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Survey: 34% of Small-Business Owners Want Stimulus Package

Jason Hicks | Dec 8, 2008

PALO ALTO, Calif. — Thirty-four percent of small-business owners want...

Atlanta Drycleaners Seek $5 Million in Class-Action Suit

Jason Hicks | Dec 2, 2008

ATLANTA — Drycleaners Byung Ho Cheoun, Shiraz Kurani and Hae Sook Chung...

Strip-Mall Vacancies Rise as Economy Slumps

Jason Hicks | Dec 1, 2008

BETHESDA, Md. — With strip-mall anchor stores such as Linens ’n Things...

Dryclean USA Reports Increased Revenues

Jason Hicks | Nov 25, 2008

MIAMI — Dryclean USA Inc. reported improved operating results for the...

Proposed Senate Stimulus Package to Include Aid for Small Businesses

Jason Hicks | Nov 24, 2008

WASHINGTON — Several small-business proposals within a recent economic...

EIA Energy Outlook Predicts Lower Natural Gas Prices

Jason Hicks | Nov 17, 2008

WASHINGTON — The Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) short-term...

Alliance Laundry Holdings Reports 3rd Quarter Increase in Revenues

Jason Hicks | Nov 11, 2008

RIPON, Wis. — Alliance Laundry Holdings LLC reported an increase in...

Selling a Store? Conditions Are Good, Report Suggests

Jason Hicks | Nov 10, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO — It’s a seller’s market for drycleaning stores, although...

Survey Shows Pessimistic Outlook for Business Financing

Jason Hicks | Nov 4, 2008

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A recent MergerNetwork survey of 1,300 small-business...

Whirlpool to Cut 5,000 Jobs by End of 2009

Jason Hicks | Nov 3, 2008

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. — Whirlpool Corp. is planning to cut approximately...

SDA Offers Financial Assistance to Hurricane Victims

Jason Hicks | Oct 28, 2008

SAN ANTONIO — The Southwest Drycleaners Association (SDA) is providing...

U.S. Dry Cleaning Appears at Equities Conference

Jason Hicks | Oct 27, 2008

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — U.S. Dry Cleaning recently took part in Equities...

Pre-registration Opens Nov. 3 for Clean '09 in New Orleans

Jason Hicks | Oct 20, 2008

ATLANTA — Pre-registration opens Nov. 3 for the Clean Show, scheduled...

MySpace Lets Small Businesses Market to Specific Segments of its User Base

Jason Hicks | Oct 14, 2008

NEW YORK — Drycleaners and other small-business owners may not have the...

Colder Winter, Worsening Economic Conditions Point to Higher Natural Gas Costs

Jason Hicks | Oct 13, 2008

WASHINGTON — According to the National Oceanic Atmospheric...

Small Business Lends Support to Bailout

Ian P. Murphy | Oct 7, 2008

WASHINGTON — Small business gave its support to a $700 billion bailout...

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

Bruce Beggs | Oct 6, 2008

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The boards of directors of the Textile Rental Services...

NCA Introduces 'Green' Certification Program

Jason Hicks | Sep 30, 2008

NEW YORK — The National Cleaners Association (NCA) has introduced the...

U.S. Dry Cleaning to Acquire Majority of Tuchman Cleaners Stores in Indianapolis

Jason Hicks | Sep 29, 2008

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — U.S. Dry Cleaning Corp. (USDC) has announced...

Panel to Review Pearson’s Lost-Pants Case

Jason Hicks | Sep 23, 2008

WASHINGTON — Roy L. Pearson Jr., the judge who unsuccessfully sued Soo...