Sorry, but some of what happened in Vegas October 19-21 isn't staying there, at least as far as this article on the ISSA Interclean exhibition is concerned. Held at the desert city's Convention Center with more than 16,000 attending, and billed as the largest trade show in North America for the commercial cleaning industry, the event brought together manufacturers, distributors and end users to see and talk about what is needed for cleaning everything from floors to windows.(...)

2011 was the year when many expected to finally turn a corner with respect to the global economy. Unfortunately, recovery has been sluggish, and failure to achieve significant improvement across certain key metrics—in particular, the unemployment rate—made this year somewhat of a disappointment for those who expected a swifter return to growth.(...)

Although vehicles are not essential in the operation of every business, cars, vans and SUVs are often used by the window cleaning business -– or provided by the business to owners, shareholders and key employees. Regardless of usage, our tax rules can help offset vehicle costs. In fact, closely following the tax rules can not only mean reducing vehicle costs and expenses, it may also result in a full write-off for the cost of a new, large SUV.(...)