Richfield, Wis. — Hy-Brid Lifts, an industry leader in aerial lift equipment, has named Marshall Shaver as vice president of sales and marketing. Shaver’s responsibilities will include leading the sales and marketing team, growing the customer base and continuing to
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Northbrook, Ill. — Crate and Barrel is enhancing its curbside pickup with Glympse, a day-of-service mobile communications platform that facilitates and delivers proactive engagement between customers and store associates. The service is one of many enhancements in the retailer’s drive
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Atlanta — The Home Depot® has completed the acquisition of HD Supply Holdings, Inc., for approximately $8 billion. HD Supply is a leading national distributor of maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products in the multifamily and hospitality end markets. The
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Latham, N.Y. — DWM Comprehensive Facility Solutions has promoted Samantha Sommerman to facility solutions manager to further support the company’s new organizational structure. This promotion further supports DWM’s long term strategy to improve the customer experience and accelerate growth. “Samantha’s
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Richardson, Texas — ENTOUCH Controls, Inc., an industry leader in smart building technologies, has selected Todd Brinegar as the company’s executive vice president of sales and marketing. Brinegar’s selection wraps up a competitive search process undertaken by Odgers Berndtson. “Todd
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Crowley, Texas — Powerhouse, a national construction, facilities maintenance and rollout service provider, has appointed Dianna MacDonald as chief financial officer. MacDonald joins Powerhouse from Authentix, a leading global authentication and information services nanotechnology company. She brings to the company
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Latham, N.Y. — DWM Comprehensive Facility Solutions has promoted Alexandra (Allie) Meleco to growth and development manager. She previously served as associate account manager. In her new role, Meleco will be responsible for the development and implementation of processes and
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Eatontown, N.J. — Total Comfort Group, a leading provider of HVAC, refrigeration, electrical and plumbing services throughout the United States, is expanding into the state of Florida. A new branch office located in Lakeland, Fla., will support its self-performing push
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Latham, N.Y. — DWM Comprehensive Facility Solutions has formed a new organizational structure consistent with DWM’s long term strategy to improve the customer experience and accelerate growth. As part of the changes, DWM has established dedicated roles and responsibilities around
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Washington, D.C. — JOANN, an American specialty retailer of crafts and fabrics with 865 stores across the country, has partnered with Radius Networks, the leading location-based technology company in restaurants, grocery and retail, to launch its curbside and Buy Online
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Blue Bell, Pa. — BrightView Holdings, Inc., a leading commercial landscaping services company whose clients include retail and restaurant facilities, plans to pay $6 million in one-time bonuses to frontline team members for their work during the peak of the
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Dallas and San Francisco — PICKUP, a leading last-mile delivery service and logistics platform, has partnered with Postmates to provide retailers and brands with the ability to elegantly scale local delivery capability to meet surging demand for store-to-door delivery. PICKUP
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Chadds Ford, Pa. — RWS Facility Services (RWS), a provider of recycling, waste and managed facilities solutions for commercial and residential businesses, has appointed Danica Sierra to the role of business development manager. Sierra brings to RWS more than 20
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Jersey City, N.J. and Redlands, Calif. — Imperial Dade, a leading distributor of foodservice packaging and janitorial supplies, has acquired P&R Paper Supply (P&R). The acquisition strengthens Imperial Dade’s West Coast presence while enhancing the company’s differentiated value proposition to
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Hudson, Wis. — Refrigerated Solutions Group (RSG), an industry leader in refrigerated equipment and service, has added to its commercial sales team. Chris Carney and Howard McCann were recently named regional sales managers for the portfolio of brands. Both Carney
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Brooklyn — A refreshed, renovated, historic, four-story façade greets visitors to the redesigned and reopened Macy’s department store at 422 Fulton St. in Brooklyn, N.Y. The nine-story building’s top five levels have been converted to Class A offices. Macy’s occupies
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Modesto, Calif. — The Save Mart Companies has launched an on-demand grocery delivery service to its customers at the Save Mart flagship store in Modesto, Calif., in partnership with leading robot delivery company Starship Technologies. The Save Mart Companies is
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Recording of September 30, 2020 Retail & Restaurant Facility Business Webinar The “Challenges in Restaurant Facilities Management: How are Restaurant Facilities Maintenance Teams Responding to COVID-19?” webinar, hosted by Retail & Restaurant Facility Business, delves into importance issues of cleanliness,
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Durham, N.C. — Luxury fashion specialty retailer HUGO BOSS is creating new in-store experiences for its shoppers with Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions. Using Toshiba’s TCx™ 800 to revitalize its front end and TCx™ 300 to optimize its mobile capabilities, HUGO
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Phoenix — Telgian Fire Safety has promoted Ryan Smith to senior vice president of sales. He will align the sales organization’s objectives with business strategy through strategic planning, sales strategy development, forecasting, resource planning and budgeting. Smith will also develop
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Columbus, Ohio — As part of its sustainability efforts, Washington Prime Group Inc. has completed the solar panel system at Weberstown Mall in Stockton, Calif. The system is comprised of 3,456 photovoltaic (PV) modules, spanning more than 76,645 square feet,
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Cheshire, Conn. — Park Assist® has been awarded the Parking Guidance System (PGS) contract at Whole Foods Market’s headquarters and flagship store in Austin, Texas. The multinational supermarket chain, founded in 1980, quickly rose in popularity thanks to its focus
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Cheshire, Conn. — Park Assist® has promoted Ron Votto to vice president. With over 30 years of experience in the parking technology sector, Votto brings a depth of industry knowledge and leadership skills that make him an optimal addition to
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Phoenix — Telgian Fire Safety (TFS) has appointed Larry L. Lacefield as president. In this position, Lacefield will maintain strategic and operational responsibility for all TFS business operations. Lacefield is a dynamic and proven business leader with more than 20
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Philadelphia — BrandPoint Services, a leading provider of facility services and solutions to multi-site commercial clients across North America, has been included in the Inc. 5000 list of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. “Our tremendous growth has been the direct
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— By Marc Ferguson — A closer look at electrostatic sprayers. Of all industries, COVID-19 has impacted the hospitality industry just about the hardest. Now, as restaurants around the country begin to reopen, most are taking several steps to ensure
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Newport, Ky., and Atlanta — An affiliate of Roark Capital, an Atlanta-based private equity firm, has closed on an investment in Divisions Maintenance Group. Divisions Maintenance Group is a tech-based provider of integrated facilities maintenance services for prominent retail chains,
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