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ISSA Approved by US Department of Labor as First Sponsor of Cleaning Technician Registered Apprenticeship

By ISSA Staff|2026-11-03T16:20:06-06:00November 4, 2026|

ISSA, The Association for Cleaning and Facility Solutions, has been approved by the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) as the first Registered Apprenticeship Sponsor for the Cleaning Technician occupation. This apprenticeship is the first nationally recognized registered apprenticeship for frontline cleaning workers and marks the first time the professional cleaning industry has entered the national ...

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ISSA Healthcare Turns Its Booth Into a Hub at ISSA Show North America 2026

By ISSA Staff|2026-11-04T08:36:04-06:00November 4, 2026|

More than 600 exhibitors will fill the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas when the expo floor at ISSA Show North America opens on Nov. 17. For someone who manages cleaning in a hospital, or wants to win that work as a contractor, tracking down the companies that actually serve healthcare can eat up ...

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Products, Practice and Proof: A Formula for Healthcare Cleaning

By Jeff Cross|2026-11-03T16:12:13-06:00November 3, 2026|

Healthcare cleaning teams carry a heavy load. Staffing is short, turnover is constant and the pathogens they fight can’t be seen. At ISSA Show North America 2026, Nov. 16-19 in Las Vegas, the ISSA Healthcare booth aims to connect those teams with partners and resources that can lighten it. Diversey, a Solenis company, is one ...

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Designing Cleaning Programs

By Jennifer Bender|2026-11-02T15:12:05-06:00November 3, 2026|

Today’s food service and hospitality operators are expected to continually deliver clean, welcoming environments regardless of who is on the schedule. As labor shortages continue to reshape day-to-day operations, cleaning programs must be designed to perform even when teams are stretched thin. While hiring conditions have improved since the height of the pandemic, staffing remains ...

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Beyond Sustainability

By David Gottfried|2026-11-02T15:15:24-06:00November 3, 2026|

ISSA Today recently interviewed David Gottfried, a real estate developer, author and sustainability pioneer who co-founded the U.S. Green Building Council and founded the World Green Building Council. His career reflects a lifelong commitment to transforming the built environment through sustainability, innovation and regenerative practices. Here is what he had to say. Who is David ...

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Think Sustainably

By Stephen Ashkin|2026-11-02T14:46:22-06:00November 2, 2026|

Every year, thousands of us gather at the ISSA Show North America to talk about our industry’s future. This year, I want to talk about something that cuts across every booth on the floor: sustainability. Not a buzzword or a political statement—a business strategy the smartest entrepreneurs in our industry are already using to win. ...

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AI for the C-suite

By Allen Rathey|2026-11-02T14:32:44-06:00November 2, 2026|

Artificial intelligence (AI) helps make the complicated simple, but we need to avoid merely using it as a simple Q&A tool or risk making our futures complicated. Why? AI is poised to take away jobs that computers can do better than people, such as academic researchers, generalist writers whomever leave the office, basic product support ...

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Earning Trust From the Front Line Up

By Jeff Cross|2026-10-27T15:05:24-05:00October 27, 2026|

A new CEO gets the title on day one. Earning the trust of the people doing the work takes longer, and Craig Honig went looking for it on foot. Honig became CEO of Servicon on May 4, 2026, succeeding Laurie Sewell, who joined Servicon more than two decades ago, has led it as president and ...

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China Clean Expo 2027 Opens Visitor Registration for March Event in Shanghai

By ISSA Staff|2026-10-26T14:36:23-05:00October 26, 2026|

Visitor registration is now open for the 28th China Clean Expo (CCE), which takes place March 30 to April 2, 2027, at the Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC). IM Sinoexpo organizes the event with support from ISSA, The Association for Cleaning and Facility Solutions. CCE is the largest cleaning industry exhibition in Asia, providing ...

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The People Playbook Behind a 91.4% Employee Retention Rate

By ISSA Staff|2026-10-22T16:21:22-05:00October 22, 2026|

For building service contractors, frontline turnover can start to feel like weather. Something to complain about, plan around and accept. Industry estimates put janitorial frontline turnover near 200%, at an average cost of roughly $3,500 each time someone walks out the door. KB Building Services in Omaha, Nebraska, stopped accepting it. Channing Johnson, president of ...

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