TRSA’s Next-Generation Executives Committee recently developed several documents to help TRSA members develop and implement internships focused on 10-week summer programs focused on the fundamentals of sales and marketing, management and engineering.

Penn Emblem Co., Trevose, PA, recently announced the promotion of Valerie Kiesling to director of supply chain and procurement. Kiesling has served as the corporate supply chain manager since coming to Penn Emblem in 2007, according to a news release.

HandCraft Services, Richmond, VA, recently announced plans to open its second plant in the state of North Carolina, according to news reports. HandCraft will open a facility in Wilson, NC, by mid-October 2020.

A two-alarm fire recently caused an estimated $3 million in damage to a healthcare laundry in Tumwater, WA. No injuries were reported, according to news reports.

TRSA recently received a copy of the 1Q20 survey of linen, uniform and facility services companies assembled by Robert W. Baird & Co. through input from TRSA members. The survey is uniformly positive on all major points, but its major drawback is that the data was gathered before the COVID-19 crisis took hold in North America.

PureStar, a provider of hospitality laundry services and linen management, recently named Gail Mandel, a 25-year finance and hospitality management veteran, as executive chair of the company’s board of directors, according to a news release.

TRSA recently released several documents to support member efforts to communicate with key stakeholders (leadership, employees, customers) as COVID-19 outbreaks multiply worldwide. All documents are posted on a single TRSA webpage for easy continuing reference.

Caitlin Sheehan recently was promoted to senior project manager for Alliant Systems, according to a news release. 

Pennsylvania Business Central, publishers of a suite of B2B publications serving central Pennsylvania, has once again honored Paris Cos., DuBois, PA, by selecting it as one of the Top 100 Organizations in Central Pennsylvania. Additionally, David Stern, owner and CEO of Paris Cos., and Jason McCoy, CFO, were honored by Pennsylvania Business Central publishers as Top 100 People awardees for 2020, according to a news release.

Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, recently announced the 132 honorees representing 51 countries and 21 industries that have earned the designation of World’s Most Ethical Companies® in 2020. This is the 14th annual recognition of companies that prioritize ethical behavior as a means of improving the world, while enhancing business performance, according to a news release. Several TRSA member companies made the prestigious list.