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Editorials • The high cost of not paying claims • Perc’s future secure – or is it? Columns Frank Kollman: Fewer, not more, labor laws needed Don Desrosiers: Pressing defects: causes and fixes Ray Colucci: Are you cashing in on credit cards? Dan Eisen: Strengthen and accelerate chemicals Bill Bishop: How to reduce your marketing risk Dennis McCrory: Satisfaction – the key to success Frank Lucenta: Mending holes in leathers and suedes John Graham: Adding value that customers want Profile M.C. Rogers: What’s in a name? Newsmakers Allied Heirlooms acquired by NY firm Sankosha to acquire Ajax property AWGS named distributor for bridal software Dampier retires after 22 years with Phenix CRDN names software developer, legal administrator CTS purchases garment cover equipment Information Central New cleaning process Variable size identification labels Piece counting to monitor pressers Non-oily POG