The administration of President Joe Biden (D) offered up campaign promises and even an Executive Order designed to protect employees from COVID-19. But so far, no Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) from OSHA addressing COVID-19 has taken effect. That could be changing soon.

Forecasts for linen, uniform and facility services’ growth in critical demand sectors in the wake of the COVID-19 downturn are now offered by nation or world region through the issuance of regional editions of data provided by The Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU’s) Global Textile Services Market Analysis.

After a year’s hiatus, this year’s 57th annual Executive Management Institute (EMI) is slated to take place as a live event this Aug. 8-12 at the College Park Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, Hyattsville, MD.

Cintas Corp., Mason, OH, recently announced that 20-year veteran Vice President and General Counsel Thomas E. Frooman, will retire, effective July 31, with his successor, Cincinnati attorney D. Brock Denton, slated to take office on Aug. 1, according to a news release.

Healthcare laundry operators and suppliers have faced enormous challenges in the 14 months since COVID-19 turned the economy upside down.

Foltex USA, Irmo, SC, recently announced the hiring of longtime industry manager Martin Pharis as vice president of sales for the company, a Netherlands-based manufacturer of finishing equipment.

VF Corp., Denver, announced early today that it’s entered into a definitive agreement to sell several well-known workwear brands, including Red Kap®, Bulwark® and Workrite®, to a diversified holding company called Redwood Capital Investments LLC. The sale doesn’t include the Dickies® or Timberland PRO® brands, according to a news release.

President Joe Biden (D) will require federal contractors to pay workers at least $15 an hour in an executive order designed to leverage government purchasing power to boost working conditions for lower-wage earners employed by federal contractors.

TRSA staff departed the association’s headquarters in Alexandria, VA, on April 19 for a week-and-a-half long road trip to visit operator and supplier members across the South and Southeastern U.S. By the time the trip concludes on April 28, the TRSA van will have logged more than 3,000 miles while traveling through seven states and visiting more than 25 member companies.

TRSA is kicking off a two-week internet remarketing campaign linking to a video that encourages families to take moms to tablecloth restaurants on Mother’s Day (Sunday, May 9), recognizing the importance of this annual celebration to the revenues of fine-dining establishments and linen services that supply them.