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TRSA News
This year’s Production Management Institute (PMI) has revamped and improved classes in three areas: Merchandise Management, Understanding Diversity and Negotiating Skills.

Chairman’s Message
You have many opportunities to gain ROI from TRSA. This month, we look briefly at two examples: the Production Management Institute and Capitol Hill Day. Jeffrey L. Wright

Commentary
Believe it or not, the economy is starting to stir. Will you be ready to take advantage of the growth opportunities that will accompany the recovery?
Roger F. Cocivera

From the Editor
Amid growing skepticism about global warming, Textile service companies can always emphasize the cost-savings benefits of reusable healthcare textiles, as well as their ‘green’ advantages.
Jack Morgan

On the Environment
As the EPA weighs new enforcement priorities, it’s critical to stay ahead of the game. LaundryESP® is the ideal vehicle for protecting your company and the industry from regulatory overreach. Bob Schaffer

News from Washington
TRSA’s recent fund-raiser for Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) represents an important effort to cultivate support for the industry on both sides of the aisle in Congress. Charlie Sewell

Corporate Briefs
Textile service and supplier news

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Flashback
A Pittsburgh hospital considering an expansion in the late ’50s reluctantly decided to outsource its OPL to a local textile service company. Four years later, they were glad they did.

March 2010
Features

Healthcare: The Future is Now
We look at the strategy and planning behind the construction of a new healthcare plant in Michigan—the first large-scale laundry in North America that won’t rely on a steam boiler to heat water.—Gerard O’Neill

Steamless in Grand Rapids
This second piece on the West Michigan Shared Hospital Laundry focuses on plant layout and the equipment that Jensen USA is providing to the laundry’s hospital co-op owners.—Simon Nield
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Reino Linen—Clean, Green Partnering

We visit Reino Linen Services’ new 92,000-square-foot healthcare plant in suburban Detroit and review its twin focus on helping hospitals save money, while minimizing their environmental impact.—Jack Morgan

Going 'Green' With Healthcare Textiles
Here we weigh issues associated with reusable healthcare textiles, including natural vs. synthetic fibers and the presence of heavy metal contamination in some imports.—Gabriel Boardman and Paul Helsby

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