Automatic Laundry Names Chief Operating Officer
Automatic Laundry, headquartered in Newton, Mass., has promoted Scott Scarpato Jr. to the position of chief operating officer. For the last six years, Scarpato Jr. has worked in numerous roles within the company, including field service, logistics and finance. Since...CSC ServiceWorks Announces Technology Acquisitions
CSC ServiceWorks Inc. – which delivers technology-enabled laundry services within the multifamily and academic housing markets – recently announced the closing of its acquisition of Happily Inc. (dba One Tap Away), as well as the principal assets of The Laundry Chute,...Cents Partners with Atmosphere TV
Cents has announced an exclusive partnership with Atmosphere TV, which will provide laundromat owners with the ability to offer television entertainment to their customers, as well as to run their own marketing promotions. Cents, a business management and in-store...
Build Your Network (Part 1)
Don’t Neglect This Key Investment in the Future of Your Business I recently attended the Coin Laundry Association’s ELEVATE conference in southern California. And, on the way back from that event, I began reflecting on the value and impact such events have had on my...North Carolina Library Launches Laundromat-Based Literacy Program
The Wilkes County Public Library has announced a new literacy project called “Wash and Learn,” which will be based at the Wilkes Laundromat in North Wilkesboro, N.C. The library received a $3,500 Library Science and Technology Act grant to provide an early literacy...
Update on Government Relief Programs
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program expired on December 31, 2021, and is no longer accepting new loan applications or advances. However, the SBA will continue to accept and review appeal requests for loan applications...Report: The Five Most Tax-Volatile States
Government relations firm MultiState Associates recently published its tax revenue volatility report, taking a wider view of tax policy by looking at state revenue volatility – measured by total revenue cuts and increases as a result of policy choices – from 2011 to...
LaundryCares Honors Vend-Rite’s Hansen
The LaundryCares Foundation recently honored Vince Hansen of Vend-Rite Manufacturing Company, headquartered in Cicero, Ill., with signature sponsorship recognition for his continued support of the foundation and its mission. LaundryCares Executive Vice President Dan...Industry Mourns Dick Lutts
Laundry industry pioneer Dick Lutts recently passed away at the age of 98. Lutts, a former vice president of Salem Laundry Company in Salem, Mass., is widely credited with moving the company away from a strictly laundry delivery business model to one that also...
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