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Sodexo Adds Workplace Experience President

By |2024-01-24T20:31:25-06:00January 24, 2024|

Sodexo has appointed Amy O’Neil president of the company’s workplace experience for corporate service division. O’Neil has spent more than two decades in the foodservice, technical services, facilities, and hospitality sectors, leading operations, sales, marketing, and continuous improvement. She joins Sodexo from Hana, a wholly owned subsidiary of CBRE, where she served as chief operating ...

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USGBC Announces Top States for LEED Buildings

By |2024-01-23T20:43:02-06:00January 23, 2024|

New York was ranked the top state for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), a green building certification developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The state, which moved up from third place in 2022, certified 4.63 square feet of building space per person under LEED in 2023. The top 10 states, plus the District of Columbia, ...

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European Cleaning Journal Launches 2024 Awards Program

By |2024-01-18T21:03:49-06:00January 18, 2024|

European Cleaning Journal (ECJ) has recently announced that the 2024 edition of the European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards will take place October 3, 2024, at SUD Lisboa in Lisbon, Portugal. ECJ’s seventh-annual awards program honors manufacturers, distributors, facility managers, and building service contractors for their contributions to the cleaning industry in Europe. Submission are now being accepted through April ...

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WSA Announces 2024 Scholarship Applications

By |2024-01-17T16:00:03-06:00January 17, 2024|

Workplace Solutions Association (WSA), Powered by ISSA, today announced the opening of applications for its annual scholarship. Candidates must have graduated from high school or its equivalent before July 1 of the year in which they would use the scholarship and have an academic record sufficient to be accepted by an accredited college, junior college, ...

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ISSA Launches New State Advocacy Leaders Program

By |2024-01-16T20:29:29-06:00January 16, 2024|

ISSA has announced the launch of a new State Advocacy Leaders (SALs) program to grow and strengthen its advocacy efforts. The SALs program is intended to further engage even more ISSA members in advocacy to further impact state and federal legislation important to the cleaning industry. “We’re excited to take ISSA Government Affairs to the ...

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Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on Independent Contractor Classification

By |2024-01-12T21:00:30-06:00January 12, 2024|

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a final rule to help employers and workers better understand when a worker qualifies as an employee and when they would be considered an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This rule rescinds the Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act rule (2021 IC Rule), which ...

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ISSA Releases 2023 Year in Review

By |2024-01-10T21:14:00-06:00January 10, 2024|

ISSA has released its 2023 Year in Review: Celebrating a Century of THE Association for the Cleaning Industry—a look back at how the association, including all of its various divisions and departments, focused on changing the way the world views cleaning. As the title suggests, this past year was particularly special for the association, as ...

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EarthSafe Expands Product Offerings to Consumer Market

By |2024-01-05T21:23:29-06:00January 5, 2024|

EarthSafe Chemical Alternatives has announced its PurOne Everyday Cleaner and Disinfectant is now available for residential, commercial, and consumer use. EarthSafe previously had supplied the bleach-free, EPA-registered product to the healthcare segment alone, but now the company is expanding its availability into the additional markets. “PurOne has proven its efficacy in healthcare settings, and it’s time ...

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ISSA LARU—Register for the International Cleaning Week Webinar

By |2024-01-05T15:27:34-06:00January 5, 2024|

Welcome to the latest ISSA Legislative & Regulatory Update, a biweekly roundup of the public-policy issues currently impacting the full cleaning supply chain. This update touches on a free ISSA webinar on how to leverage International Cleaning Week 2024, helping ISSA submit a Cleaning Week proclamation for your state as part of ICW 2024, China ...

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IFMA Announces New Director of Research

By |2024-01-04T21:08:39-06:00January 4, 2024|

The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) has appointed Matthew Tucker, Ph.D., director of research. Tucker currently serves as is professor of workplace and facilities management and professorial lead for doctorate programs at Liverpool Business School in Liverpool, England. An expert in workplace strategy, Tucker has authored more than 70 publications that include peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, ...

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