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April 25, 2013
GreenEarth Clean Show Meeting and Reception

Join us for the Affiliate Meeting and Reception Friday June 21, 2013 at The Bourbon Vieux 501 Bourbon St New Orleans, LA 70130.

The Affiliate only meeting will run from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM followed by an open reception for Affiliates and vendor partners from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM.

We have reserved a block of rooms in the New Orleans Marriott for GreenEarth Affiliates. To book your room and receive the GreenEarth Affiliate discounted rate, please click here.

See you in New Orleans!

February 8, 2012
DLI On the Road in Chicago: Introduction to Drycleaning

Drycleaning & Laundry Institute On the Road, Introduction to Drycleaning course, to be held in Chicago. Call 800-638-2627 for more information.

July 26, 2011
International Drycleaners Congress 2012

World Class Drycleaners sharing a World of Experience. This convention in Baltimore, Md., will bring together drycleaners from all over the world for four days of networking, international reports and discussions about the future prosperity of the Industry. This event will also include a visit to see the work of the world-recognized Drycleaning & Laundry Institute in Laurel, Md. For more details about IDC, visit the website www.idcgroup.org.

May 23, 2011
NCA's Bedbug Cleaning Basics - Portland, Ore.

Bedbug Cleaning Basics 101. One-day NCA course, to be held in Portland, Ore., June 26 from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Registration is $250 for members, $350 for nonmembers, complimentary for NCA Platinum members. Call 800-888-1622 or e-mail ncaiclean@aol.com.

December 14, 2009
FRSTeam by King Fine Expands to Cover Southern Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS — FRSTeam by King Fine is opening a new FRSTeam fabric restoration location, called FRSTeam of Central and Southern Louisiana, to serve customers from Alexandria through southern Louisiana.

FRSTeam by King Fine and FRSTeam of Central and Southern Louisiana provide specialty fabric restoration cleaning for clothing, window coverings, taxidermy and textiles soiled by fire, smoke, water, mold and other contaminants.

September 8, 2009
Maytag Team Volunteers at New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. — Maytag Commercial Laundry team members volunteered at a New Orleans Habitat for Humanity build as part of the Coin Laundry Association’s (CLA) LaundryCares Foundation just before the Clean Show. Maytag Commercial Laundry contributed 18 volunteers to a team of about 30 commercial laundry industry professionals.

During the full day of work in the New Orleans heat, the volunteers worked on siding and exterior painting. Clay Jackson, the Maytag Repairman advertising spokesman, visited the site to help keep morale strong.

June 20, 2009
Southern Hospitality on Tap at Clean's Friday-Night Parties

NEW ORLEANS — Clean has long been the place to see the latest equipment in the industry, but after-hours, it’s also the place where drycleaners get together to socialize and have fun. And this year’s show was no exception, as the two biggest industry associations and a solvent company threw cocktail receptions.

June 11, 2009
AmericanDrycleaner.com to Report Live from Clean ’09

CHICAGO — AmericanDrycleaner.com will be posting live updates on Clean ’09 from the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans June 18-21.

Our entire editorial staff will be on location, reporting on educational sessions, news from the exhibit hall, and industry events held in conjunction with the show. We’ll post multiple updates on the website each day of the show, so even if you’re unable to attend this year, you won’t miss a thing.

December 12, 2008
The ‘New’ New Orleans: Clean Show Attendees Will See Subtle Changes

NEW ORLEANS — I have visited New Orleans on several occasions, but this is the first time that I’ve seen Christmas decorations, or for that matter, Santa Claus marching in a jazz funeral. This is also the first time that I encountered weather here that wasn’t as warm as the Cajun cuisine.

February 11, 2008
TCATA CEO Says New Orleans Is ‘Vibrant’ Again

Editor’s Note: This letter was distributed to members of the Textile Care Allied Trades Association (TCATA) last Thursday and is being reprinted here with permission.

December 3, 2007
New Orleans Ready for Clean, Execs Say

The Clean Show’s Executive Committee met in New Orleans recently to observe personally that the city is ready for Clean ’09, scheduled for June 18-21, 2009 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.

The group met at the Astor Crowne Plaza near the French Quarter, visited with the new president of the Morial Convention Center, toured the facility, and and met with executives of the New Orleans Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau.