Atlanta (CNN) -- The first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome believed to be transmitted within the United States has been identified in an Illinois man who was infected and is no longer sick, a doctor with the Centers Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday.

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - At nearly $90 a gallon, the cleaning product Tuf Job would seem like a tough sell.

But last December, David Lowry went door to door in the Mills Farm subdivision of south Overland Park, peddling this product.  He convinced several people to buy it, customers who have now contacted Call for Action.

“He would name drop people on the block,” Angie Hernandez said, who spent $179 for two gallons.

So did Vanessa Perry.

"He kind of named some neighbors that he had sold to and did windows for,” Perry said.
The Tuf Job website calls the product a “wonder cleaner” that’s “biodegradable, non-toxic and environmentally safe!!”

To drive home this point, several customers tell Call for Action Lowry actually tasted the product in front of them.

“Yes he did…said it was so good for the environment and squirted it into his mouth,” Donna Weninger said.

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Diversified is also a janitorial and facilities maintenance services firm and the deal to acquire Rite Way is the first acquisition in its 14-year history. Financial terms of the deal were not released.

Rite Way now operates as a separate division of Diversified.

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With many municipalities now requiring sustainable cleaning and maintenance programs and many private facilities looking to do the same, the hardest part of “going green” is not usually getting buy-in from constituents and colleagues, but ensuring that the program put in place is truly “green.”

Guidelines used by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prevent deceptive advertising, which were recently revised specifically to address green marketing claims, can help do just that.

Long before green cleaning became an imperative for facility managers (fms), “greenwashing” was a caution. As demand for green cleaning products and services rose, so too did sustainability claims made by providers that often were at best “questionable.”

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POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) -- An explosion rocked a Pompano Beach neighborhood after a company cleaning floors inside a home mixed various chemicals, causing an explosion and a small fire, Thursday morning.

Hazmat crews responded to the home at 249 S.E. 3rd Ave. after a small explosion followed by a fire sparked at the home around 9:30 a.m.

Pompano Beach Fire Rescue said a company was cleaning terrazzo floors at the home and mixed several chemicals that caused the explosion.

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ABM is a global company that specializes in janitorial services, parking and security. It earns $4 billion a year in revenue.

Yet, KIRO 7 discovered multiple investigations into the company for improperly paying workers.

While ABM calls itself a leader in the building maintenance industry, some former employees find faults.

“They take advantage of people they can,” said Dan Donathan. “If they can take advantage of them they do it.”

“I think the company is always trying to do what's going to save a dollar,” said Debi O’Brien.

O'Brien worked for ABM for 12 years.

She sums up ABM’s culture as “very hostile.”

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