Four ServiceMaster brands have joined forces with a new online fundraising program called “Boost A Hero” in an effort to help military veterans purchase franchise businesses.

The Restoration Industry Association has announced that it will extend early bird registration for its 67th-annual Leadership Summit and Industry Expo until Friday, March 9.

Gas prices are rising, and a recent story in The Los Angeles Times listed a number of professions whose profits are directly affected by $4 per gallon prices at the pump. Among those listed: carpet cleaners.

Enviro-Solutions, a leading manufacturer of proven-Green cleaning chemicals, announces the start of Going Enviral Greener Schools Video Challenge 2012.

Lloyd Weaver, owner of Lloyd's, Inc., Rapid City, SD, has been in the hospital in critical condition for about 3 weeks, reported industry colleague Ernie Storrer of Injectidry.

The warm, wet winter is proving beneficial for carpet cleaning companies, especially with clients that have pets, according to a story in the Chicago Tribune.

World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) Board of Directors Chairman Jim Walters announced that D. Christopher Davis, the WFCA's President and Chief Executive Officer, passed away on the evening of Feb. 22.

Canada’s only restoration show, the PLR Expo, which was to be held May 16-17 in Niagra Falls, Ontario, CA, has been cancelled.

Chem-Dry, the nation's leading carpet cleaning firm and a top-rated franchise company, has made Entrepreneur magazine's Annual Franchise 500 list of top franchise opportunities.

By a vote of its Board of Directors, the International Executive Housekeepers Association will now be known simply as IEHA.