Meet DLI Chair Jess Culpepper, CED, CPD, CPW, Culpepper Cleaners and the DLI Executive Committee
The Drycleaning & Laundry Institute’s Board of Directors recognizes valued contributions and inducts new volunteer leadership each year....
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Aug 2, 20215 min read
Uncovering the Unknown
It’s perhaps the most widely debated topic and theory in business, and yet we remain divided and uncertain of the answer despite the...
Aug 2, 20211 min read
Tackling Perspiration Stains
By Jeff "The Stain Wizard" Schwarz Dear Stain Wizard, I keep getting Hawaiian shirts with perspiration stains on them. I am afraid of...
Jul 23, 20214 min read
Last Thoughts on the DCRP Sunset Win
Legislative Update on Texas Dry Cleaning Remediation Program By Frank J Corte Jr and Harvey Hilderbran of Capitol Chairman’s Alliance,...
Jun 11, 20212 min read
DLI Opens New Era in Professional Training with All-Virtual Stain Removal Course
Drycleaning & Laundry Institute courses may have been interrupted due to the pandemic but that did not stop the Institute from offering...
May 27, 20212 min read
DLI Marketing Lab Launches Groups for June
Beginning June 16 & 17, members of the Drycleaning & Laundry Institute (DLI) can tap into the wealth of experience of their peers DLI’s...
May 27, 20214 min read
PFAS Regulation - Litigation Wisconsin Dry Cleaners Face
PFAS Update and Litigation By Delanie M. Breuer The Wisconsin Fabricare Association (WFI) is battling the WI Department of Natural...
May 14, 20214 min read
Is PFAS Regulation the Next Environmental Issue?
The Wisconsin Fabricare Association (WFI) is battling the WI Department of Natural Resources over PFAS contamination (a man-made chemical...
May 4, 20213 min read
A Win towards Extending DCRP Sunset
Photo above: SDA President Danny Bahlman (left) with TX Representative Drew Darby (right). Legislative Update on Texas Dry Cleaning...
Apr 14, 20213 min read
Legislative Update on Texas Dry Cleaning Remediation Program
Legislative Update on Texas Dry Cleaning Remediation Program By Frank J Corte Jr and Harvey Hilderbran of Capitol Chairman’s Alliance,...
Apr 13, 20211 min read
SDA Cleaners Showcase set for April 2023
The Southwest Drycleaners Association (SDA) announces Irving, TX as the destination for its 2023 Cleaners Showcase, to be held April...
Apr 13, 20213 min read
Customers’ Paradigm Shift
by A.L. Wilson's Jeff "The Stain Wizard" Schwarz Paradigm: A typical example or pattern. A model used. If the ongoing business model is...
Mar 29, 20211 min read
Legislation on the Move to Extend Texas Dry Cleaner Remediation Fund
Legislation is moving along for SB 872 and HB 2072 to extend the sunset of the Dry Cleaning Remediation Fund (DCRP) and keep it active....
Mar 8, 20211 min read
View DCRP Meeting
Texas Drycleaners met last Saturday on March 6 to discuss the progress of the Dry Cleaner Remediation Fund and efforts to extend the...
Mar 1, 20213 min read
Legislative Update on Texas Dry Cleaning Remediation Program - 3/1/21
By Frank J Corte Jr and Harvey Hilderbran, Capitol Chairman’s Alliance, LLC This update brings the Texas Dry-cleaning Operators good news...
Dec 14, 20203 min read
Legislative Update on Texas Dry Cleaning Remediation Program
By Frank J Corte Jr and Harvey Hilderbran, Capitol Chairman’s Alliance, LLC As many of you know, the Dry-Cleaning Remediation Program...
Nov 19, 20202 min read
David Coyle of In the Bag Cleaners Gives Marketing Advice to DLI/SDA Members
Industry marketing coach to write DLI’s weekly Monday Morning Marketing Email and present Monthly Marketing Webinar Series When the...
Nov 16, 20201 min read
Silver Bells
Decorating our first Christmas tree together, my wife and I hung a small silver bell engraved “First Christmas 1979”, and we have added a...
Sep 8, 20202 min read
Grassroots Push for Second-Round U.S. Stimulus
SDA and DLI are asking all U.S. professional cleaners to urge their elected representative to support a new stimulus package for small...
Aug 26, 20202 min read
Reduce Poly Use & Expense by 13% - 30%
By Ryan Luetzow, Luetzow Industries In the plastic industry there is a term called 'Up-gauging'. This is when a manufacturer makes a...
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