Straight Talk: Off the Bench

Straight Talk: Off the Bench

By |2024-01-05T22:20:54-06:00December 18, 2020|

We are near the end of 2020, and if a vote were taken, most would say we should have skipped the entire year, if that were only possible. 2021 may end up mimicking 2020, some fear, yet there is hope that things will change for the better and we can get back to normal shortly, ...

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Hard Rock Stadium

By |2024-01-05T22:20:53-06:00December 16, 2020|

On Sunday, September 20, 2020, Hard Rock Stadium, home of the Miami Dolphins, allowed 13,000 Dolphins fans to their home opener game against the Buffalo Bills, accounting for 20 percent of capacity at the 65,000-seat stadium. It sparked a promising start to the football season at the Hard Rock Stadium. With more games and other ...

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Facing the Pandemic

By |2024-01-05T22:20:52-06:00December 14, 2020|

In the January/February 2020 issue of ISSA Today, I authored an article entitled Facing the Next Pandemic—Microbial Warriors need to prepare and be ready to gear up and attack. Within that month, in late January 2020, the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak was considered a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization (WHO). Then, ...

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ISSA Show North America Virtual Experience Recap

By |2024-01-05T22:20:52-06:00December 10, 2020|

ISSA Show North America Virtual Experience 2020 made history November 16-19 with an expanded selection of education, workshops, spotlight speaker opportunities, awards presentations and, to cap it all off, an interactive trade show. “We were grateful for everyone’s willingness to try something new,” said Lindsay Roberts, the group director for ISSA Show North America. “We ...

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Looking Back, Looking Forward

By |2024-01-05T22:20:51-06:00November 16, 2020|

If everything went according to our initial blueprint for the year, we would have wrapped up the best ISSA Show North America in history last month in Chicago, celebrating this great industry we are so fortunate to be a part of with old friends and new. If there is one thing we have learned from ...

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Jansan Category Needs A Product Facelift

By |2024-01-05T22:20:50-06:00November 11, 2020|

Since facility managers can choose from a variety of professional cleaning products currently on the market, the need to separate your brand from your competitors is now more crucial than ever. Product packaging and design is a key marketing differentiator that can go a long way to make a good first impression and create strong ...

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The 2020 Election’s Impact on the Cleaning Industry

By |2024-01-05T22:20:51-06:00November 11, 2020|

Voters across the country approved at least 85 of 124 ballot measures on Election Day 2020, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Measures get on state ballots in one of two ways—through a citizen initiative, where citizens have an idea for a statutory or constitutional change and gather a sufficient number of signatures to ...

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Continued Education Makes for Better Businesses

By |2024-01-05T22:20:42-06:00October 21, 2020|

If you were like me, as you worked your way through elementary, middle, and high school, there was nothing you hated more than homework and tests. It was more important to go to football games or hang out at the mall. And you didn’t even want to think about how much work there would be ...

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Cleaning for a Reason

By |2024-01-05T22:20:49-06:00October 19, 2020|

Since 2008, Rag Mops Cleaning Service Inc. of Lewisville, Texas, has been a partner of Cleaning for a Reason, an ISSA Charities signature program that supports cancer patients through free home cleanings. Owner Debi Bascue immediately felt connected to the cause, as Rag Mops was founded with the intention of supporting and giving back to ...

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Infection Control on Campus

By |2024-01-05T22:20:49-06:00October 16, 2020|

Although the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, has been the main pathogen of concern lately, one of the major roles of a university’s environmental services (EVS) staff is infection control against norovirus and methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Shared spaces and surfaces, along with close quarters on a school campus, make it easy to contract norovirus and MRSA, ...

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