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Encouraging Employee Engagement
June 9, 2020
7 minute Read
BY MARY LOU JAY
How can you tell when employees are engaged with their work? In organizations where engagement is high, employees want to...
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Emphasis on Training Can Be Essential in Battle for Skilled Labor
June 5, 2020
6 minute Read
BY TOM GRESHAM
As the competition for skilled workers has grown in the car wash industry and similar fields, operators have turned to...
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Ask Champ - Outsourcing my Marketing Efforts
May 20, 2020
2 minute Read
Things are heating up in our company and I’m getting busier and busier. I’m starting to think about where I can start to shuffle my...
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Dino Stop Convenience Store and Gas Station
May 15, 2020
5 minute Read
By David Dougherty
When an athlete faces a competitor, they will utilize any resource available to gain an advantage. This same principle...
Small Changes That Make a Big Difference
May 8, 2020
8 minute Read
BY AMY BELL
When it comes to operating a car wash, bigger isn’t always better. In fact, it’s often the small, inconspicuous details that...
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Dan Pecora Inducted into ICA Hall of Fame
May 7, 2020
2 minute Read
Dan Pecora, owner of Erie Brush & Manufacturing, was inducted into the 2020 International Carwash Association Hall of Fame in April 2020,...
Human Resources - Workplace Impacts of Families First Coronavirus Response Act
April 19, 2020
6 minute Read
BY CLAUDIA ST. JOHN, SPHR, SHRM-SCPOn March 18, 2020, President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act into law. It took...
Regional Update: Midwest Carwash Association Spring 2020
April 19, 2020
2 minute Read
BY JOSEPH CHATEL, MCA PRESIDENT
Hello 2020! We at the MCA have started the new decade off with a bang. The Midwest Carwash Association...
Regional Update: Western Carwash Association Spring 2020
April 19, 2020
2 minute Read
Western Carwash Association is back in action for 2020! 2019 was filled with our largest Roadshow yet. We had over 150 attendees tour car...
Meet the Board: Brad Mann
April 18, 2020
3 minute Read
Brad Mann is the founder and president of The Wash Factory car wash in Denton, Texas. he has a bachelor’s degree in business...
ICA News - Spring 2020
April 17, 2020
4 minute Read
Ken Littrell
ICA Cancels The Car Wash Show 2020
The ICA Board of Directors of International Carwash Association voted unanimously to...
