TRSA’s 2022 professional-development calendar has been published online and registrations will start opening for a range of events. Details can be found at www.trsa.org/events. Carefully crafted to appeal to senior executives as well as a broad range of plant management that includes general, maintenance, production, human resources, safety, marketing and sales, the professional-development events highlight TRSA’s commitment to strengthen, grow and promote the linen, uniform and facility services industry through the people who power it.

TRSA hosted a star-studded 109th Annual Conference in Nashville, TN, from Sept. 13-15, featuring keynote addresses from a well-known country singer, songwriter and actor and a former Major League pitcher, in addition to industry-specific education sessions for both operator members and supplier partners.

A session about the impact of PFAS on the linen, uniform and facility services industry has been added to the agenda for TRSA’s upcoming Annual Conference in Nashville, TN, scheduled for Sept. 13-15.

TRSA recently released the agenda for the Supplier Partner Council meeting during TRSA’s Annual Conference in Nashville, TN, scheduled for Sept. 13-15. The Supplier Partner Council will meet on Sept. 13 from 3-5 p.m.

Kevin Minissian, former president and CEO of Norchem Corp., has been posthumously chosen to receive the TRSA Maglin/Biggie Lifetime Achievement Award, an honor recognizing the exceptional lifetime contributions by a supplier partner to improve the association and industry.

Since 1982, Royal Basket Trucks®, Darien, WI, has been manufacturing carts and during that 40-year time frame, the company has become a recognized brand within many industries, including the linen, uniform and facility services industry, according to a news release.

Salespeople know what got them to where they are today. Yet salespeople and their leaders often struggle to determine what they should be training their people on when there are an unlimited number of options available. Training has to be relevant and immediately applicable if we’re going to get salespeople engaged, and that’s a challenge in and of itself.