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December 21, 2011
Equinox Chemicals Acquires Adco Cleaning Products

ALBANY, Ga. — Equinox Chemicals has announced that it has acquired Adco Cleaning Products, based in Sedalia, Mo. Terms of the acquisition were not announced.

Equinox will move Adco’s manufacturing operations to its state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Albany, according to Yalda Harris, Equinox’s executive vice president for Global Product Management. Dr. Jim Schreiner, Adco’s chief product technology officer, will also be relocating, she says.

Customer-service and order-taking staff will remain in Sedalia, and there will be no changes to the way customers or distributors order from Adco, Harris adds. The national sales team will remain the same.

Nine operator jobs and one office employee have been relocated to Albany, with many key employees receiving relocation package offers, according to Harris.

Equinox is a specialty chemical manufacturer with specialty research, innovation, product development and commercialization capabilities that reach markets spanning the globe, the company says.

July 30, 2010
To Tweet or Not to Tweet?

NEW YORK — Every drycleaner is looking for new ways to increase sales. A sluggish economy makes it particularly important to use marketing tools that can help tap new prospects at minimal cost.

That’s exactly what social networks such as Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace do. Those services have gotten their fair share of attention in recent years, but the newest medium of all — Twitter — has perhaps the greatest potential for fattening your bottom line.

June 7, 2010
Capital One Releases Small-Business Barometer Results

MCLEAN, Va. — Capital One Small Business Banking released the results of its first-quarter 2010 Small Business Barometer, a quarterly survey of small businesses’ current financial condition and business projections for the next six months. Almost 80% of those surveyed believe that economic conditions are either improving or holding steady. In addition, 39% report that their company’s financial situation is better than it was last year — up 11% from last quarter — while 38% say their finances remained stable.

April 24, 2009
Timeline: 1990s & 2000s

1990s

The hallmark of the ’90s is a barrage of increasingly stringent rules and regulations covering drycleaning operations and the use of perc, past and present. The industry must constantly protect its interests against the regulators, while simultaneously developing new processes and strategies to secure its viability into the future.

February 18, 2009
Obama Signs $787 Billion Stimulus Bill

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama signed the $787 billion stimulus bill in Denver yesterday. The legislation, which combines $281 billion in tax cuts for individuals and businesses with more than a half-trillion dollars in government spending, is meant to reinvigorate job creation, consumer spending and public optimism.

January 7, 2008
Zoots May Close Connecticut Plant

HARTFORD, Conn. — Zoots Corp. has filed a notice with the Connecticut Department of Labor (DOL) indicating it plans to close its Wallingford, Conn., plant as early as next month, laying off about 80 employees.

Rick Simoneau, Zoots executive vice president of operations, told the Connecticut Post that a final decision has not yet been made about the facility, and all retail locations will remain open. In addition, the company will offer any displaced employees the option of relocating to another Zoots facility.