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• Weeding out the bad seeds.(BEYOND COMPLIANCE) 

  Employees are like weeds. They're usually "green" when I hire them, and unless they've worked at another plant, they think they can make up their...

  American Drycleaner, 12/01/08 by Spomar, John, Jr. · More from publication

• Keeping up appearances.(BEYOND COMPLIANCE) 

  Big businesses employ marketing people who look at their stores' demographics and decide when those stores are getting too shabby. ...

  American Drycleaner, 06/01/07 by Spomar, John, Jr. · More from publication

• Quality counts, even at a discount.(BEYOND COMPLIANCE) 

  Soon after I joined the family business full-time in the early '60s, my dad gave me a piece of advice that would stick with me for more than 45...

  American Drycleaner, 05/01/07 by Spomar, John, Jr. · More from publication

• Conservation begins at home.(BEYOND COMPLIANCE) 

  Recently, I took the trip of a lifetime--a photo safari in Africa. I went in August and September, the sub-Saharan region's winter and dry...

  American Drycleaner, 12/01/06 by Spomar, John, Jr. · More from publication

• The workforce whisperer, Part II.(BEYOND COMPLIANCE) 

  The last couple of months have been quite difficult for me: I lost one of my best friends. Tarzan--the best "drycleaning dog" ever--got sick, and...

  American Drycleaner, 10/01/06 by Spomar, John, Jr. · More from publication

• Does crime really pay?(BEYOND COMPLIANCE) 

  In January, as I reported last month, our plant and its employees were the victims of an "armed" robbery. I reflected on what I could have done...

  American Drycleaner, 05/01/06 by Spomar, John Jr. · More from publication

• Staring down the barrel.(BEYOND COMPLIANCE) 

  For 62 years at my plant, the policy was never to stay open with only one or two employees, and a male family member was always present with the...

  American Drycleaner, 04/01/06 by Spomar, John, Jr. · More from publication

• Roman holiday: a tour of an ancient fullery reveals that plant design was an issue even in Pompeii.(ORIGINS) 

  Early in the 20th century, archaeologists unearthed an ancient cleaning plant in Pompeii. As a history buff and drycleaner, the site always...

  American Drycleaner, 03/01/06 by Spomar, John, Jr. · More from publication

• It's time to clear the air.(BEYOND COMPLIANCE) 

  When I bought an air-cleaning unit for my dogs' allergies recently, I realized just how important clean indoor air can be for humans. Two of...

  American Drycleaner, 08/01/05 by Spomar, John, Jr. · More from publication

• Improving indoor air quality.(BEYOND COMPLIANCE) 

  There are three basic ways to improve indoor air quality: Source control, improved ventilation and air cleaning. Much of the EPA information I...

  American Drycleaner, 05/01/05 by Spomar, John, Jr. · More from publication