Bruce Beggs
January 17, 2012
CALGARY, Alberta, Canada — Tower Cleaners transformed a 16,000-square-foot building once used for welding and painting aluminum railings to combine its two plants...
Bruce Beggs
January 11, 2012
SAN DIEGO — Margaret’s Cleaners’ 22,000-square-foot plant, formerly an upholstery fabric outlet, was designed from the ground up for servicing couture...
Bruce Beggs
January 10, 2012
SAN DIEGO — Margaret’s Cleaners’ 22,000-square-foot plant, formerly an upholstery fabric outlet, was designed from the ground up for servicing couture...
Ian P. Murphy
November 14, 2011
CHICAGO — Runways in the world’s fashion capitals came alive for 2011’s fall season, as if to herald an end to recessionary reserve and embrace edgy...
Ian P. Murphy
November 9, 2011
CHICAGO — Runways in the world’s fashion capitals came alive for 2011’s fall season, as if to herald an end to recessionary reserve and embrace edgy...
Ian P. Murphy
November 7, 2011
CHICAGO — Runways in the world’s fashion capitals came alive for 2011’s fall season, as if to herald an end to recessionary reserve and embrace edgy...
Ian P. Murphy
November 3, 2011
CHICAGO — Runways in the world’s fashion capitals came alive for 2011’s fall season, as if to herald an end to recessionary reserve and embrace edgy...
Bruce Beggs
September 1, 2011
CHICAGO — When promoting your business’ “green” practices, be mindful that the FTC Act gives the Federal Trade Commission the power to bring law...
Bruce Beggs
August 30, 2011
CHICAGO — Not so long ago, when you looked up “green” in the dictionary, there was a brief definition about color or pigment. Today, it’s difficult...
Irving L. Blackman
July 20, 2011
CHICAGO — By any definition, Joe was a “success,” and so was his business, Success Co. Although Joe was a planner, after he died, his estate plan and...
Irving L. Blackman
July 19, 2011
CHICAGO — By any definition, Joe was a “success,” and so was his business, Success Co. Although Joe was a planner, after he died, his estate plan and...
Bruce Beggs
June 30, 2011
LAS VEGAS — The story after Clean ’09 in New Orleans was that while attendance had been down from the previous show, the quality of the attendees had been...
Mark E. Battersby
May 24, 2011
ARDMORE, Pa. — With all the available capital apparently going to big business and government, what can the financially-strapped small-business owner do?
Provisions...
Mark E. Battersby
May 24, 2011
CHICAGO — According to the experts, the recession ended in the summer of 2009. Three months after that, however, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner...
Ian P. Murphy
April 21, 2011
LAS VEGAS — Here are just a few of the options open to those hitting Glitter Gulch for Clean ’11 in June. It’s impossible to list everything, but this...
Ian P. Murphy
April 19, 2011
On the cusp of an economic recovery, The Clean Show returns to its most popular site—the adult playground where everyone is a high roller.
On The Cusp of An...
Ian P. Murphy
January 18, 2011
CHICAGO — The Merit Awards in the 50th Annual Plant Design Awards went to six drycleaners from every corner of the country. The second and final part of this story...
Ian P. Murphy
January 13, 2011
CHICAGO — The Merit Awards in the 50th Annual Plant Design Awards went to six drycleaners from every corner of the country. Part one of this story details three of...
Ian P. Murphy
January 10, 2011
CHICAGO — The runners-up in the 50th Annual Plant Design Awards were a repurposed Sears Hardware store and an innovative “green” design that incorporates...
Ian P. Murphy
January 6, 2011
Hallak Cleaners knocked out walls and moved every piece of equipment to expand its single production facility without taking a day off, earning it Best Plant Design in the...
Bob Mach
December 10, 2010
CREVE COEUR, Mo. — The percentage of people who never use drycleaning is now higher than the percentage that does. Even the number of infrequent users (once every...
Ian P. Murphy
November 26, 2010
NEW YORK — Vasken Ohanyan sits at his work table in the middle of Continental Cleaners in the Inwood section of Manhattan. Piled around him are measuring tapes,...
Ian P. Murphy
November 12, 2010
LOOK #4: EXTREME TRIM
The posh wintertime preference for furs, faux furs, mohairs and shearlings has expanded from only trims and outerwear to form the bulk of garments...
Ian P. Murphy
November 10, 2010
LOOK #3: LACE & LEATHER
Another strong year for sheers saw lots of gauzy peek-a-boo fabrics lend an airy dimension to all kinds of garments. Designers used lace...
Ian P. Murphy
November 3, 2010
LOOK #1: HEAD-TO-TOE KNIT
Cozy knits are a natural fit for fall, but designers outdid themselves this year by dressing runway models head-to-toe in knit headbands,...
