TRSA offices will remain closed on Friday, Dec. 22, and Monday, Dec. 25, in observance of Christmas. The association’s offices also will remain closed on Friday, Dec. 29, and Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, in observance of New Year’s.

TRSA operator member Cintas Corp., Mason, OH, recently received incentives from the state of Ohio to open a new distribution center in Groveport, OH, located south of Columbus, according to media reports.

Aramark Uniform & Career Apparel, Burbank, CA, recently added to its industrial portfolio with the acquisition of two companies in the Northeast United States, according to a news release from James Gutheim & Associates Inc., Encino, CA, which assisted in the sales.

Rupesh Nawalakhe, Ph.D., previously of Nike, recently joined Magnus Textile, Chelmsford, MA, as director of product innovation, according to a news release.

Ecolab Inc. recently received a series of awards for corporate leadership, sales, sustainability and equality, according to a company e-newsletter shared with Textile Services Weekly.

Crothall announces the opening of a major healthcare laundry in Gilroy, CA, that will service Northern California healthcare providers.

At more than half of the healthcare facilities polled in a recent survey by TRSA, workers are allowed to wear scrubs home, and wear them into work, yet infection preventionists at these facilities overwhelmingly say that these practices present a risk to the public and to patients.

Fly-In meetings drew thoughtful policy discussions with committee chairs, high-ranking presidential advisers.

TRSA held a series of high-impact meetings with members of Congress and White House staff on Dec. 7 in Washington, DC. The meetings were the culmination of the association’s exclusive Winter TRSAPAC Fly-In event, featuring two days of meetings on Capitol Hill with legislators and high-ranking officials in President Donald J. Trump’s administration.

Johnson Service Group promotes from within in naming a successor to CEO Chris Sander.