TRSA kicked off its 11th Annual Legislative Conference & Industry Awards Dinner on March 24 with a full slate of committee meetings. The meetings were held both in-person at The Westin Old Town Alexandria as well as virtually through Zoom video conference.
The U.S Senate overwhelmingly approved the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Extension Act (H.R. 1799), which extends the PPP until May 31. The Senate passed the bill on March 25 by a vote of 92-7, after the bill passed the House on March 16.
Patrick Brown recently joined the U.S. team of ABS Laundry Business Solutions as a business consultant/project manager, according to a news release.
TRSA supplier partner Gurtler Industries Inc., South Holland, IL, recently named Eli Cryderman its regional vice president of corporate accounts, according to a news release.
Bill Josey, leader of Riegel Linen LLC, passed away unexpectedly on March 23. Josey had been with Riegel for 36 years, beginning in sales and eventually becoming the CEO and a member of the company’s board of directors, according to a news release.
TRSA held its Hill Day on March 25 to close its 11th Annual Legislative Conference. The meetings were a resounding success, with a total of 96 linen, uniform and facility services industry executives taking part in 110 meetings with members of Congress and key staff members. TRSA staff joined members on the calls, the majority of which took place via Zoom video conference.
During TRSA’s Industry Awards Dinner on March 24, the association recognized 2020 honorees in seven categories. These winners had to forgo formal acceptance of their awards last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
What’s right with Washington, DC? Not a whole lot, according to political pundit Chris Stirewalt, a former Fox News analyst who says he was dismissed from his job after last year’s election amid a partisan uproar when he called Arizona on election night for then-presidential candidate Joseph Biden.
Live from TRSA’s 11th Annual Legislative Conference in Alexandria, VA, staff of TRSA member companies are invited to the webcast of the 2020 Industry Awards ceremony FREE, starting at 7:15 PM Eastern time Wednesday, March 24.
Robert W. Baird & Co. and TRSA recently published the results of its March 2021 (First-Quarter 2021) Uniform & Linen Rental Survey. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was still noticeable in several key measures.
