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Winter’s Threat: Navigating the Surge of Respiratory Illnesses as a Cleaning Professional

By |2024-03-20T20:14:11-05:00January 12, 2024|

It’s winter in the United States, and showing up along with the cold and snow is a rise in respiratory illnesses, namely influenza (flu), Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), and variants of COVID-19. How, as cleaning professionals, do we address the threat of these infectious diseases to protect others and ourselves? In this episode of BioTalk, ...

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Winter 2024 Edition of Contractor’s Corner Now Available Digitally

By |2024-01-12T21:01:42-06:00January 12, 2024|

The Winter 2024 edition of Contractor’s Corner is available digitally from ISSA Canada. ISSA Canada’s quarterly publication is geared specifically toward the building service contractor (BSC) and in-house service provider markets. The Winter 2024 edition covers such topics as: Commercial cleaning and the way forward: ISSA’s Hygieia Network The art of meeting deadlines and staying on schedule A ...

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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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Sodexo Appoints CFO for North America

By |2024-01-11T20:55:47-06:00January 11, 2024|

Sodexo has appointed Rohit Bahety chief financial officer (CFO) for Sodexo North America. Bahety joined Sodexo India in 2006 from Abbott Healthcare. He was named CFO and country president for Sodexo India in 2020 and was elevated to his most recent position, CFO of Sodexo’s North American campus and government division, in 2022. Bahety succeeds Sébastien ...

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3M Receives $34M for Infection Prevention Research

By |2024-01-11T20:54:06-06:00January 11, 2024|

3M’s medical solutions division has been awarded US $34.2 million from the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity. According to a press release, the funding will be used to develop a range of new solutions for infection prevention, as well as wound management and healing. 3M will collaborate with the University of Minnesota Medical School, the 59th Medical Wing Science & ...

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P&G Announces Quarterly Dividend

By |2024-03-11T15:57:04-05:00January 11, 2024|

Procter & Gamble (P&G), parent company of Procter & Gamble Professional (P&G PRO), has declared a quarterly dividend of US$0.94 per share on the company’s common stock. The dividend―$3.76 annualized with a yield of 2.5%―is payable February 15 to shareholders of record at the close of business January 19. P&G has paid a dividend to shareholders without interruption for 133 ...

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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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Sodexo Names New CFO

By |2024-01-10T21:13:16-06:00January 10, 2024|

Sodexo has appointed Sébastien de Tramasure group chief financial officer (CFO), effective May 1. De Tramasure has been with Sodexo for more than 18 years and currently serves as CFO of the company’s North America division. Prior to his current role, he held various finance positions, including CFO for Sodexo’s benefits and rewards services division. ...

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Sofidel Recognized for Product Innovation

By |2024-01-10T21:12:07-06:00January 10, 2024|

Sofidel has been named a recipient of a 2024 BIG Innovation Award. The annual awards program, presented by the Business Intelligence Group, recognizes organizations and individuals for developing and delivering innovative solutions for their community and customers. A panel of volunteers consisting of business leaders and executives selected Sofidel’s Papernet powered by HyTech Seas dispensers as a 2024 ...

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Betco Adds Chief Science Officer

By |2024-01-10T21:11:07-06:00January 10, 2024|

Betco® Corp. has appointed Christopher Fricker, Ph.D, chief science officer. Fricker has more than 30 years of experience in product development and testing experience with cleaning and decontamination products in the hand hygiene, environmental cleaning, and disinfection industries. He holds numerous patents and has completed over 30 scientific journal publications and presentations. In his new position, Fricker ...

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