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Title	Issue
Fresh Perspectives Through Peer Support	Winter 2010
A 10-Year Success Story: Capitol Premier Serves Up Fun and New Strategies to Survive in a Tough Economy	Winter 2010
Twittering with Cheryl	Winter 2010
A Family Affair: Is a New Generation Changing the Way the Family Car Wash Does Business?	Winter 2010
2009 Trendsetter Awards: The Trendsetter Awards Program began in 2007 and was created to showcase trends and share valuable ideas to help car wash operators grow their businesses. The following are the 2009 WashTrends Trendsetter Award winners.	Summer 2009
Trendsetter 2009 Nominees	Summer 2009
Twittering Away to More Business	Summer 2009
The Case for Cavale	Summer 2009
Charity Begins at the Hometown Carwash	Winter 2008
The Express Exterior Concept...Is It For You?	Winter 2008
Express Exterior Wash Tunnels	Winter 2008
What Do Women Want in a Carwash? — Why market to women? Because women's spending power equals $5 trillion	Fall 2008
The Secret to Increased Profits — Solid data, good analysis make for a savvy wash owner	Fall 2008
Jim Gosnell: Self-Serve Operator to Self-Serve Innovator — Measuring Time Using Credit Cards Helps Self-Serves Succeed	Fall 2008
Suds Appeal: WashTrends Uncovers Management Tips That Lead to Success — The qualities and convictions that make good management shine through	Fall 2008
Waterless Carwashing — Drought, water restrictions and green technology inspire new car wash innovation… will this trend take off?	Spring 2008
Waterless Carwashing: How waterless carwashing is succeeding in Australia — and arriving in U.S. markets	Spring 2008
Waterless Carwashing Goes Mainstream — The move into the Whole Foods Market network continues	Spring 2008
It's for the Birds — When birds wear out their welcome, technology steps in to escort them out	Spring 2008
The Wonders of Modular — Today's modular car wash buildings can do wonders for your bottom line	Spring 2008
2007 MCA Carwash Trend of the Year: The Unattended Kiosk — Convenience and speed add up to profits and satisfied customers.	Fall 2007
2007 MCA Trendsetter of the Year: Frank Lash III — This ICA president makes education a top priority.	Fall 2007
2007 MCA Trendsetting Product of the Year: Extrutech Plastics – Products for interior and exterior walls and ceilings.	Fall 2007
2007 MCA Trendsetter Wash of the Year: Grand Prix Auto Wash of Richmond, Virginia — A specialty retailer delivering high quality customer service.	Fall 2007
Kids are Key to Profits: Kid-friendly carwash operations attract — and hold — busy parents.	Winter 2007
Dressing Up the Team — Uniforms inspire confidence and professionalism	Winter 2007
A Tale of Two Washes — From carwash to shopping destination	Winter 2007
P & G Takes A Gamble — Mr. Clean has plans to clean up with prototype upscale carwash	Winter 2007
The Presidential Dollar Coin — Here we go, again	Winter 2007
Retro Signs Point the Way to Success	Summer 2007
Strategies for Labor Shortage	Summer 2007
States Seeing Green in Taxing Services; Wash Owners See Red!	Summer 2007
MCA Carwash Trend of the Year: The Unattended Kiosk — Convenience and speed add up to profits and satisfied customers.	Fall 2007
MCA Trendsetter of the Year: Frank Lash III — This ICA president makes education a top priority.	Fall 2007
2007 MCA Trendsetting Product of the Year: Extrutech Plastics – Products for interior and exterior walls and ceilings.	Fall 2007
2007 MCA Trendsetter Wash of the Year: Grand Prix Auto Wash of Richmond, Virginia — A specialty retailer delivering high quality customer service.	Fall 2007
Data Capture Means Smart Decisions: Data-Capture Options for In-Bay Automatics and Self-Serves	Fall 2006
Hybrid Washes Have Strong Advocates	Fall 2006
To Catch a Thief...or Perhaps a Vandal	Fall 2006
A Golden Opportunity	Fall 2006
The Greener Carwash Machine	Fall 2006
The Carwash Industry is "A Man's World?" Not Any Longer! Women entering the field at all levels...and lovin' it!	Fall 2006
2006 Carwash Trend of the Year: Credit Cards — 55 years later, credit cards are finally taking off at carwashes.	Summer 2006
2006 Trendsetter Product of the Year: Rain-X Online Protectant — Ecolab's innovative product "changes the game" for owners and operators	Summer 2006
2006 Trendsetter Wash of the Year: Miracle Wash — A powerful little card gives Eichlin's washes a strong competitive edge	Summer 2006
Detailing? Car Storage? That's Just the Beginning! Collectors Car Corral Pampers You and Your Car	Summer 2006
2006 Trendsetter of the Year: David West- WASHTECH's sales manager sets the pace for integrity and commitment	Summer 2006