September 2000
Table of Contents
News
FTC rejects changes in care label rule
Two groups assess effectiveness of various state cleanup programs
Industry's image gets an upgrade in trade associations' ad campaigns
Clean show management reports strong early sales of exhibit space
Home drycleaning kits may be a wake up call for some drycleaners, NCA-I warns
Price pressures hurting Hilfiger, too
IFI surveys members on key issues
Smithsonian seeks advice on flag preservation
Hangers stores mark milestone of one million garments cleaned
Management group offers advice to cleaners on-line
China, Japan and Russia hosting cleaning industry exhibitions this fall
Three IFI courses on tap for September
Tax credit would include wetcleaning
IDC convention has a Dream theme
The oil and vinegar mystery
Around the US
Midatlantic
PDCA's Expo 2000 show in Atlantic City is fast approaching
Fall business series for MAC set
Midwest
Indiana's 2000 convention ready to go on Sept. 15-16
Fall seminar topics released for INDLA's conference Oct. 13-15
Belenky, Inc. will host October open house events in Akron, OH
Northeast
NCA-I plans Coats for Kids, offers three one-day training sessions this fall
Southwest
SDA school in Lubbock receives donated equipment
Royaltone class meets Dec. 7-8
South
North Carolina cleanup bill signed
BizBuilders forming new group in Florida
SEFA fall schedule released
West
Grant program encourages cleaners to switch to wet
PurpleTie.com postpones launch of Manteca facility
Upcoming CARB dates hosted by SDDCA
GreenEarth meets with CARB and CAPCOA
Views
Editorial: When the government does it right
Editorial: A chance for "mom and pop" to speak
Can you keep half of the revenues?
Lessons from the dot.com companies
A customer asks some tough questions
Survival tools for small businesses
Columns
Stan Caplan: Looking at liquid carbon dioxide
Ray Colucci: How the survivors beat hard times
Don Desrosiers: Before you buy shirt equipment
Dan Eisen: Avoiding the prespotting pitfalls
Stan Golomb: Increasing sales with agency work
Frank Kollman: Don't neglect employee evaluations
Frank Lucenta: Spray finishing suede and leather
Dennis McCrory: A half-million dollars well spent
Alan Robson: On price, productivity and profit
People
Profile: Steven Phillips
Newsmakers
Petroleum coalition names Hargrove executive director
Rangwala named area's best
Union expands into larger headquarters in Georgia
Pressed4Time plans to add residential services
Multimatic appoints Monaco
Seitz adds new reps
New US HQ for Satec
Houston receives Chamber honor
Information Central
Call office dropsafe
Mix and match leg levelers
Water monitor
Spec sheet for spot remover
Mending tape
Computer ribbon replacement
High-speed washer-extractor
Spotting kit
Odor killing detergent
Compressor lubrication
New line of four-pass boilers