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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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From Technology Sales to Car Wash Owner
July 6, 2020
4 minute Read
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Mark Philipp worked for 35 years with Compaq,...
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Storytelling
July 2, 2020
6 minute Read
BY NICK FORTUNA
Few companies have the power to withstand negative headlines as well as Facebook. Over the past few years, the social-media...
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Down to a Science
June 30, 2020
1 minute Read
Rapid advances in technology have left few industries untouched, and today washing cars is as much about code and computing power as it is...
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Scholarship Programs Help Support Workers, Build a Culture
June 26, 2020
7 minute Read
For three years, New York-based Hoffman Car Wash has offered scholarships of $1,000 to qualifying employees. The awards can be used for...
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