Pay in Cities than in Rural Areas Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has signed a bill enacting a double-digit increase in the state’s minimum wage, a boost that could give the state the highest minimum wage in the U.S. by 2022. In addition, this...
by Bob Nieman | Mar 2, 2016 | Industry News
On-Demand Laundry Service Now Open in Los Angeles, Oklahoma City and Akron On-demand laundry service provider WashClub, based in New York City, has announced the launch of new branches in Los Angeles, Oklahoma City and Akron, Ohio. Each of these WashClub facilities is...
by Bob Nieman | Mar 2, 2016 | Industry News
Electrolux recently named Anna Ohlsson-Leijon its chief financial officer. In addition, the company has promoted Ola Nilsson to the position of executive vice president and head of its small appliances business category. Ohlsson-Leijon joined Electrolux in 2001 as...
by PlanetLaundry Staff | Feb 25, 2016 | Industry News
Two-Day Event Scheduled for May 11-12 in Southern California Continental Girbau West – a subsidiary of Continental Girbau Inc. based in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. – will host its fourth annual Conference of Champions Profit Symposium on May 11-12. The event...
by Bob Nieman | Feb 19, 2016 | Industry News
Wash Broker to Serve Chicago-Area Vended Laundry Market Laundry and real estate industry veterans Robert Renteria and Joe Hollendonner recently announced that they’ve joined forces to create Wash Broker, Ltd., a laundry brokerage service based in the Chicago...
by PlanetLaundry Staff | Feb 18, 2016 | Industry News
California-Based Distributor Promotes Todd Hyrn Western State Design, Inc. has promoted Todd Hyrn to vice president. Most recently, Hyrn served as director of operations for the company and has been a member of the WSD management team for 25 years. “The company...