Senate Passes Agreement to Increase PPP Funding

04/21/2020

An agreement has been reached to pass legislation to add money into the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a small-business loan program established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The agreement passed the U.S. Senate during a Tuesday afternoon session, with the House on track to follow Thursday, though lawmakers in that chamber need to return to Washington for a recorded vote. President Donald J. Trump (R) tweeted support for the measure in advance of the legislation’s initial release and said he would sign it.

TRSA Launches Weekly Webinars on COVID-19 Response

04/20/2020

TRSA apprised its members on the association’s latest responses to the COVID-19 crisis during an all-purpose webinar series launched on April 16. The webinars, dubbed the TRSA Weekly Industry Update, offered nearly 80 online attendees an overview of activities that the association is pursuing. Among these were legislative advocacy, survey research and a professional networking/information-sharing initiative aimed at helping companies recover from the worst economic downturn since the 1930s.

TRSA Briefs Office of VP Pence on the Importance of Reusable HCTs

04/17/2020

TRSA President & CEO Joseph Ricci and Vice President of Government Relations & Certifications Kevin Schwalb briefed Steve Pinkos, deputy assistant to the president and deputy national security advisor to the vice president, on Friday, April 17, regarding the importance of establishing a balanced supply chain to mitigate shortages of healthcare PPE (personal protective equipment), including the use of hygienically clean reusable healthcare contact textiles (HCTs) such as isolation and surgical gowns, scrubs and other PPE.

COVID-19 Response: Aramark to Manufacture Essential PPE

04/17/2020

Aramark recently announced that its Uniform Services division has redeployed production lines in order to manufacture essential personal protective equipment (PPE) for the heroes working in hospitals and in other critical roles across the United States, according to a news release.

Evans Joins Gurtler Staff

04/17/2020

Gurtler Industries Inc., South Holland, IL, recently added Bill Evans to the company’s corporate support team, according to a news release.

Business Pulse Update: Industrial Operators Show Signs of Optimism

04/17/2020

TRSA recently closed its Business Pulse Survey of operator members on April 14. The second round of the survey received 118 responses and expanded its list of questions to include the impact of recent legislation from the federal government designed to help businesses recover from lost opportunities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

CDC Releases Guidance on Isolation Gowns

04/17/2020

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued guidance for healthcare professionals on optimizing the supply of isolation gowns. The update has been added to TRSA’s online Coronavirus Resource Center at www.trsa.org/covid19.

Local TV Highlights Century Linen’s Work for Hospitals

04/17/2020

Healthcare workers nationwide are celebrated as heroes these days because of their response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The “backstage” role played by laundry operators tends to get overlooked in this drama, but a local TV news outlet serving Gloversville, NY, saw fit to recognize the contributions of locally based Century Linen and Uniform for its processing of healthcare linens, including textiles used by COVID-19 patients.

Earth Day 2020: Certified Linen and Uniform Services Urge Businesses to Sustain ‘Green’ Practices

04/17/2020

Business “environmental friendliness” and “sustainability” are often perceived as referring to the same quality. The COVID-19 coronavirus has separated these terms as the latter becomes more associated with business resilience. Linen and uniform service providers certified for sustainability are highlighting these two concepts as cause and effect. To mark the celebration of the 50th Earth Day (April 22), these commercial laundries are encouraging their business customers to stand by their resource-conservation practices as a key to prosperity in the post-pandemic economy.

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