Clean Show Preview

• What exhibitors will be showing
• A new refrain for New Orleans:
  'When the stains go marching out'
• IFI plans a "rewarding" Clean Show
• Here's who's talking at IFI's programs
• IDC's dinner at Clean Show

News & Views

• Cleaners asked to help with survey on solvents
• OSHA beginning work on revised ergonomics rules
• Three reasons we'll beat the heat
• A chance to speak on ergonomics
• Letters to the Editor:
• Obituary: Joseph F. Amato, Jr., Amato Industries' CEO
• The regulators' favorite words

Around the US

• Virginia environmental loans for small businesses increase
• MAC starts insurance group for cleaners
• Free social reception set in Pennsylvania

• Schwass training sessions set for August in Michigan
• ISFA to host Chicago golf tournament in July

• Smithtown cleaner charged with illegal perc dumping
• Seminar topics announced for TexCare 2001
• Kidwatch Program for NCA cleaners begins July 16

• SDA announces plans for Big 2002 Show next April
• New tax exemptions offered to Texas cleaners
• Royaltone sets class dates for September, November

• Spot Right seminar comes to Jackson, MS in August
• SBA offers courses in Alabama, So. Carolina

• CCA invites cleaners to "Be A Star" in August
• Hangers expands westward with San Diego plant
• IDC Convention 2001 set for Arizona

Columns

• Stan Caplan: Buying equipment? Do it right
• Ray Colucci: New ways to tackle old tasks
• Don Desrosiers: Should you do your own shirts?
• Dan Eisen: Denim - the new fashion fabric
• Stan Golomb: Cause and effect; supply and demand
• Frank Kollman: OSHA and employee misconduct
• Frank Lucenta: Basic techniques for mixing color
• Dennis McCrory: Is it hard to do business with you?
• Alan Robson: Upgrading your pool of employees pool

People

• New web site for IDC
• Restorationist network launched
• Consultant earns CED
• J.B. Equipment to sell Renzacci
• Suprema hosts open house

• High flash-point drycleaning solvent
• Parts catalog
• Multi-solvent machines
• Windows-based drycleaning software
• Wetcleaning machine with multiple applications
• CO2 cleaning machine
• Five selection soap vendor
• New graphical interface
• Variable speed compressor drive
• Shirt finishing
• Wetcleaning kit
• E-mail marketing
• New cleaning machine line