Janitorial Services

North Dakota Bakken Shale Success Causes Surprising Growth

Capital Solutions Bancorp — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:45:50 -0500

Riding the Dakota Oil Boom reveals a surprising result of North Dakota Bakken Shale's success: railroads. Oil and gas companies use trains, trucks and trailers for moving crude oil to the refineries for processing. Because of this, North Dakota is also experiencing growth and growing pains in construction, medical services and housing.

Cash-strapped town privatizes janitorial services

Capital Solutions Bancorp — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Facing a budget shortfall, a decline in state aid, as well as higher energy and utilities costs, a New Jersey township laid off 42 employees on December 31, including all its janitorial service workers.

The Brick County Bulletin reported that immediately afterwards the Township Council approved the hiring of a private janitorial company to fill in the gap, a move that will bring an estimated $285,000 in savings this year.

Janitorial firm cleans up with NASA

Capital Solutions Bancorp — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

One janitorial company in Ohio will be trying to keep its feet firmly on the ground after securing a $12 million contract to supply cleaning services to NASA.

JDD of Highland Hills will undertake cleaning services at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Ohio as part of an extension to an existing contract.

Janitorial companies get early economic insights

Capital Solutions Bancorp — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

People involved in the janitorial business may have more insight into the state of the economy than you suspect.

Carol Bertrand, owner of Bee Clean Building Services, tells the Kalamazoo Gazette that she can detect changes in the local economy just based on the amount of restroom supplies she restocks at area businesses.

Green cleaning helps janitorial company grow

Capital Solutions Bancorp — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

A Washington janitorial company has introduced a green cleaning program to its offerings, hoping to appeal to customers who are concerned about their environmental footprint.

This move is just one step that small and medium-sized firms may consider when exploring options for growing their business.