Jennifer Pemberton recently was named business analyst of corporate fleet management for Cintas in the greater Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, area.

On Sept. 29, Deutsche Bank AG agreed to pay $190 million to settle class-action claims that it conspired to rig foreign exchange rates. Global banks have now paid approximately $2.3 billion to settle these class-action cases.

Additional recent headlines from consumer media of interest to linen, uniform and facility services operators and especially readers of Textile Services Weekly.

A geographically diverse group of healthcare linen operators have teamed up to bid on contracts with regional healthcare providers.

K-Bro Linen Systems, Inc.’s Calgary, Alberta laundry is the first linen, uniform and textile services facility to earn Hygienically Clean Hospitality certification, reflecting their commitment to best management practices (BMPs) in laundering as verified by on-site inspection and capability to produce hygienically clean textiles as quantified by ongoing microbial testing.

TRSA leaders recently met in China with industry counterparts to plan the launch of a Hygienically Clean certification program for Chinese laundries. 

AmeriPride Services’ Lubbock, Texas 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.