Clean 2017 recently was named one of Trade Show Executive’s 50 Fastest-Growing shows of 2017. The show, held in Las Vegas last June, was included in all three categories of the awards competition: net square feet of exhibit space, number of exhibiting companies and total attendance, according to a news release.

TRSA recently completed its AdBrand™ survey of readers of January’s Textile Services magazine. The survey asked readers to comment on advertising and their perception of supplier company brands that were advertised in the January issue. They also were asked to answer general questions about the magazine and their role in the industry. A total of 184 people completed the confidential survey.

TRSA President & CEO Joseph Ricci is the subject of an episode of Through the Noise, a podcast for executives of business and professional associations and charities. Ricci familiarizes listeners with the economic and environmental benefits of linen, uniform and facility services and describes the industry’s competitive landscape.

TRSA members will go to Capitol Hill on March 22 to discuss issues impacting the linen, uniform and facility services industry – it’s not too late to join in the effort.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached out to TRSA regarding the industry’s water and energy consumption. The linen, uniform and facility services industry is being looked at by all levels of policy makers as a source of environmental impact.

While laundry operators and employees across the U.S. spend much of their working lives around plastic molded carts used to move linens around a plant, most probably have no idea how or where this equipment is made.

Ecotex Healthcare Linen Service Corp., Seattle, recently announced that it’s won two major laundry contracts: one with the Veterans Administration Health Care System in the Seattle region and another with a Canadian hospital and regional cancer center in the company’s home base of Abbotsford, British Columbia, according to news releases.

TRSA recently released its upcoming schedule of Regional Events for linen, uniform and facility services executives. At these events, you’ll meet industry colleagues, renew relationships and benchmark your organization’s adherence to practices typical of high-performing linen, uniform and facility services operations.

Prudential Overall Supply, Irvine, CA, is partnering with VF Workwear to sponsor Austin Dillon and the No. 3 Chevrolet Camaro SS for the upcoming NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Auto Club Speedway on March 17 in Fontana, CA. The race is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. ET (2 p.m. PT) and can be viewed on FS1, according to a news release.

Paris Cos., DuBois, PA, recently promoted Lucas Malloy to regional risk manager and Jarin Lovenduski to information technology manager, according to a news release.