Each year DLI’s Board of Directors brings on new members as other members retire or move into Executive Committee positions. This August DLI bid farewell to Chairman Bobby Patel of BeCreative360 and Kona Cleaners in Orange, CA and Ed Longanecker of Iris City Cleaners in Mount Pleasant, IA, while welcoming Dan Sims of Jim’s Formal […]
Mark Villareal, former Navy diver, educator and real estate business owner, entered the cleaning business when he bought a drop store in Houston, Texas two years ago. He found success with the drop store and expanded by adding a full plant to his Midtown Cleaners & Tailors operation in August 2022. “I was able to […]
The Drycleaning & Laundry Institute and National Cleaners Association are heading to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic for the DLI-NCA 2023 Brainstorming Five-Star Conference, January 12th – 15th. The event will take place at the all-inclusive Secrets Royal Beach. Presentation topics are chosen to help drycleaning business owners identify opportunities based on pain points […]
