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September 29, 2010
Upper Midwest Supply Distributor Changes Hands

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Regional drycleaning and laundry supply distributor E.J. Thomas Co. has been sold, the company reports. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The new owners are Randy Zimmerman, who is now responsible for E.J. Thomas’ day-to-day leadership, and Matt Walter, who will provide advice, counsel and strategic direction to the company.

September 1, 2010
What Are the Keys to Success? People, Education, Technology

CHICAGO — What are the keys to having success? I believe that there are three:

June 18, 2010
IEHA, CRI Deepen Partnership

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The International Executive Housekeepers Association (IEHA) and the Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) are extending their existing collaboration to include publishing articles in both organizations’ official publications, and to share and integrate knowledge in respective educational and training initiatives.
 

March 19, 2010
IAHTM Gears Up for 2010 Spring Conference

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Members of the International Association for Healthcare Textile Management (IAHTM) are gearing up for their 2010 Spring Conference themed Initiating a Healthy Team Mindset.

The May 10-12 conference organized by Myles Noel and his team at COMTEX will focus on employment law, teamwork, and creating a healthy workforce, and promises to provide the tools needed to navigate the sometimes-tricky maze of legal and social issues that arise in today’s workplace.

August 7, 2009
Super Laundry Expands Distribution for Guardian

NEW ORLEANS — Super Laundry of Ambridge, Pa., has expanded its distribution of Guardian Integrated Services’ commercial laundry products, the companies announced here during Clean ’09.

Previously, Laundry City was named Guardian’s distributor for the state of Indiana. The Ohio and Pennsylvania territories are now being serviced by Ohio Laundry, of Columbus, Ohio, and Super Laundry, respectively.

June 30, 2009
Officer Disarms Gunman Near Hospital Laundry

LANCASTER, Ohio — A hospital security officer was able to disarm and detain an off-duty employee armed with a handgun near the Fairfield Medical Center’s laundry department after the suspect confronted another employee who works there, according to a news report posted on the hospital’s website.

The incident occurred before lunchtime June 13 near the second-floor laundry, according to the report from WBNS-TV, Columbus, Ohio.