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Retired Cleveland Schoolteacher Banks on Laundry

CLEVELAND — Owner-operator morphs former bank into neighborhood Laundromat ...
Wash, Learn, Repeat at Rainbow Coin Laundry (Conclusion)

SILVER SPRING, Md. — Laundry’s free tutoring program sparks community involvement ...
Wash, Learn, Repeat at Rainbow Coin Laundry (Part 1)

SILVER SPRING, Md. — Operator partners with university students to revamp store ...
The Laundry Café: ‘Committed to the Community’ (Conclusion)

PHILADELPHIA — Programs encourage customers to make positive life changes ...
The Laundry Café: ‘Committed to the Community’ (Part 1)

PHILADELPHIA — Local chain serves up convenience, community programs to locals ...
Laundry City Serves Up ‘Five-Star’ Laundry Space (Conclusion)

BALTIMORE — Expansive customer lounge, pick-up/drop-off shuttle service among ‘five-star’ amenities ...
Laundry City Serves Up ‘Five-Star’ Laundry Space (Part 1)

BALTIMORE — Owner Pinnock’s goal: change customer mentality about laundry experience ...
WA Locals Name Johnsons’ Laundries ‘Best of Western Washington’ (Conclusion)

MONROE, Wash. — Owners credit success to consistent customer experience ...
WA Locals Name Johnsons’ Laundries ‘Best of Western Washington’ (Part 1)

MONROE, Wash. — Brothers rehabilitate century-old building to create store ...
Starting Over After Sandy

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Maytag-equipped Laundromat emerges from Hurricane Sandy aftermath ...
Las Vegas Laundromats Show Some ‘Laundry Love’

LAS VEGAS — Operators, local church groups partner to provide laundry to area needy ...
Laundrywood Provides More Than ‘Clean. Green. Express.’ Laundry

LOS ANGELES — Operator renovates building into 8,000-square-foot ‘megastore’ ...
The Laundry Factory Increases Throughput, Space Through Renovation

SHADYSIDE, Pa. — Wash-and-fold volume now up to 9,000 pounds per week ...
Friendly Wash Laundromat Aims to Provide Service That Lives Up to Name

CHICAGO — Brothers Tony and Rich Kahan open third neighborhood laundry ...
LA Laundromat Operator Realizes Multi-Store Dream

LOS ANGELES — Im opens second location with help from Speed Queen, PWS ...
First-Time Laundromat Owner Turns Venture into Family Affair

TACOMA, Wash. — Boyd enlists help of husband, son in creation of her first store ...
Grande Laundry Place Opens San Marcos, Calif., Location

SAN MARCOS, Calif. — New 4,000-square-foot facility is owner’s sixth in area ...
Texas Couple’s Entrepreneurial Streak Goes for ‘Quick Spin’

MCALLEN, Texas — Cortez family converts former convenience store into laundry ...
W.Va.-Based Laundromat Achieves ADA Compliance

ELKINS, W.Va. — Store owner creates accessible store for wheelchair users, other customers to do laundry ...
Couture’s Fabric Care Leaves Behind Legacy of Quality (Conclusion)

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Despite closing, company namesake lives on ...

Latest Podcast

Kristyn Van Ostern, co-owner of laundry services company Wash Street, details putting in the effort needed to know what type of people her laundry's customers are and why they visit her store instead of others nearby.

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