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August 15, 2017

ProTeam Celebrates 30 Years of Innovation
In 1987, ProTeam transformed the cleaning industry by introducing the original lightweight backpack vacuums. By using the backpack, cleaners could be more comfortable while improving vacuuming productivity and efficiency. ProTeam has now expanded its line of backpack vacs as well as adding wet/dry vacuums and upright vacuums to its product offerings.
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April 4, 2017

4 Ways to Use Your Tax Refund to Get Ahead
You’ve received a tax refund, now what? A tax refund can be an important source of cash for a small business. Depending on the amount of money you receive, several different opportunities are presented to you that can benefit your business. The main goal is to do something meaningful that will help your business grow.
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August 18, 2016

LEED in the Cleaning Industry
As the demand to “go green” grows, many companies are meeting or even exceeding this demand by making sure their factories and locations are LEED certified. Currently there are more than 1,755 LEED certified industrial facilities worldwide, totaling almost 500 million square feet. This number will continue to grow at rapid rates over the next few years.
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June 1, 2016

Fight the Bite: Zika Virus Prevention
The Zika virus continues to gain global attention as the number of confirmed cases grows. As the summer season approaches and mosquito season begins to peak, there is a large concern of a widespread outbreak. Knowing the facts and ways to protect yourself are the keys to Zika virus prevention.
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February 15, 2016

Cleaning Innovations with Oreck Commercial
Oreck Commercial Products has been offering commercial grade solutions to cleaning problems for over 50 years. One primary focus at Oreck Commercial is user comfort combined with effective cleaning. Offering lightweight yet powerful cleaning equipment allows sanitation staff to work in comfort for their entire shift.
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July 28, 2015

5 Retro Elements on CleanFreak.com in 2001
CleanFreak.com has been selling super duper cleaning stuff online since 2000, and thanks to the Internet Archive Wayback Machine, we can glimpse at the site in its infancy. As you'll see, web design trends have changed rapidly. Browse the CleanFreak.com of 2001 and check out our own observations about the site.
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May 27, 2015

Awarded Google Trusted Stores Badge
We are proud to announce that we were recently awarded the Google Trusted Store badge. This helps shoppers identify online merchants that offer a great shopping experience, the Google Trusted Store badge is awarded to e-commerce sites that demonstrate a track record of on-time shipping and excellent customer service.
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December 29, 2014

How NYC Restores Times Square After the New Year's Confetti Storm
Approximately 1 million people congregate in New York City to see the Times Square Ball drop every December 31. An event of that scale means somebody has to clean up afterward. While picking up trash after such a massive gathering sounds like a janitor's worst nightmare, it turns out the New York City Department of Sanitation transforms Times Square's streets from confetti wasteland to sparkling metropolis before the Big Apple's partygoers wake up the next morning.
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December 29, 2014

By the Numbers: How NYC Restores Times Square After the New Year's Confetti Storm
How does New York City's sanitation department execute such a massive cleaning effort every January 1? Learn all about it here.
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