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Background Checks
August 12, 2020
6 minute Read
By Fiona Soltes
Anyone who pays attention to the news has seen it: Regardless of industry or location, there’s an increasing need to do...
Regional Update: Western Carwash Association Summer 2020
August 7, 2020
2 minute Read
The past few months have been a whirl wind. When the pandemic started, Western Carwash Association headed straight to work. WCA created a...
Regional Update: Midwest Carwash Association Summer 2020
August 7, 2020
3 minute Read
BY JOSEPH CHATEL, MCA PRESIDENTWith 2020 certainly changing our daily lives, the wash industry is no different. Many operators have...
Futuristic Meets Realistic
August 7, 2020
9 minute Read
By Mary Lou Jay
Americans spend an average of 152 hours – or 19 full work days – on the road each year commuting to and from work. So it’s...
2020 Emerging Leaders Scholarship Winners
August 6, 2020
4 minute Read
International Carwash Association is proud to announce the winners of the 2020 Emerging Leaders Scholarships. In its sixth year, this...
Meet the Board - Justin Alford
July 31, 2020
2 minute Read
Justin Alford is a third-generation car wash professional with Benny’s Car Wash, based in Louisiana. Alford has a degree from...
Coming Together During COVID-19
July 29, 2020
11 minute Read
Strength In Numbers
Nick Lopez always knows when blood-donation centers in the San Antonio area are really in need. His wife, Carrie, has...
Plugging In to 2020 Online Car Trends
July 28, 2020
7 minute Read
By Nick Fortuna
Most of us have borrowed a buddy’s car at one point or another, but have you ever borrowed a car from a total stranger? It...
Ask Champ - Social Media and Promotions
July 24, 2020
3 minute Read
We’ve been blasting out our marketing materials pretty much non-stop since we opened our wash. I’m starting to run out of ideas for what to...
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Machine Learning
July 16, 2020
7 minute Read
By Tom Gresham
When Hoffman Car Wash, which has approximately 30 locations in the state of New York, began to see more pileups inside its...
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How It Works: Soap Bubbles
July 14, 2020
1 minute Read
A soap bubble is a very thin film of soap water that forms a hollow sphere with an iridescent surface. A bubble can exist because the...
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Human Resources - Positive Feedback
July 10, 2020
4 minute Read
BY CLAUDIA ST. JOHN, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
A couple of months ago, I got a call from a client who was clearly frustrated. Over the previous year...
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