News & Views EPA calls time out for perc review Revitalized New Orleans is ready to host Clean Nominations open for DLI awards Bay Area regulators on the move Sky Radio broadcasts DLI pitch Around the US Northeast Connecticut cleaner offers free cleaning for jobless TURI plans wetcleaning demonstration MidAtlantic MAC series visits top plants in region Herson seeks backers for cancer walk Midwest Wisconsin cleaners earn their stars Serious seminars follow fun and games Zengeler helps Cinderellas find ball gowns NCA plans CSR seminar in Lansing this May South NCALC readies Atlantic Beach convention McElveen retires after eight years with SEFAa Southwest Lubbock school to host fabric care, spotting classes FabriClean hosts spotting in Houston West NCA hosts LA seminar on essentials of building routes RMFA moves to new office in Greeley

Editorials • Staying up in a down economy • What is EPA up to? Columns James Peuster: What I have learned from cleaners Frank Kollman: When the workplace is a circus Don Desrosiers: Raising labor costs without trying Ray Colucci: Make a traffic-stopping display Dan Eisen: Economizing in your operations Harvey Gershenson: Do you believe the sky is falling? Bill Bishop: Seeking the best response possible Dennis McCrory: Using common-sense marketing Frank Lucenta: Wetcleaning suedes and leathers Profile Alex Najafi: Fast and Finicky Newsmakers Swink awarded WFI scholarship FRSTeam adds Baltimore, DC operator CCA endorses Irving Weber Associates Two form new financing firm