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August 11, 2011
Clean Show Shifts 2013 Event to Thursday-Saturday

ATLANTA — Dates for Clean 2013 in New Orleans have been rescheduled to June 20-22, a Thursday-Saturday show.

“This allows attendees to return home on Sunday to start their workweek on Monday, or gives them an opportunity to stay and enjoy a day in New Orleans after the show,” says David Cotter, chairman of Clean 2013 and CEO of Textile Care Allied Trades Association.

Original dates for the 2013 show announced at Clean 2011 were Friday-Sunday, June 21-23. The three-day-show format in 2013, the first since 1981, is in response to exhibitor and attendee feedback. The show will run three full days rather than close early on the last day to allow time for everyone to fully experience the exhibits.

The 2015 exhibition in Atlanta and the 2017 gathering in Las Vegas were also announced as three-day shows, but Cotter says the biennial event could return to four days if that proves to work better for exhibitors and attendees.

June 30, 2011
Clean Show Report: Enthusiastic

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 extremely high. The post-show message two years ago was about quality, not quantity.

The 2011 show in gaming mecca Las Vegas “held” on attendee quality and “raised” on total attendance, presenting exhibitors with a vibrant marketplace that had many of them feeling like they were on a hot streak.

September 27, 2010
Obama Set to Sign Small-Business Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Small Business Jobs Act cleared the U.S. House last Thursday on a 237-187 vote after passing the Senate earlier in the week. President Barack Obama plans to sign the $30 billion package of incentives and tax cuts into law today.

July 12, 2010
Fed Seeks to Expand Small-Business Lending

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve Bank is exploring new ways to boost lending to small businesses and startups, Fed chairman Ben Bernanke told a conference of small-business associations, lenders and regulators this morning.

“Making credit accessible to sound small businesses is crucial to our economic recovery,” Bernanke says. “More must be done.”

July 2, 2010
Half of Clean 2011 Exhibit Space Sold

With just under a year to go until the ribbon-cutting, the 2011 Clean Show has sold more than half of its available exhibit space. The show is set to take place June 6-9, 2011, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

January 19, 2010
In Memoriam: Harry G. Campagna

CHICAGO — Harry G. Campagna, chairman of Chicago-based press-pad manufacturer Qualitex Co., passed away in late December surrounded by his family.

October 22, 2009
Despite Rosy Analysis, Drycleaners Still Feel the Squeeze

CHICAGO — Last month, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke announced that the recession has likely come to an end, but drycleaners across the country reported declining sales for September, as well as the third quarter of 2009, according to a recent AmericanDrycleaner.com StatShot survey.

October 20, 2009
The Economy Is Still in Recession, Drycleaners Say

CHICAGO — Last month, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke announced that the economy had resumed slow growth, meaning that the recession has come to an end. “Main Street,” however, disagrees: Asked, “Based on your experience, do you believe that the recession has come to an end?” an overwhelming 86.5% of drycleaners answered “No,” according to the most recent Wire survey. Just 7.7% said that the economy is improving, and 5.8% answered “Don’t know.”

June 18, 2009
Clean '09 Opens for Business

NEW ORLEANS — Clean ’09, the premier event for the commercial laundering, drycleaning and textile maintenance and rental industry, opened Thursday morning, just before 10 a.m., featuring a little New Orleans fare — a roving jazz band and Mardi-Gras-costumed character who handed out beads to attendees.

May 28, 2009
Bayou’s Market: The Industry’s Biggest Exhibition Returns to ‘The Big Easy’

NEW ORLEANS — Knocked out of Clean’s rotation temporarily by Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is set to host the industry’s biggest exhibition for the first time in eight years. And while the recession has everyone in this and every other industry carefully counting their pennies, the outlook is positive for this year’s show.

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.

November 24, 2008
Proposed Senate Stimulus Package to Include Aid for Small Businesses

WASHINGTON — Several small-business proposals within a recent economic stimulus package within a bill being discussed in the senate are designed to help alleviate the credit crunch, providing help to entrepreneurs stressed by a worsening economic climate.

Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Banking, are urging their Republican colleagues to put politics aside in support of the package.

October 6, 2008
TRSA, UTSA Boards Vote to Restructure Operations; TRSA Providing Member Services

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The boards of directors of the Textile Rental Services Association (TRSA) and the Uniform & Textile Service Association (UTSA) have voted unanimously to restructure the operations of their associations, which could impact inner workings of the Clean Show.
 
The final decision rests with the UTSA membership, who will be asked to formally approve the UTSA board’s action, and with the TRSA membership, who will be requested to amend TRSA’s articles of incorporation and bylaws to make way for some significant changes.

October 17, 2007
Economic Census to Tally Drycleaning Industry

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Census Bureau will send questionnaires to an estimated 42,000 laundry and drycleaning businesses next month, launching its 2007 Economic Census. Businesses receiving forms are required by law to respond by Feb. 12, 2008.

Performed every five years, the census measures industry output in all sectors and geographic areas. The report is a “cornerstone” of U.S. economic statistics and offers source data for Gross Domestic Product (GDP) numbers and other economic indicators.