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Is There Fairness In Bureaucracy?
Well, we must say yes to this title in order to not be slandered as hating our government, which we don’t. However, progress is never a bargain-you have to pay for it. When President Nixon signed th
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Is Your Customer Service Slipping?
While shopping at the various retailers recently, I have noticed that some of their customer service is just not the same. At Sports Chalet, I paid for my items. The cashier handled the transaction, p
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The End Of Another Era
From Kenney SlattenNorm Korey has retired. He will be missed. I have lost count of the many times I have worked with, referred people to and admired my friend: the latest icon to retire in this indu
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Denim And The Latest Fashions
One of the things New York has over other states and cities is their renown clothing industry. Trends and fashions are set there and passed on. Many are also influenced by Los Angeles and Europe in ge
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Hamilton’s EVO Products Available As Category IV
Hamilton Engineering’s EVO™ products can be common vented in Category IV positive pressure condensing exhaust without an external fan system. EVO products are able to do this due to proprietary op
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Wyatt-Bennett’s Norm Korey Retires
Industry Veteran And Leader“After 50 years in the Dry Cleaning industry, the time has come for me to close my business and retire. This decision has not been easy and came earlier than I had inten
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Holiday Shoppers Warned Of 20-25% Shorter Useful Life For No-Iron Shirts
Shoppers who gave the gift of a cotton man tailored shirt this year, were warned of a caveat about wrinkle free finishes that appeared in the November 2014 issue of Consumer Reports (http://www.consum
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New Year…New Attitude
At the beginning of a new year, we all make resolutions that are quickly forgotten in the weeks thereafter. This year, I want you to try something different. I want you to work on “self-motivation.” Self-motivation is the force that drives you to do things. It pushes us to achieve our goals, feel more fulfilled […]
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Speed Queen Fundraiser With Breast Cancer Research Foundation Successful
Speed Queen, a manufacturer of laundry equipment announced it raised $20,330 to support breast cancer research and awareness as a result of a two-month partnership with the Breast Cancer Research Foun
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DLI Dateline 2015
JANUARY 201515-18 DLI/NCA Brianstorming with the Five StarsSecrets Playa Mujeres Resort, CancunFEBURARY23-27 Five Day Introduction to Drycleaning CourseDLI School of Drycleaning Technolog
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Mike Tungesvick Joins Sankosha USA Sales And Service Operations
Sankosha USA, Inc. is pleased to announce the new hire of Mike Tungesvick as Regional Sales Manager, effective immediately. His main territory will be the central sections of the US and Canada.Mik
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Attrition/Experimentation – Good Or Bad?
Are there too many drycleaning and laundry plants? Can there be too many? What difference does it make? All thoughts of where we are going in this industry weigh heavily on everyone’s mind. Naysayer
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Scientific Journal Publishes TRSA Shop Towel Study
Peer-Reviewed Publication Validates Worker SafetyIn its October 2014 issue, the Journal of Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology published an independent study that found workers who routinely use l
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Wes Nelson To Lead Sales And Service Efforts For Sankosha USA
Sankosha USA, an industry-leading manufacturer of finishing equipment announced that Wes Nelson has returned to lead their sales and service efforts. “When we opened our US operations in 1993, Wes w
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The Huntington Company Adds Pressed 4 Time To Franchise Network
Market Penetration Now Reaches 342 LocationsThe Huntington Company, LLC, (“Huntington”) a multi-concept franchisor located in Berkley, Michigan, has added Pressed 4 Time to its group of franchis
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Maineline Computer Systems Announces New Ownership Structure
Maineline Computer Systems, supplier of the nationally known, comprehensive dry cleaning point-of-sale software Compassmax, announced that longtime owner and CEO Joe McCammon has partnered with experi
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The Future Is Different Than It Was
Every day, I speak with dry cleaners and we speak about how the business has changed and it is not “like it used to be.” The economy is different, dry cleaning customers have changed their habits,
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Clean 2015 Registration Is Open
Registration is now open for Clean 2015, scheduled for April 16th - 19th in Atlanta. To pre-register for only $99, attendees can visit the show’s website, www.cleanshow.com, to either register onlin
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Ellie Tarnutzer Appointed To WFI Board of Directors
Ellie Tarnutzer co-owner of Lake Mills Cleaners and Dyers, Inc., founded in 1938, was appointed to the Wisconsin Fabricare Institute’s (WFI) Board of Directors at their General Membership Meeting on
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Employee/Owner Rules And Etiquette
The Drycleaning & Laundry Institute has oodles of good information in the form of bulletins about employee/customer behavior. Little is written anymore about how people should behave, without losi
