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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September Magazine Issue

This Month's Issue

 

  • Connecting, Learning, Advocating: CLA Maximizes Impact at Clean Show 2025

  • Member Spotlight: Finding a Niche in the Laundromat Industry

  • PlanetLaundry Podcast: Turning Setbacks into Success: Saichelle McNeill’s Journey

  • A Laundromat With Heart: Inside Cherry Drive’s Customer-First Approach

  • And More…

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Industry News

Huebsch Honors Store Owner of the Quarter

Manufacturer Salutes Texas Multi-Store Owner Scott Abraham Huebsch has named Scott Abraham the latest recipient of its Store Owner of the Quarter Award for his two successful laundromats, Northside Coin Laundry and Saginaw Laundry Center, located in the greater Dallas...

WASH Laundry Announces New Sales Manager for Arizona

John Krause Relocates to Oversee Southwestern Market WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems recently announced that John Krause is relocating to Arizona to become the company's district sales manager in that state. With a strong background in sales and customer service,...

Maytag Honors Robert Small

Company Salutes Senior Manager of Global Commercial Customer Relations for 25 Years of Dedicated Service Maytag Commercial Laundry recently recognized Robert Small - the company's senior manager of global commercial customer relations - for 25 years of dedicated...

CLA Website Named Among 2015 Online Communities of the Year

Leading Cloud-Based Provider Honors CoinLaundry.org Higher Logic – a cloud-based community platform provider – recently named the Coin Laundry Association's website – coinlaundry.org – among its annual community award winners at this year's Super Forum in Arlington,...

WASH Names Sales Manager for Los Angeles Market

Mona Almanza to Oversee Sales, Customer Service in L.A. and the San Gabriel Valley WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems has appointed Mona Almanza its new district sales manager for the Los Angeles metropolitan area and the San Gabriel Valley. As district manager, Almanza...

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