Dry Cleaning Costs to Climb After Roof Collapse

Surprising to many, news of today’s storm-related roof collapse at M & B Metal Products in Leeds, Ala., could result in a more-wrinkled U.S. workforce as prices climb ever higher at dry cleaning shops across the nation. Why? Because, as I reported in a post April 11, M...

China, Feds Take Industry to the ‘Cleaners’

Consumers are already paying high prices for gas, oil, dairy and bakery products; now, they'll have to pay higher prices at the drycleaners as well.  Who’s to blame for the price hike?  In a news release  today, the folks at the National Cleaners...

Cardboard clothes hanger to save planet

The wire coat hanger is the bane of my closet. They don't work well, I can't get rid of them, and they are sharp. A British company has come up with a solution which will not only save my closet but also the...

County's cream of the crop

"ENTREPRENEURS from around the county descended in their hundreds on Sywell Aerodrome for the biggest night in the business calendar. The annual Northamptonshire Business Excellence Awards, organised by the Chronicle & Echo, Evening Telegraph and Northamptonshire Chamber,...

Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food

According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...

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