Steve Radloff recently retired after four decades as a route service representative for CITY Laundering Co., Oelwein, IA. Radloff started at CITY on Aug. 18, 1975, and his last day was Jan. 11.

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Ecolab Inc., St Paul, MN, notched a second-place finish in Newsweek’s recently released 2017 list of the top 500 publicly held U.S. companies that qualified for its “U.S. 500 Green Rankings.” Ecolab’s score was exceeded only by that of Cisco Systems Inc., which earned the top ranking, according to a news release and the magazine’s complete list.

Cintas Corp. recently announced that it will gradually close a stockroom in Des Moines, IA, that was part of its acquisition of G&K Services. The move is part of a streamlining effort designed to enhance efficiency and customer service.

American Dawn Inc. (ADI), Los Angeles, recently reached a settlement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Northern Georgia regarding charges of violations of the False Claims Act. Specifically, federal authorities allege that, “American Dawn intentionally misclassified goods imported into the United States in order to pay lower tariff rates,” according to an agency news release. To resolve these allegations, ADI agreed to pay $2.33 million.

TRSA offices will remain closed on Monday, Jan. 15, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday commemoration.

Roughly $80,000 in registration fees from the TRSA Annual Conference that was canceled in September 2017 are on their way to three charities helping devastated communities and their residents recover from the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, the fifth most active since recordkeeping began in 1851.

TRSA kicked off its 2018 webinar series with a topic that has been increasingly in the spotlight during the past year, with several high-profile figures falling due to past indiscretions coming to light. The webinar, titled “Sexual Harassment: An Old Problem Under a New Spotlight,” shared five steps that your company can take to avoid harassment and discrimination claims in the workplace.

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