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May 20, 2013
Sun Ray Dry Cleaners Fuels Green Initiative Through Propane Autogas

COLUMBUS, Ga. — Alliance AutoGas assisted with switch to new propane-powered delivery vehicles

COLUMBUS, Ga. — Sun Ray Dry Cleaners has converted two of its GMC Savana service vans to run on clean propane autogas, the company reports.

Alliance AutoGas helped Sun Ray Dry Cleaners make the switch, and will also provide fuel supply, as well as train drivers how to safely operate and refuel the new propane-powered vehicles.

Additionally, Alliance’s AutoGas program includes the installation of an onsite fuel station, staff safety training, and ongoing technical support.

The initiative reportedly makes Sun Ray Dry Cleaners the first dry cleaner in the area to operate autogas vehicles, which coincides with its investment in more eco-friendly dry cleaning methods.

The new autogas vans are designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, harmful pollutants and fuel costs. Fleets operating on propane autogas save upwards of $2 per gallon on fuel versus gasoline, according to Alliance AutoGas.

Sun Ray Dry Cleaners has been serving customers in the Columbus and Fort Benning area for more than 80 years.

October 25, 2011
Pessimism Abounds in Municipal Bond Market

CHICAGO — When it comes to investing your money, there’s more than enough pessimism to go around, and nowhere is it easier to find than in today’s municipal bond market. Many state and local municipalities are facing the toughest budget problems they have ever seen. California, Illinois and New Jersey are among the states wrestling with money woes. Major cities such as Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Columbus, Ohio, are on a long list of municipalities looking at major tax increases and/or cutting of services and personnel as a last resort for rising above an enveloping debt crisis.

Marilyn Cohen, president and CEO of Envision Capital Management, describes the current bond market as “the biggest slow-motion train wreck I've ever seen.”

October 4, 2010
Longtime Distributor E.J. Thomas Changes Hands

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The E.J. Thomas Co., a leading regional distributor of drycleaning and laundry supplies, announced last week that it has been sold to Randy Zimmerman and Matt Walter. Terms were not disclosed.

March 3, 2009
Swan Cleaners Earns First Green Cleaners Council Certification

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Green Cleaners Council (GCC) has named Swan Cleaners, with 31 locations in the greater Columbus, Ohio, area, its first fully Certified Green Cleaner, with four “leaves.”

“This certification is not only an important step for Swan Cleaners, but for our entire industry,” says Paul Gelpi, president of Swan Cleaners. “We’re proud to be the first cleaner in the world to win this prestigious award. Many other cleaners claim to be ‘green,’ but they’re just green with envy!”