This month marks a historic moment in the history of the textile services industry. At TRSA’s 97th Annual Meeting, Jeffrey Wright, G&K Services, will take the chairman’s gavel from outgoing chairman Greg Jeltema, Valley City Linen, in what will be a symbolic act of bringing TRSA and UTSA together. In reality, the blending of the two organizations is already well underway with important accomplishments already achieved. While more will occur by the end of this year—including the creation of a stronger and united committee structure—there is now no question that having one national trade association for the industry was the ...