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Spreading the Word on Social Media
January 20, 2021
4 minute Read
Most small-business owners have embraced social media as a way to reach new customers, solidify their relationship with existing customers...
11 Reasons Car Washes Are Booming
January 20, 2021
3 minute Read
BY BOB KLEINICA Research Director International Carwash Association's Consumer Study shows that car wash cash registers were ringing like...
Stepping Up During COVID-19
January 19, 2021
8 minute Read
BY LINDSEY QUICK
In the face of a crisis, communities look for opportunities to help one another. That same courage and selflessness...
Manager Training Program Debuts
January 2, 2021
4 minute Read
Mike Black has been trying to move all of Valet Car Wash’s training online for some time. For one reason or another the project just...
Read MoreVaccination Preparations
January 2, 2021
5 minute Read
BY CLAUDIA ST. JOHN, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
As 2020 drew to a close, we started fielding questions from clients about whether they could require...
Read MoreRegional Update: Western Carwash Association Winter 2020
December 1, 2020
1 minute Read
2020 has been a time for innovation. At Western Carwash Association, we pride ourselves on the education opportunities and roadshows that...
Read MoreRegional Update: Midwest Carwash Association Winter 2020
December 1, 2020
1 minute Read
BY JOSEPH CHATEL, MCA PRESIDENT
The changes we have experienced this past year have been monumental and unprecedented for each of us in...
Read MoreRegional Update: Western Carwash Association Fall 2020
November 15, 2020
2 minute Read
Through this pandemic, Western Carwash Association has worked diligently to provide our members with resources, timely updates and open...
Regional Update: Midwest Carwash Association Fall 2020
November 15, 2020
2 minute Read
BY JOSEPH CHATEL, MCA PRESIDENT
This year has certainly been unlike anything we have experienced in the past. The COVID-19 pandemic has...
Meet the Board: Chris Rojas
November 2, 2020
3 minute Read
Chris Rojas has been involved in the car wash industry since joining up with DRB Systems in his home town in 1996. But, he is no longer a...
Preparing for Workplace Re-Entry During COVID-19
October 2, 2020
2 minute Read
BY CLAUDIA ST. JOHN, SPHR, SHRM-SCPAs state, local and municipal governments take steps to reopen businesses across the country, employers...
Finding Our Inner Strengths
September 3, 2020
6 minute Read
BY NICOLE NELSONAs a self-professed go-getter, Brian Krusz will tell you his personality is driven to go 180-miles per hour and expand. ...