Corporate Briefs
In Memoriam
Louis Lazarus, 94, founder and past president of TRSA associate member Penn State Textile Manufacturing Inc., Philadelphia, passed away June 8 in Boca Raton, FL.
Lazarus founded Penn State Coat & Apron in 1934 out of his home in Wynnewood, PA, with Lazarus hand cutting cloth, while family members sewed the apparel.
With the help of an army contract during World War II, Penn State continued to grow, and its product offerings quickly formed around the burgeoning linen rental industry. In 1968, Penn State opened Washables Inc., a manufacturing ...
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