NORTHBROOK, Ill. — Zengeler Cleaners has launched its annual “Coats for Vets” collection drive, teaming up with Libertyville ...

MILAN — EXPODETERGO International 2026 will take place Oct. 23-26 at Fiera Milano in Rho, near Milan. The show is held every four years.

The company began in 1955, when Joseph Hallak Sr. opened Eiffel Cleaners in East Orange, N.J. In 1966, he opened Hallak ...

LAUREL, Md. — None of the systems Ricardo Torres has built work, he says, if the owner can’t stomach watching someone else do the job differently. Even with a strong team in place, Torres says a short ...

CHICAGO — A drycleaning plant has a lot of areas that can pose risks if not respected. While some are more obvious than others, creating a culture of safety can help teams stay on the job and out of ...

LAUREL, Md. — Most drycleaning businesses are built around one person: the owner. That dependency, more than anything else, is what keeps a lot of small operations small. Ricardo Torres, owner of ...

CINCINNATI — An Ohio dry cleaner with nearly four decades in business is replacing its last perchlorethylene (PERC)-based machine, backed by state financing built for small businesses facing a federal ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently proposed raising the revenue threshold that determines whether a drycleaning or laundry business qualifies as “small” under federal ...

“Cash is king,” Torres says. He works down his profit and loss statement the same way every month: revenue minus cost of goods sold, professional fees and labor to reach gross profit, which should ...

CHICAGO — Between chemicals, moving parts and steam, drycleaning plants can pose dangers to those who don’t take the time and care to perform their job safely. This culture of safety, however, doesn’t ...

OMAHA, Neb. — Max I. Walker, a fifth-generation, family-owned drycleaning and laundry company that has served the Omaha area for more than 100 years, is underway with the second year of its Max’s ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has updated its National Emphasis Program that protects workers from outdoor and indoor heat-related ...