by Western State Design | Nov 27, 2019
Before Getting into the Laundry Business… Co-Owner David Stewart was running a small bed-and-breakfast operation, while also building spec homes. His son – the laundry’s other owner, who also is named David – was working as a project engineer for a civil... Read more 
by Western State Design | Oct 14, 2019
What would make someone decide to enter the uber-competitive southern California retail laundry business? The answer in Parto Famouri’s case is a desire to capitalize on a great location — and a calculation that he could develop a coin operated laundry that would... Read more 
by Western State Design | Aug 6, 2019
When some people think of Montana, they picture mountain ranges, wide open countryside, dotted with grazing antelope or elk, and maybe a few cowboys and visiting anglers. The reality is that Montana’s population has been growing at a rapid clip for the past two... Read more 
by Western State Design | Jul 11, 2019
The Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, California recently completely construction on a 6,000 square foot on premise laundry (OPL) facility that can process more than 1,000 pounds of laundry every hour—or more than 10,000 pounds of laundry per day. The decision... Read more 
by Western State Design | Jun 21, 2019
In June 2010, Sam Bae moved from Thailand to the U.S., settling in a north Los Angeles community in sunny southern California. Five months later, he opened his first laundromat in nearby Eagle Rock, a densely populated neighborhood consisting mostly of renters. Bae... Read more 
by Western State Design | Jun 19, 2019
Western State Design is pleased to announce DexterPay, Dexter Laundry’s latest vended laundry innovation. DexterPay is a state-of-the-art cashless mobile app that simplifies the vended laundry process—for operators and customers alike. Here’s how it works: using their... Read more 
by Western State Design | Jun 18, 2019
This article is reprinted from the Milnor website, https://www.milnor.com/news/hampton-inn-suites-bulleton/, with permission from Milnor. Buellton, CA — Ocean Park Hotels BLT/LLC has developed, owned and operated hotels in California since 2000. In May of... Read more 
by Western State Design | Jun 13, 2019
Third-generation Catalina Island resident, Steve Hoefs, is a pillar of the community. In addition to serving as the island’s longtime fire chief (since retired), he has also served as town manager, and has owned and operated a popular local, arcade and restaurant for... Read more 
by Western State Design | May 7, 2019
Southern California born and bred, Chad Caldwell has had an interesting and varied professional life, with past stints as a ski patroller, a logger, a server/bartender, and a solar salesperson. In the past several years, he has achieved success as a commercial real... Read more 
by Western State Design | Apr 29, 2019
This article first appeared in PlanetLaundry magazine. It is being reprinted with the permission of the Coin Laundry Association. DemographicStory_plmag_April19... Read more 