Longtime Laundromat Owner on 23 Years of Service, Challenges, Community Impact

For more than two decades, Lee Ann Geurts has been a steady force in her Brooklyn Park community in Minnesota, running three laundromats that have become known not just for clean clothes, but for connection, comfort, and care. What began as a business venture for her...

Green is Good Business

Green Operations Increasingly Important to Feed Consumer Demand When Green Laundry Lounge co-owners Pulin and Krishna Dasai got into the vended laundry industry, they wanted to change a narrative: laundromats are water and energy-intensive businesses. “The...

Leveling the Playing Field

John Um wanted to make sure small business owners could get fair pricing and access to reliable suppliers without needing to have significant buying power. As a leader whose career spanned several major retail and e-commerce companies, he had seen firsthand how hard...

Staying Fierce: Haley Gould Finds Perfect Fit in Vended Laundry

Haley Gould is the Director of Partner Success for HappyNest. She manages an internal team while leading more than 100 partners across the United States building a successful pickup and delivery operation in addition to running their laundromat business. A consummate...

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Diversifying His Portfolio

Jan 27, 2015

Originally posted - April issue/2012 Entrepreneur Adds Two Self-Service Laundries to a Mix of Business Ventures Clearly, Kwah Wai Pang likes to stay busy. With a background that includes general management, administration, computing operations, programming, and system...

Jack of All Trades

Jan 27, 2015

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 road Kevin...

Vital Signs

Jan 27, 2015

Neglect Your Store's Signage at Your Own Risk Because a laundromat is a self-service business, there is the tendency among some owners to have a "build-it-and-they-will-wash" attitude toward their stores. In other words, the focus is primarily on the equipment offered...

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WashClub Partners with Texas Laundry Business

Licensing Agreement with Wash It Kwik Brings On-Demand Pickup and Delivery to the Dallas Market WashClub, a tech-based laundry and drycleaning company with on-demand pickup and delivery in New York City, is rolling out its services in the Dallas area through a...

WASH Laundry CIO Featured at Microsoft Business Event

John Buccola Speaks at Convergence 2015 in Atlanta WASH Laundry Chief Information Officer John Buccola recently served as a featured speaker at the keynote presentation during Convergence 2015, which is Microsoft Corp.'s premier event for its business community....

Laundry City

John Pinnock Laundry City Baltimore, Md. Before Getting into the Laundry Business… Pinnock was a consulting arborist, as well as involved in real estate investment. Store Opening November 15, 2014 Business Hours Laundry City is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week....

CLA Announces Clean 2015 Educational Lineup, Recognizes Show Sponsors

As the Coin Laundry Association gears up for this year's Clean Show, the organization has recognized the 2015 signature sponsors that are making the group's lineup of educational sessions, networking opportunities and social receptions possible. To be held April 16-19...

Alliance’s Customer Service Program Honored

‘Customer One' Initiatives Earn Silver Stevie Award Alliance Laundry Systems recently earned a Silver Stevie Award in the 9th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service Program. Alliance was recognized specifically for the achievements of its customer...

Electrolux, Laundrylux Celebrate 60-Year Partnership

Electrolux AB President and CEO Keith McLoughlin recently invited Laundrylux CEO Neal Milch to Sweden for a special ceremony. On behalf of Electrolux, McLoughlin presented Milch with a crystal award to commemorate 60 years of doing business together. "We have a unique...

The Coin Laundry Association Announces 2015 Clean Show Lineup, Recognizes Sponsors

Oakbrook Terrace, IL – March 5, 2015 - The Coin Laundry Association (CLA) is proud to be a part of this year's Clean Show. The association also recognized the 2015 signature sponsors who are making the CLA lineup of educational, networking and social receptions...

Huebsch Names Store Owner of the Quarter

Convenience Store/Gas Station Owner Grows Business with Adjoining Self-Service Laundry Huebsch has named Raj Patel its latest recipient of the company's Store Owner of the Quarter Award for Speed Coin Laundry, a self-service laundry adjacent to his convenience store...

The Coin Laundry Association Announces 2015 Clean Show Lineup, Recognizes Sponsors

Oakbrook Terrace, IL – March 5, 2015 - The Coin Laundry Association (CLA) is proud to be a part of this year's Clean Show. The association also recognized the 2015 signature sponsors who are making the CLA lineup of educational, networking and social receptions...

The Coin Laundry Association Announces 2015 Clean Show Lineup, Recognizes Sponsors

Oakbrook Terrace, IL – March 5, 2015 - The Coin Laundry Association (CLA) is proud to be a part of this year's Clean Show. The association also recognized the 2015 signature sponsors who are making the CLA lineup of educational, networking and social receptions...

Southern Accent: A Preview of Clean 2015

Atlanta to Host the Laundry Industry's Largest Trade Show and Convention The last time the self-service laundry industry descended upon the city of Atlanta en masse, Ronald Reagan was president, Paul Newman won an Academy Award for his work in "The Color of Money" –...

Business Bio: Laundry City

John Pinnock Laundry City Baltimore, Md. Before Getting into the Laundry Business… Pinnock was a consulting arborist, as well as involved in real estate investment. Store Opening November 15, 2014 Business Hours Laundry City is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week....

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Connecting, Learning, Advocating: CLA Maximizes Impact at Clean Show 2025
Member Spotlight: Finding a Niche in the Laundromat Industry
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Apartment Completions Hit 30-Year High in 2017, Vacancy Rate Increases

Apartment completions reached a 30-year high in 2017 and beat the 2016 level by 30 percent, according to a report in Multifamily Executive. Last year, 364,713 units were completed in the 150 largest U.S. metros, more than doubling the long-term average and growing the...

Industry Veteran Becomes a First-Time Store Owner

The new Pepper's Express Laundry Center recently opened for business in Mooresville, Ind. – with a familiar name in a not-so-familiar role.The 4,800-square-foot vended laundry is designed to enhance and quicken the laundry process, according to the owners Jim and...

Mulberrys Acquires Laundry Locker

Mulberrys Garment Care - providing service to the San Francisco, Dallas and Minneapolis/St. Paul markets - has acquired Laundry Locker, a San Francisco-based laundry and drycleaning company with more than 350 locker locations throughout the Bay Area. According to the...

Technology Topic Revealed for Excellence 2018 Keynote Speaker

At this year's 2018 Excellence in Laundry Conference in Naples, FL, attendees will receive education and training from world-class experts within their concentration area in business. One of this year's keynote speakers is R "Ray" Wang, the...

Alabama Meet-Up: Lunch, Learn and Network

The Coin Laundry Association has announced that it will hold an Alabama Laundromat Industry Meet-Up on March 1 at the Oxford Civic Center in Oxford, Ala. This lunch event - which is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. - will include an update on new tax laws and...