With extreme weather events becoming more frequent, facility managers and cleaning teams must adopt climate-resilient strategies to mitigate damage and ensure safety. Mark Streitmatter of GSF USA Wisconsin highlights the importance of preventive cleaning, indoor air quality management, entryway maintenance and mold prevention. Streitmatter emphasizes the need for tailored resilience plans that include seasonal checklists, communication protocols and staff training.

Summit Exterior Cleaning, based in Dartmouth, Mass., specializes in building and roof soft washing, window and gutter cleaning, and other services. The company -- which serves municipal buildings, school campuses, retail properties and other buildings -- also offers drone-assisted cleaning for difficult-to-access areas.

New union membership declined in 2025, an analysis of Bloomberg Law labor data shows. The number of union elections also fell, decreasing to 1,372 last year after reaching 1,938 in 2024. The downward trend marks a reversal after a post-pandemic increase for organized labor.

US private payrolls increased by 22,000 in January, falling short of the Dow Jones consensus forecast of 45,000, according to ADP. The education and health services sectors gained 74,000 jobs during the month. "Hiring is softening. It continues a pattern that we've noticed for the past three years," says Nela Richardson, ADP's chief economist.

The latest data from the University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging found 42% of adults ages 50 and older are not vaccinated against COVID-19 or influenza. A study in JAMA Network Open that included data from 20 states found that the estimated COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization last season was 40% for immunocompetent adults and 45% for older adults.

While trainings and workshops provide language and knowledge to your staff, it may also result in a "knowing-doing" accountability gap that must be filled by applying these skills in real-life situations with ongoing coaching and measurement, writes consultant and speaker Marlene Chism. Be aware of four main issues, including how culture may be undermining competence, how accountability is measured and if managers are confusing conflict management with crisis intervention, Chism warns.

While at the 2025 Contracting Success Conference in Las Vegas, commercial cleaning leader Harmony Trujillo noticed the chatter around AI was different. Less fearmongering, more curiosity. After walking the conference floor and sizing up experts, she gained four practical areas contract cleaning pros can focus on.

Join BSCAI for the Virtual Human Resources Summit on February 18, 2026, where human resource professionals and leaders in the BSC industry will get top-of-mind insights for keeping an HR mindset. Dive into all things workplace culture, cost-effectivity, employee recruitment, workforce compliance, and more!