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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...
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Capital 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...
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When 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...
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Time 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...
Car Washes Plug into Community Outlets
December 3, 2021
6 minute Read
BY TOM GRESHAM
When Fast Eddie’s Express Car Wash opened its first location in Maine, the wash polled community members to see which local...
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When Your Employees Mean the World to You
December 3, 2021
5 minute Read
BY NICK FORTUNAWhen Elena and Mia Rodriguez lost their father in an industrial accident April 15, they knew there could be no wake or...
Hard Water
December 3, 2021
7 minute Read
BY PAUL KALSCHEUR, PRESIDENTVELOCITY WATER WORKS
The hard and soft qualities of an object — whether it be a chair, a marshmallow, a rock...
2020: A Wash for the Senses
December 3, 2021
5 minute Read
BY NICK FORTUNAWhen the late John Denver sang, “You fill up my senses,” in “Annie’s Song,” he obviously wasn’t talking about a trip...
Take a Tour: Fire Station Express Car Wash
December 3, 2021
1 minute Read
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