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The Looming "Water Gap"
The Energy Collective    Share   Share on FacebookTwitterShare on LinkedinE-mail article
There's good and bad news from a sweeping new report on the world's water scarcity out from McKinsey & Co., commissioned by such water-dependent companies as Coca-Cola, Nestle, SAB Miller and Syngenta, along with the World Bank/International Finance Corp. More




Google Helping SMB Owners with Mobile Coupons
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Google is feeling extra generous this year when it comes to appreciating the small businesses looking to do big business this holiday season. As a result, Google has announced that they are enabling small businesses and other local retailers to display coupons for in-store use on mobile devices of Google-searching users. More


How to Cut Costs in Bad Times (and Good)
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It doesn't matter if the economy is going to improve quickly, slowly or not at all for the foreseeable future, saving money on the costs of running your business is always a good thing. The following suggestions could help. More


State Legislation Tries to Clean Up Dirty Carwashes
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Carwash employees throughout the state of California have reported poor working conditions, and in recent years the industry has come under increased scrutiny from advocates and labor officials looking out for illegally low wages and other violations. Late last month, investigators from the Labor Commissioner's Office conducted a statewide sweep of carwashes, issuing more than $900,000 in fines to businesses. More


Go Green; Get Clean
Sustainable car wash practices are becoming more and more important to consumers.  Offering “green” products in your wash can improve customer satisfaction and your bottom line.  It can also differentiate you from the competition and provide a value added experience.  Combining performance with sustainability is what Lustra’s Earth Ready® products provide. MORE




Small Business Owners Can Engage in Social Media as Customers Too
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Companies across the globe are hitting the social media scene hard in an effort to better reach their customers and deepen relationships. While many small business owners are acutely aware of this trend and are utilizing social media tools to reach their own customers, they rarely consider the fact that they are in fact customers themselves - customers who have a voice. More


Permanent Water Wisdom
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California did it. This month, the Legislature passed a package of bills that includes a statewide urban water conservation goal of 20 percent by 2020. We have confronted the kind of conservation that will be needed to secure the water supply of Los Angeles, and the state, in the face of population growth and climate change. Or have we? More


Mister Car Wash Announces the Transaction of the 14th Street Car Wash
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Mister Car Wash continues to expand and grow with the recent transaction of the 14th Street car wash in Des Moines, Iowa. The opening of the new 14th Street location will mark the 64th car wash for the company and its fourth in the Des Moines area. More


CWD Rhino-Mat, automatic floor mat wash & dry system
The Rhino-Mat uses proven technology to give the cleanest and driest finish out of any current mat cleaner. Visit our website or contact us to see why it will benefit your car wash. MORE

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Delta Sonic Deploys Vyatta Appliances
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Delta Sonic Car Wash Systems is using Vyatta appliances, a leader in open networking and network virtualization, to secure its credit-card transactions. Matthew Mackes, network administrator at Delta Sonic, said, "Vyatta's ability to run virtualized is a unique attribute of their open networking system that allowed us to standardize even more of our network on Vyatta." More
 


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