TRSA offices will close on July 4 for Independence Day; Textile Services Weekly also will not publish a July 3 edition. 

Cintas is building a new plant in northeast Wisconsin in order to expand service to this growing market.

Alsco recently added 10,500 square feet to its Wichita Falls plant in a construction project overseen by ARCO/Murray. 

TRSA’s June webinar offering focused on ethical decisionmaking in the workplace. The hour-long presentation, titled “Applying Ethical Practices to Your Business,” was hosted by Dawn R. Elm, Ph.D., the executive director for the Society for Business Ethics (SBE). She is the chair of SBE’s Board and oversees the day-to-day operations of the society.

Todd Deaton has dedicated his entire career to rising through the ranks with Wildman Business Group in Warsaw, IN. 

UniFirst Corp., Wilmington, MA, recently announced the 2017 recipients of the company’s Aldo Croatti and Ronald D. Croatti Scholarship programs, according to a news release.

AmeriPride Services Inc., Minnetonka, MN, recently announced that Jeff Wright was elected to the company’s Board of Directors at its June 14 quarterly meeting. Additionally, Wright was appointed to the board’s Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee and Compensation Committee, according to a news release.

SSG Capital Advisors LLC acted as the investment banker to Prestige Industries LLC, North Bergen, NJ, in the sale of substantially all of its assets to an affiliate of Sunrise Capital Partners. The sale was effectuated through a Chapter 11, Section 363, process in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The transaction closed in May 2017, according to a news release.

Additional recent headlines from consumer media of interest to textile services operators and especially readers of Textile Services Weekly.

AmeriPride Services’ Memphis, Tenn. laundry has again achieved Hygienically Clean (HC) Healthcare certification, reflecting their commitment to best management practices (BMPs) in laundering as verified by on-site inspection and their capability to produce hygienically clean textiles as quantified by ongoing microbial testing.