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Putting Children First in Fundraising
January 3, 2022
5 minute Read
BY TOM GRESHAM
Car wash fundraising events can be spirited experiences for employees and for the nonprofit volunteers on hand to help. When...
Read MorePitching with Celebrities
January 2, 2022
6 minute Read
BY TOM GRESHAM
Daniel McCutchen, owner of Big League Car Wash in New Braunfels, Texas, finds the car wash business demanding, but it’s...
Read MoreTake a Tour: Mr. Clean Car Wash
December 17, 2021
1 minute Read
Year Opened (Sharpsburg):
March 2021
...
Make Your Marketing Fun
December 17, 2021
6 minute Read
BY TOM GRESHAM
One car wash features animatronic dinosaurs, and another has hosted weddings, karaoke contests and marriage proposals. One...
Read MoreTake a Tour: Terrible’s Las Vegas, Nevada
December 17, 2021
1 minute Read
Year opened:2020
Number of...
Countering the Cold
December 17, 2021
7 minute Read
BY NICK FORTUNA
A few years ago, Felix Taranto noticed workers showing up in sneakers on bitterly cold days, leading to miserable work...
Read MoreCapital Car Wash
December 17, 2021
5 minute Read
John Imreibe’s latest business venture, Capital Car Wash, welcomed its first customers in November and has accommodated large volumes of...
Read MoreWhen Competitors Become Comrades
December 3, 2021
6 minute Read
BY SANDY SMITH
Ned Browning and Roger Peterson might have been competitors. Or, if Browning had his way, he might have been able to buy out...
Read MoreTime to Shine!
December 3, 2021
4 minute Read
BY BRENT MCCURDY
Brent McCurdy, former President of DuBois Auto Care and Blendco, provides a brief history of the clearcoat protectant...
Waterway Carwash Puts People First
December 3, 2021
4 minute Read
Seventeen years ago Cathy Hemp pulled out the newspaper and flipped to the job section. Skimming through the ads, she came across a...
Vehicle Technology - Winter 2019
December 3, 2021
6 minute Read
By Derek Kaufman
Recently, a series of tweets and articles began to circulate about Tesla’s warning to their owners on the use of...