WHO? Richard Aviles WHERE? New York City WHAT? In the late 1960s, a young Puerto Rican man named Joseph Aviles bought into a dry-cleaning franchise called Betty Brite in Parlin, New Jersey. He was fresh out of the Marines and took immense pride in completing a job as meticulously and thoroughly as possible. He was […]
As we continue to tackle the serious situations caused by COVID-19, there is good news and there is bad news. The good news is that the vaccine now exists. It may take a while for distribution to take place in an effective manner, but at least we know the vaccine is here. The bad news […]
There has been a lot of focus lately on how to manage environmental liabilities if a dry cleaner wants to sell their property. Clearly, it’s important to strategically manage these issues to maximize the value of the transaction. I have also heard, however, of several dry cleaners talking about leasing their building instead of selling […]