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Lapels Dry Cleaning Opens In Scottsdale, Arizona
Lapels Dry Cleaning, an innovative, environmentally friendly dry cleaning company headquartered in Hanover, Massachusetts, recently announced a five-store development agreement with Scottsdale residen
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The Great Food Truck Race
The Great Food Truck Race is an interesting program. At the start of the show, several teams are given a food truck. At the end of the race, the winner gets to keep the food truck and is given an addi
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EzProducts Names Michael Duchaine As National Sales Manager
EzProducts Vice President Diane Rue has announced, “Michael Duchaine has joined the management team at EzProducts as National Sales Manager. Michael brings to our team his vast experience in dry c
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Independent Study Confirms Safety Of Shop Towels
TRSA highlights research indicating reusable fiber cloths pose no health riskTRSA, the leading global textile services trade association has announced an independent study conducted earlier this yea
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Sankosha’s New Hot Head Drycleaning Utility And Legger Presses
Sankosha USA, Inc., a nationwide provider of commercial pressing equipment, announced the release of two new Hot Head Drycleaning presses to the North American marketplace.“Many of our loyal cust
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Silicone Added To International Care Labeling Standard
GreenEarth® Silicone Now a Recognized Option for Garment CareIt has been nearly twenty years since a new solvent has been added to the world’s care labeling standards. But in June it became offic
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Clean 2015 Exhibit Sales Are Off To A Great Start; Housing Is Open
Exhibit space sales are under way for Clean 2015 that will take place April 16-19, 2015, in the Georgia World Congress Center. Companies that exhibited at Clean 2013 in New Orleans had the chance to c
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Cody Milch Named Vice President OPL Sales And PLUS
Cody Milch joined Laundrylux last year as PLUS Product Manager and has made great strides in generating business and developing the PLUS service and technology. He will now lead all OPL business throu
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Positive Thinking Equals Positive Change
Remember that childhood ditty: “When you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.” It continues on and finally says, “When you’re happy and you know, your face will surely show it.
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Corpus Christie Business Owner Named President Of DLI
Allan P. Johnson, III, age 76, is Owner/Chairman of the Board of Peerless Cleaners, Inc. established in 1937 and purchased by Johnson in 1985. He has been instrumental in Peerless’ expansion
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Fabricare 2014 Keynote Speaker Set
“Your Future in the Drycleaning Industry”David Dawson will discuss the technological, economic and social forces that have caused our industry to evolve and explains how those forces will affe
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Kajiwara Equipment Reflects On Fifty-Plus Years In The Industry
We recently had the opportunity to sit down with industry icon and leader Arthur Kajiwara at his office in South El Monte, California. This site is not just your typical warehouse; it houses all the o
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The Uncertainty Of Employment
I remember as a young lad how scary it was to think I might lose my job. Everything revolves around that paycheck and to have it eliminated or have your hours reduced can be a catastrophic eve
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Say It Isn’t So…
I recently received a phone call and the caller said, “ I want to share with you that I will be retiring on May 21, 2014.” Being involved in the dry cleaning industry as many years as I have,I
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Third Generation Joins Fabritec
Fabritec International, a Kentucky manufacturer of professional drycleaning, wetcleaning, laundry, spotting and restoration products under the Sanitone, Fabritec and Stamford names, announced the addi
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Clean Show Selects General Contractor And Opens Booth Sales
The Clean Executive Committee has selected Shepard Exposition Services to serve as General Contractor for Clean 2015, scheduled for April 16th -19th, 2015 in Atlanta.“Shepard did a wonderful job w
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Kenney Slatten Announces Retirement
Parks The Wagon And Hangs Up the BootsKenney Slatten started in this industry as a child when his Grandfather owned and operated Slatten Cleaners in DeRitter, Louisiana. After moving to Houston, t
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A Pocket Full ’O Gold?
Do you check the pockets of clothes you dryclean or launder? My experience has shown that most do not. Some of the practices of cleaning that stick in my mind as important- never seemed to be what mai
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WSDLA Offers Seminar On New Wastewater Regulations In Arizona
Western States Drycleaners & Launderers Association brings a new wastewater regulation review to its members this year. New perc regulations on contact water from drycleaning machines and
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Steve Mathews Is New TCATA President
Other Officers, Board Members ElectedSteve Mathews of M & B Hangers has assumed the presidency of TCATA, a position he will hold through the 2016 annual conference.While formally
