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January 18, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO — The court-appointed trustee for Lohrey Enterprises, doing business as West Coast Linen, reports that Angelica Textile Services has offered $4.1 million for the bankrupt commercial laundry company.

A Friday hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California, has been scheduled for approval of the sale.

August 1, 2009

Editor’s Note: Equipment installation in an existing laundry is rarely done without having to meet certain construction challenges. Charles Berge of American Laundry Systems, a full-service mechanical contractor catering exclusively to the commercial laundry industry, recounts his company’s latest project.

SAN FRANCISCO — American Laundry Systems (ALS) recently completed the second phase of a three-phase laundry renovation with Ellis Corp. here at the Hilton San Francisco.

June 23, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO – The California Court of Appeal has upheld a 2005 judgment against Cintas Corp., ordering it to pay more than $1.18 million in back wages and interest to 219 Northern California workers for violating the city of Hayward’s Living Wage Ordinance.

The decision affirming a September 2005 Alameda Superior Court ruling is believed to be the largest living-wage award in U.S. history, according to UNITE HERE, which has been attempting to unionize Cintas since 2003.