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Amid concerns over health, dry cleaners look to "wet" alternative

by Eilís O'Neill
Jun 7, 2019
In Seattle, grants have been offered to dry cleaning companies who will trade a potentially dangerous chemical for safer alternatives.
Hyen Sook Kang and Tae Park have owned Sun Dry Cleaners since 1985.
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Why dry cleaning women's shirts costs more and other clothing secrets revealed

by Jana Kasperkevic
Aug 15, 2017
Clothing mysteries: What you've always wondered about belts, pockets and dry cleaning.
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Are small businesses really our economic engine?

by Kate Davidson
Jun 4, 2014
It's a line that's often repeated, but is it true?
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Thomas Jennings perfected dry cleaning as he pushed for abolition

by Dan Bobkoff
Feb 25, 2014
Thomas Jennings was the first African American to receive a U.S. patent, 44 years before slavery ended.
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