Car Wash News

We continue to actively post content to our 100 Years of Car Wash Facebook page. Be sure to check out the historical content and share your own car wash stories. 

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Mike’s Carwash was recently named one of the 2016 Best Employers in Ohio and Best Places to Work in Indiana. The annual list of the Best Employers in Ohio was created by the Ohio SHRM State Council and Best Companies Group and the Best Places to Work in Indiana are named by the Indiana Chamber.  These statewide survey and awards programs are designed to identify, recognize and honor the best places of employment in Ohio and Indiana, benefiting the state’s economy, its workforce and businesses. 

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Rising Tide Car Wash has bought a $1.5 million property in Margate to open a second facility. The upcoming car wash location will be on a 1.5 acres at 2970 N. State Road 7. Rising Tide Car Wash focuses on providing employment for adults with autism. It opened its first location three years ago in Parkland at 7201 N.

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"The Las Vegas community is really a tale of two cities," said Pamela Joy Ring, president of The Ring Retail Advisory LLC. "On one hand, you have the resort and gaming community, and on the other, you have the people who work in that community and support the small business people. Prior to the recession, construction was booming here in 2005, 2006 and 2007, and the casinos were expanding fiercely.

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Vernon Hyman said his favorite part of his job is seeing a smile on the face of a happy customer.

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Managing a business is no small feat. Marketing, logistics, customer services, human resources - it all starts and ends with you. Time is money, and there never seems to be enough time in the day to manage everything. That''s why small business owners sleep less than they should. 

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Intel co-founder Andy Grove passed away on March 21, 2016, at the age of 79. As the first COO and third employee of Intel, Grove was one of the most influential leaders in modern times. As astonishing as his technological contributions were, he also lived according to many principles that everyone can apply to their own lives.

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Building a brand is one of the hardest things a company can do. You know what "I'm lovin' it" means. You know what a bright red cross means - but how those companies are able to go about creating their brands takes some ingenuity. Branding comes down to one simple thing: reputation. 

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There''s a trap people fall into-thinking that ROI is the only thing that matters, or holding a skewed perception about what ROI really is. If you focus exclusively on ROI, ignoring all other metrics and developments, is it possible to still be successful in online marketing?

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