The number of Latinos who own and operate small businesses in Minnesota is booming. This state-wide trend is spreading to Moorhead.

Express Janitorial Services owner Jesus Gutierrez is making sure Fargo's Family Healthcare is squeaky clean.

Jesus Gutierrez – Express Janitorial Services: "I want to provide to my family whatever they need."

Gutierrez is pretty busy. He's got accounts all over the F-M area, including Moorhead's Menards

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As the New Year's Eve contract deadline looms for office cleaners who attend to some of New York City's most iconic buildings and the companies that own them, janitorial staff in cities across the country have indicated they won't cross picket lines if the two sides can't reach a deal.

Should unionized building cleaners around the country stand in solidarity with the 22,000 New York City office cleaners represented by the Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ, the city's cleaners' struggle could swell to include about 100,000 workers.

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Police in Southern Indiana are searching for a janitor at an Oakland City high school.

Michael Shafer is suspected of making meth at the school last week.

Officers found the meth lab at Wood Memorial High School. They found it in an area of the school that is off limits to students and most staff members.

Source: WSBT

Scores of contractors with responsibility for janitorial work at the country’s public hospitals face the axe in the coming year. Minister of Health Dr Fuad Khan who openly vented his anger and disgust over filthy conditions at the institutions, yesterday said his intention is to hire in-house cleaning contractors on a 24-hour basis to make the system more transparent and reliable

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A janitor working in a German library has discovered a treasure trove of ancient Roman coins stored in a box that was stashed away in an archive located at Passau's historic state library in Bavaria, Germany.
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BISMARCK (AP) undefined The North Dakota Supreme Court has ruled that Washburn Public Schools can be sued for allegedly not properly supervising a janitor after a parent complained about his conduct.

The Bismarck Tribune reports that the unanimous decision handed down this week returns the lawsuit to district court.

The 16-year-old student alleged that the head custodian touched her inappropriately and made inappropriate comments to her during her employment, which lasted until 2003.

More at source: Jamestown Sun

Hartford and New Haven area office cleaners voted Thursday to authorize their SEIU 32BJ bargaining committee to call a strike if necessary for the nearly 2,000 janitors it represents. Asked if they wanted to authorize a strike the janitors and office cleaners shouted “Si se puede!” from the pews at Central Baptist Church in Hartford. When they were asked “No podemos” which translates to “we can not” the room fell silent. The voice vote was unanimous and a strike can proceed if necessary.

More at source: CT News Junkie

Scientists from the U.S.have developed a washing machine designed for the International Space Station (ISS). It usespressurized steam, compressed air and microwaves. The machine was constructed on the orders of the American space agency NASA.

Until now, the astronauts  were provided with new uniforms and other garments  by the Progress transport ships, which when the clothing was worn out, or simply dirty, got placed together with other space junk in the modules that would be sent into the atmosphere and burne

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Voters will be asked to approve $3.2 million to pay for cleaning contamination at the middle school and fund other expenses, including costs incurred during Tropical Storm Irene, at a special Town Meeting on Tuesday night.

PCB contamination cleanup at the middle school has already been mostly completed, but now the School Department needs the funds to pay bills for the work.

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Small businesses may be losing revenues, losing profit and their owners even losing sleep – but they are not losing determination to succeed, according to a new survey released Tuesday by business insurance company Hiscox Inc. of New York City, N.Y. The survey included U.S. small businesses as well as those in other countries.

More at source: Central Valley Business Times