The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of Labor (DOL), recently announced that it will be issuing a regulation that will make available to employers an additional 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for fiscal year (FY) 2023, on top of the 66,000 H-2B visas that are normally available each fiscal year.
After a two-year hiatus, TRSA’s 29th Annual Maintenance Management Institute (MMI) returned on Oct. 12-14. Forty attendees convened in Rosemont, IL, for the industry’s longest-running and most-recognized maintenance-management and technology-development program.
I’m proud of our Eastern Division’s impressive safety achievement. This year marked their ninth straight year without having a lost time accident.
As laundry operators – especially those who aren’t healthcare specialists – emerge from the pandemic, many are diversifying into nonacute textile services, including the flatwork and garments from clinics and long-term care centers, as a hedge against future crises similar to COVID-19. This shift toward the processing of nonacute medical textiles is the focus of a cover article in November’s Textile Services.
The Association for Linen Management (ALM), Richmond, KY, recently announced that it hired Sarah Brobeck to serve as ALM’s new executive director. An experienced leader and industry professional, Brobeck will succeed retiring Executive Director Linda Fairbanks and assume responsibilities on Nov. 1.
Several TRSA members are back serving customers in the areas impacted by Hurricane Ian, a Category 4 storm that made landfall in the Fort Myers, FL, area packing devastating 150-mile-per-hour winds.
TRSA supplier partner member UNX-Christeyns recently announced a comprehensive plan for a new corporate campus in Greenville, NC, that is expected to be completed in 2023.
Healthcare Linen Services Group (HLSG) recently held a grand opening for its new 65,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art laundry facility in Portage, IN. This is HLSG’s 11th plant to service the Midwest region.
Smaller group interaction moderated by TRSA leaders and a focus on impacts of inflation on the industry marked the Oct. 12-13 TRSA market-specific virtual roundtables on Zoom, keeping a steady flow of conversation for each hour-long discussion as members shared their experience with issues related to labor, supply chain, customer communications and more.
On July 25, Unitex marked the family-owned healthcare launderer’s 100th anniversary. Due to Unitex’s rapid growth since the mid-’90s, top managers planned events at 11 different facilities to mark the centennial. Based in Elmsford, NY, the company’s family executive team, including Chairman Michael Potack and sons President David and CEO Rob, led the festivities at plants in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Connecticut.
