From the Cleaning Crew to the Corner Office

From the Cleaning Crew to the Corner Office

By |2026-10-19T17:07:40-05:00October 19, 2026|

Roxana Aviles was 20 years old, a young mother and a manager at McDonald’s when Holly Moore offered her a job cleaning houses. Maids and Moore was barely more than an idea at the time. “I saw total potential in her,” Moore recalled. “It was just me and her. And we were struggling, wearing all ...

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The Technician Customers Wait For

By |2026-10-19T16:52:36-05:00October 19, 2026|

Some homeowners in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, would rather wait than switch. When a scheduling change sent a different team into one client’s home, he closed his review with a simple declaration: “I’m still not giving up Laura!” That Laura is Laura Alvarez, a cleaning technician at Neat & Repeat Cleaning and the 2026 winner ...

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ISSA Leg. & Reg. Update l Updated EPR Resource Now Available

By |2026-10-19T16:36:41-05:00October 19, 2026|

Welcome to the latest ISSA Legislative & Regulatory Update, a biweekly round up of the public policies currently impacting the cleaning and facility solutions industry. This update touches on ISSA’s newly updated EPR-compliance resource, ISSA Advocacy at the upcoming show, the 2027 ISSA Clean Advocacy Summit, and more. Want to stay informed about critical government ...

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13-Year-Old Raji Doshi Named America’s Top Young Scientist for Inventing an Algae-Aragonite Alkalinity System to Reduce CO2-Driven Ocean Acidification

By |2026-10-15T15:10:16-05:00October 15, 2026|

3M and Discovery Education today named 8th grader Raji Doshi as the winner of the 2026 3M Young Scientist Challenge, the nation's premier middle school science competition. Raji lives in Farmington, Connecticut, and attends Stanford Online High School. She distinguished herself by engineering a natural algae-and-aragonite system, an inventive solution to address ocean acidification by increasing ...

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ABM Extends Partnership With Sofi Stadium and Youtube Theater Ahead of Upcoming Marquee Global Events

By |2026-10-13T16:26:03-05:00October 13, 2026|

ABM (NYSE: ABM), a leading provider of facility, engineering, and infrastructure solutions, today announced the extension of its longstanding relationship with SoFi Stadium and YouTube Theater, continuing the industry-leading engineering and janitorial services it provides across both venues. The renewed partnership builds on ABM’s work at SoFi Stadium, which began before the venue opened in ...

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Airbotx 440X Named Winner of Maintenance Sales News 2026 New Products Award

By |2026-10-13T16:20:20-05:00October 13, 2026|

Airbotx, LLC announced today that its Airbotx 440X has been selected as the winner of the Maintenance Sales News 2026 New Products Award in the Green Cleaning Products category. Maintenance Sales News is a leading independent publication serving the Jan/San industry, reaching approximately 25,000 distributors, wholesalers, manufacturers’ representatives, and Building Service Contractors (BSCs). According to Maintenance Sales ...

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Kärcher Shines a Light on the People Behind Our Everyday Moments

By |2026-10-13T16:15:21-05:00October 13, 2026|

As Thank Your Cleaner Day takes place on 14 October, Kärcher is encouraging people to recognise the 1.51 million people working across the UK’s cleaning, hygiene and waste sector. The UK’s wider cleaning, hygiene and waste sector contributes nearly £72 billion to the economy and employs 1.51 million people, around five per cent of the ...

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ISSA Residential Announces 2026 Professional Image Award Winners

By |2026-10-13T11:19:06-05:00October 12, 2026|

ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, is pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 ISSA Residential Professional Image Awards: Professional Cleaner of the Year Award Presented by PerfectCLEAN and Office Team Member Award. The Professional Image Awards recognize outstanding individuals in the residential cleaning community who demonstrate dedication, professionalism, and a commitment to excellence. ...

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Building Companies and Opening Doors: Meet the Two ISSA VEO Visionario Award Winners

By |2026-10-12T10:11:59-05:00October 12, 2026|

Building a successful cleaning company is one accomplishment. Keeping it growing year after year is another. Helping other people build their own futures along the way is what the ISSA VEO Visionario Award was created to recognize. Nancy Galván, founder and CEO of Unica Enterprises in Dallas, and Veronica Vidal, founder and CEO of Custom ...

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The Half-Life of Expertise: Why Learning Matters More in the Smart Building Era

By |2026-10-12T10:17:57-05:00October 12, 2026|

Continuous learning helps facilities and cleaning professionals make better decisions about smart building technology. As sensors, robotics and artificial intelligence change how services are delivered, teams need enough digital understanding to assess suppliers, use operational data and judge whether an investment improves performance. Why smart building skills need updating There was a time when expertise ...

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