Peer Groups

From the Cart to the Corporate Office

By |2026-09-30T16:26:37-05:00September 30, 2026|

Frontline turnover in commercial cleaning runs at an estimated 200% a year, and each departure costs roughly $3,500 to replace. Labor is already the largest expense for a building service contractor. Channing Johnson, president of KB Building Services in Nebraska, considers turnover the industry's biggest problem and one it rarely puts enough effort into solving. ...

 0

ABM and Arizona Cardinals Highlight Partnership at State Farm Stadium

By |2026-09-29T17:09:54-05:00September 29, 2026|

More than 200 ABM professionals help keep the 1.7-million-square-foot venue ready for Cardinals games, concerts, and major events. As the 2026 NFL season gets underway, ABM (NYSE: ABM), a leading provider of facility, engineering, and infrastructure solutions, is highlighting a longstanding partnership that helps keep State Farm Stadium clean, welcoming, and ready for game days ...

 0

ISSA SHOW ASIA 2026: Emerging Leaders, Awards and Korea Clean Challenge

By |2026-09-30T05:25:48-05:00September 29, 2026|

ISSA SHOW ASIA 2026, held September 16-18 in Seoul, Korea, brought together professionals, products, technologies, and skills from across the cleaning, hygiene, and facility management industry from across Asia. ISSA Asia Emerging Leaders of 2026 The Emerging Leaders Program recognizes outstanding professionals who are shaping the future of the cleaning industry through innovation, leadership, and ...

 0

When Debt Becomes a Growth Tool

By |2026-09-29T11:50:28-05:00September 29, 2026|

Plenty of cleaning business owners take pride in owing nothing. They’ve paid off the trucks and equipment, and nobody at a bank has a say in how the company runs. Steve Mastin, chief financial officer of 4M Building Holdings in St. Louis, knows owners like that. He described a friend, a local businessman who pays ...

 0

The Missing Piece in Every AI Rollout

By |2026-09-29T11:49:42-05:00September 29, 2026|

New AI tools show up faster than most cleaning companies can evaluate them. The harder question, according to two speakers at the 2026 ISSA VEO Conference in Dallas, is whether the people expected to use those tools will trust them long enough to make a difference. That question drives “Leading with AI and Humanity in ...

 0

Rubbermaid Commercial Products Celebrates Fifth Year of Behind the Scenes of Clean, Honoring the Professionals Who Keep Facilities Running

By |2026-09-28T15:42:09-05:00September 29, 2026|

Ahead of National Custodian Day, RCP will host 11 appreciation events nationwide, recognizing more than1,250 custodial and facility maintenance professionals whose work helps keep communities running every day Rubbermaid Commercial Products (RCP) is celebrating the fifth year of the Behind the Scenes of Clean initiative ahead of National Custodian Day on October 2, recognizing the ...

 0

Immigration Pressure Hits the Cleaning Workforce

By |2026-09-28T15:07:56-05:00September 28, 2026|

Juan Carlos Cerda has lived in the United States since he was three. He grew up in Dallas, graduated from Yale University and now serves as the Texas state director for the American Business Immigration Coalition (ABIC), a bipartisan group of more than 2,000 CEOs and employers pushing for immigration reform. He is also a ...

 0

New Boise Center Offers Fast Track Into Chipmaking Jobs

By |2026-09-28T15:10:34-05:00September 28, 2026|

ABM Industries on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, opened a training center in south Boise designed to prepare people with no industry experience for work in semiconductor plants, as chipmakers struggle to find enough qualified workers. Gov. Brad Little welcomed the center in a written statement: "Idaho is a national leader in advanced semiconductor manufacturing, and ...

 0

ISSA Applauds Bipartisan, Bicameral Introduction of the Safer Choice Program Authorization Act

By |2026-09-25T12:44:38-05:00September 28, 2026|

ISSA, The Association for Cleaning & Facility Solutions, applauds the introduction of the Safer Choice Program Authorization Act of 2026 in the House of Representatives by Reps. Scott Peters (D-CA) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA). Companion Senate legislation was previously introduced by Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Jon Husted (R-OH). These bills would formally authorize the ...

 0

ISSA VEO Conference Opens in Dallas, Spotlighting Hispanic Leadership in the Cleaning Industry

By |2026-09-28T03:20:47-05:00September 28, 2026|

The ISSA VEO Conference opens today, bringing business owners, supervisors and facility service leaders together for two days of education, networking and recognition built around a single goal: strengthening Hispanic leadership across the cleaning and facility solutions industry. VEO stands for Visión, Empeño y Oportunidad — vision, drive and opportunity. ISSA, The association for cleaning ...

 0