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Thank you to all who attending the Inaugural WCA Car Wash Tour on January 19 in Scottsdale, Arizona! It was a beautiful sunny day and a huge success. Thank you to our partners Modern Car Care and Proto Vest for their dedication to this event and to our Gold Sponsors ANC Vehicle Wash Systems Inc., Auto Vac, Inc, Micrologic Associates and PECO Carwash Systems and our Silver Sponsors Extrutech Plastics, Inc. and Hydro Engineering, Inc. Their support is greatly appreciated!
We are currently selecting locations and dates for a WCA Car Wash Tour for later this year and early 2011. Please take a moment to participate in our SHORT six question survey to help us choose the best possible locations.
Click HERE to Take the Survey

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MGM Grand Las Vegas, Nv October 12-13, 2010 
Floor plan & Exhibitor List
Contact Carolyn Tienken, CMP Meetings & Conference Coordinator (916) 235-4135 (916) 932-2209 Fax
carolynt@wcwa.org

2010 State of the Industry Report
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Department of Industrial Relations Director, CFO Explain New Workers’ Comp Assessment
The California Chamber of Commerce conducted an interview with California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) Director John Duncan, and DIR Chief Financial Officer Greg Edwards on Thursday, December 17, to educate businesses about the increase in the Workers’ Compensation Premium Assessment (WCPA) for the year.

Mother's Advertisement In the June issues of some consumer car enthuses magazines, Mother’s Product ran an advertisement that is misleading and offensive to the car wash industry. WCA President, Jerry Nix, wrote a letter to the editors of these magazines and encourages you to do the same. The letter may never be published, but the education it provides the publishers of these magazines may play a role in how they do business. Jerry also wrote a letter to Mother's CEO Dennis Holloway and on May 20th, WCA received a response. 
WCA Members Comply with the Labor Laws FOLSOM, CA, May 7, 2009 – The recent sweeps by the California Department of Industrial Relations Division of the Labor Standards Enforcement at the end of April resulted in $771,850 in fines, but only 7%, or $53,700, of the total fines came from Western Carwash Association (WCA) members. 
Don’t Put That Down The Storm Drain! Tips for Washing Your Car the Environmentally Friendly Way While most of these are a necessary part of our daily lives, every little bit we conserve makes a difference. One activity where you can conserve not only water, but save the environment at the same time, is to consider how you wash your car. 
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2009 Award Winners
Special Service Carl Nuss, Comtec Wash Systems, Colorado | View Video
Innovative Operator Bill Martin, Metro Express Wash and J's Ultimate Hand Wash in Idaho | View Video
Manager of the Year Karen Forbes, San Diego Car Care, California | View Video
Rookie of the Year Patricia Knott, Green Forest Car Wash, California | View Video
Trend Setter Tom Ennis, El Segundo 5-Minute Express Carwash, California | View Video
Hall of Fame Eugene Miller, Miller Distributing, Colorado | View Video
Congratulations to the following WCA members for being recognized by Modern Car Care as one of the Top 50 Carwashes for 2009.
Brown Bear Car Wash, Seattle, WA Cobblestone Auto Spa, Phoenix, AZ Elephant Car Wash, Auburn, WA Five Star Auto Care, Rocklin, CA Kaady Car Washes, Portland, OR Quick Quack Car Wash, Sacramento, CA
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