Longtime Operator Doug Dudley Passes Away
Douglas Dudley, 90, a veteran owner/operator of Servall Towel & Linen Supply, Norfolk, NE, passed away on Dec. 22, 2018, at St. Joseph’s Rehabilitation and Care Center in Norfolk.
Douglas Dudley, 90, a veteran owner/operator of Servall Towel & Linen Supply, Norfolk, NE, passed away on Dec. 22, 2018, at St. Joseph’s Rehabilitation and Care Center in Norfolk.
The number of hotel projects in the works around the world is at an all-time high, up 86% since 2011, according to Lodging Econometrics, the hotel research and analysis company. Nearly 13,000 projects representing more than 2.1 million rooms are in the global pipeline. Almost 6,000 are under construction, nearly 4,000 are getting ready to start construction and more than 2,900 are in the planning phase.
Philip Wright, CEO of the United Kingdom’s (UK) leading laundry trade group, the Textile Services Association, is leaving the organization to pursue other career interests, according to a TSA news release.
TRSA recently announced a partnership with Six Disciplines Consulting Services to offer consulting services for obtaining Hygienically Clean certifications.
TRSA’s Marketing & Sales Summit, held at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, kicked off on Dec. 12 with a Marketing & PR Committee meeting and a Welcome Reception, and continued the following day with educational tracks dedicated to marketing as well as sales, and a panel presentation featuring senior sales and marketing executives from four of the industry’s largest companies.
TRSA offices will remain closed on Monday, Dec. 24, and Tuesday, Dec. 25, in observance of Christmas. The association’s headquarters in Alexandria, VA, also will remain closed on Monday, Dec. 31, and Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, in observance of New Year’s Day.
The Indiana Department of Labor recently announced that all 16 Cintas Corp. locations in Indiana have achieved STAR status in the Indiana Voluntary Protection Program for workplace safety and health excellence, according to a news release.