TRSA’S HEALTHCARE CONFERENCE is Nov. 15-16 at the Marriott Salt Lake City, City Center, so Textile Services talked with locals Rich Baron, general manager of Novo Health Services LLC; and Greg Barton, general manager of Alsco Inc., to get their insights on industry trends and restaurant and sight-seeing tips. Their responses, edited for brevity, appear below.

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RICH BARON (RB): Many hospitals here are “going green” which means a push to reduce use of disposable surgical items and an increase in reusable textiles. Our facility has been named as “The Greenest Business in Utah” ...