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JANUARY, 2009
 
NEWS
Upstate New York’s Largest Drycleaning Chain Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
 
PLANT PROFILE
Carolina Conversion
DECEMBER, 2008
 
NEWS
American Drycleaner Aids Readers in Getting Info Fast
Appeals Court Rejects Request for New Trial in Lost Pants Case
DLI Supports Chamber’s Efforts Against Card-Check Bill
Pa. Small Businesses Get Grants for 'Ecofriendly' Equipment Purchases
LEDA Names Leonard Automatics 2008 Industry of the Year
The ‘New’ New Orleans: Clean Show Attendees Will See Subtle Changes
SPOT Business Systems Opens New Customer-Service Support Center
Survey: 34% of Small-Business Owners Want Stimulus Package
Atlanta Drycleaners Seek $5 Million in Class-Action Suit
Strip-Mall Vacancies Rise as Economy Slumps
 
CLEANING, SPOTTING
Practice Your Regluing Technique
Cleaning the Latest Fashions Safely
Make Stains Vanish without a Trace
 
MANAGEMENT FILES
Wise Investors Stray from the Herd
Resisting a Financial Panic
Weeding Out the Bad Seeds
 
SPECIAL FEATURE
Styles of The Season
 
STATSHOT
Drycleaners Expect Equipment, Supply Costs to Remain Steady in 2009
 
WIRE SURVEYS
Downturn Won’t Slow Plant Projects, Drycleaners Say
NOVEMBER, 2008
 
NEWS
Dryclean USA Reports Increased Revenues
Proposed Senate Stimulus Package to Include Aid for Small Businesses
EIA Energy Outlook Predicts Lower Natural Gas Prices
Alliance Laundry Holdings Reports 3rd Quarter Increase in Revenues
Selling a Store? Conditions Are Good, Report Suggests
Survey Shows Pessimistic Outlook for Business Financing
Whirlpool to Cut 5,000 Jobs by End of 2009
 
ASK THE EXPERT
How Can I Stretch and Soften a Sweater with Felted Yarns?
 
CLEANING, SPOTTING
Give Thanks for Holiday Stains
 
MANAGEMENT FILES
The Bailout’s Breaks: Wall Street Rescue Provides Tax Credits, Deductions (Part 2 of 2)
The Bailout’s Breaks: Wall Street Rescue Provides Tax Credits, Deductions (Part 1 of 2)
Three Predictions for 2009
Prepare for Tax Time Early
Selling Out at a Market Low
The Environmental Side of the Sale
 
STATSHOT
Third-Quarter Sales Fall, Signs Show Stabilizing Market
 
WIRE SURVEYS
Operators Break with Nation in Historic Vote
OCTOBER, 2008
 
NEWS
SDA Offers Financial Assistance to Hurricane Victims
U.S. Dry Cleaning Appears at Equities Conference
Pre-registration Opens Nov. 3 for Clean '09 in New Orleans
MySpace Lets Small Businesses Market to Specific Segments of its User Base
Colder Winter, Worsening Economic Conditions Point to Higher Natural Gas Costs
Small Business Lends Support to Bailout
TRSA, UTSA Boards Vote to Restructure Operations; TRSA Providing Member Services
 
ASK THE EXPERT
How Can I Protect Ties in Cleaning?
What's the Proper Procedure for Removing 'Combination' Stains?
 
CLEANING, SPOTTING
The Real-World Science of Spotting
 
MANAGEMENT FILES
State of the Solutions: A Look at Perc’s Alternatives
Making an Investment in Bonds
Cut Costs with a Four-Day Workweek
Back-to-School Time for the Drycleaning Industry
Get ‘Green’ to Make More Green