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Study Finds N95 Respirators Retain Their Effectiveness After Repeated Cleanings

Study comes amid concerns about effectiveness of cloth and surgical masks

Are your cleaning workers wearing masks that will protect them against the latest variant of the coronavirus? Health authorities are...

Big Box Stores Close for Cleaning Amid COVID-19 Surge

Big Box Stores Close for Cleaning Amid COVID-19 Surge

Don’t put down that disinfectant yet. The highly contagious omicron variant of COVID-19 is causing businesses to temporarily close for...

office building, office facility, work facility

Employees Returning to Work Spurs Building Upgrades

Office facility managers should prepare for increased maintenance costs

After almost two years of working remotely or in hybrid schedules, more office workers will return to their buildings in...

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Custodians to the Rescue

As we wrap up 2021, CMM would like to remember some of the cleaning professionals who went out of their...

2021

Top 10 CMM Daily News Briefs of 2021

News stories about the coronavirus and related guidelines and regulations were the most-read posts of the year

In Year 2 of the COVID-19 pandemic, cleaning industry professionals continued to seek information to help them understand more about...

small business loan, small business

Inflation Effects Hitting Small Businesses

Almost half of small business owners are taking out loans to help with increasing costs

Although optimism among small business owners is higher now than at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, many are now...

omicron, coronavirus, COVID-19

Poll: 44% of Small Business Owners Worry Omicron Will Impact Their Recovery

Women- and minority-owned businesses among those most concerned

A new poll of small business owners shows that 44% are concerned about the new coronavirus omicron variant hurting their...

cleaning office, workplace cleaning

Cleaning a Top Priority for Americans Returning to Work, Survey Finds

More than one-third of Americans would consider quitting if their workplace was not cleaned properly

As the new coronavirus omicron variant continues to spread across the country, a new survey of 1,600 Americans reveals a...

Deadline Approaching to Share Your Thoughts on Sustainability

Deadline Approaching to Share Your Thoughts on Sustainability

ISSA is still seeking input from cleaning industry professionals on how they approach the topic of sustainability in their businesses....

School custodian, cleaning school

Schools Nationwide Struggle to Fill Custodial Positions

Principals and school board members are volunteering for cleaning duty

In what was supposed to be a recovery year, schools across the country find themselves in survival mode instead as...

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Holiday Season Presents Opportunity for Businesses to Show Gratitude

Employee recognition is key in retaining workers

As we enter the holiday season after a full year of conducting business during the coronavirus pandemic, many company leaders...

National Handwashing Awareness Week

Lather Up for National Handwashing Awareness Week

Promote proper hand hygiene among your staff and in your facility

This year, National Handwashing Awareness Week, December 5-11, comes at a time when more people are returning to their offices,...