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Roadnet Names Accounts Representative

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:45:41 CST

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NYC Cleans Up After Super Bowl Parade

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:45:16 CST

A small team of New York City, NY, sanitation workers cleaned up after nearly 1 million people attended the New York Giants’ Super Bowl ticker-tape victory parade, reports......

SCA Appoints Executives

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:15:45 CST

SCA recently named the appointment of four executives, reports www.fesmag.com . Don Lewis was named president of SCA's Americas Business Unit. In his new role, Lewis becomes responsible for......

Rubbermaid Announces Quarterly Dividend

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:45:40 CST

Newell Rubbermaid Inc., parent company of Rubbermaid Commercial Products (RCP), recently declared a quarterly dividend of US$0.0.8 per share on the company’s common stock, according to......

Triple S Welcomes Two New Members

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:50:46 CST

Triple S has added Maine Paper & Janitorial Products, Inc. and Accommodation Mollen, Inc. as new member-dealers. Under the agreement, Maine Paper has the rights to market the complete line......

Grainger Honors GP Professional

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:20:41 CST

Grainger presented Georgia-Pacific Professional with two Partners in Performance Awards at Grainger’s annual supplier conference hosted recently in Rosemont, IL. Grainger's Partners in......

Norovirus Outbreak Reported at NJ University

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:50:16 CST

About 40 students at Rider University in Lawrenceville, NJ, have been hospitalized for what health authorities believe is a norovirus outbreak, reports CNN. The outbreak comes a week after a......

IFMA Backs Property Realignment Act

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:15:20 CST

The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) issued a statement commending the U.S. House of Representatives for its passage of H.R. 1734, also known as the Civilian Property......

Industry Loses Harold Carton

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:45:24 CST

Longtime manufacturer representative Harold Carton passed away February 4, 2012, at the age of 83. Carton was born and raised in the Boston, MA, area. His lifelong jansan sales career began......

Oasis Launches Sustainability Audit

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:15:47 CST

Oasis Brands has requested U.S. grocery chains to audit its tissue products, reports www.environmentalleader.com . In a letter to retailers, Oasis extended the offer for an independent audit......

Cintas Partners With Energy Star

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:45:30 CST

Cintas has partnered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR program, reports www.thestreet.com . As a partner in the EPA’s program, Cintas will identify......

SCA Bid for GP European Unit Accepted

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:15:03 CST

SCA’s binding offer to purchase Georgia-Pacific LLC's European tissue division has been accepted, reports MarketWatch.com. SCA had delivered a US$1.8 billion offer in November 2011. A......

3M Appoints New CEO

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:45:31 CST

3M has appointed Inge Thulin as chief executive officer (CEO), effective February 24, reports Fox News. Thulin previously served as the company’s chief operating officer since May 2011.......

Novovirus on the Rise in Massachusetts

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:45:55 CST

Doctors in Massachusetts are reporting a large rise in novovirus cases, according to television station WCVB in Boston, MA. Health officials have diagnosed hundreds of cases in the past month,......

IFMA Releases Sustainable Practices Guide

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:38:38 CST

The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) has released a new guide detailing government guidelines for facility sustainability. This free publication, U.S. Government Policy......

Reports of MRSA Decline in Ireland

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:45:27 CST

The rate of reported cases of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Ireland is currently at the lowest recorded in the country, reports www.thejournal.ie . A recent report from......

Norovirus Outbreak Strikes Cruise Ship

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:15:39 CST

Over 100 people aboard a cruise ship contracted norovirus recently, reports Yahoo! News. Ninety passengers and 13 crew members on Carnival Corp.’s Ruby Princess cruise ship contracted the......

London Olympic Officials Vigilant Against Epidemics

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:45:55 CST

Officials in London, United Kingdom, are preparing public health initiatives to guard against epidemics of infectious diseases during the 2012 Olympic Games this summer, reports......

Study: Bathroom Cell Phone Use Rising

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:10:58 CST

A recent survey found 75 percent of Americans have used their mobile devices while on the toilet, reports The New York Times . One-quarter of the 1,000 Americans surveyed by 11mark Marketing......

The Clean Trust Seeks Volunteers to Revise Standards

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:50:00 CST

The Clean Trust (formerly The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification—or IICRC) is now accepting applications from volunteers for revisions of two of its reference......