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New managers at Northside Cleaners
By YVETTE N. FREEMAN
Community News Editor
local dry cleaning business is
now under new management.
Calvin and Nicy Lowery are the
new owners of the Northside Dry
w~ a
the Northside Dry Cleaners on 25th
Street. He hopes to have a franchise
of businesses in the future. "We're
going to try to start ( a franchise),"
he said. "I want approximately five,
all in the black neighborhoods."
Before entering the dry clean
chase the equipment And vftth the
high cost of equipment, I evaluated
what would it take for me to open
up (a dry cleaning business)," he
explained.
Lowery added that he would
like to also expand the business out
Calvin Lowery checks in clothing for a customer.
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Cleaners, located at the corner of
Glenn Avenue and 30th Street. The
husband and wife team took over
the cleaners in March of this year
when the previous owner of eight
ye|rs fecidgd tq sell. So far, busi-.?
neas has beerTbrisk.
"It's been pretty successful,"
said Calvin Lowery, who also owns
ing industry, Lowery sold real estate
for GFN Associates. He also bought
real estate for himself, and he said
that it was initially the real estate
opportunity that led him into the dry
cleaning business.. ^ ** ..
"It was more like an investment
into real estate, and the opportunity
became available for me to pur
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ket allows it. But being blaekt it's
hard. It's hard^eing black and
young, "said the 32 -year-old. How
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work and determination of he and
Tiis wife wiirbe tHe keys to their
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cleaners alongside her husband and
a staff of six, said that she enjoys
the new business.
"It's nice, and I get to meet a lot
of people," she said. She went on to
say that she has complete confi
dence in tyer husband and the suc
cess of his business ventures. "He's
got a good business head on
him, "she added.
Northside Dry Cleaners is open
Monday through Friday from 7 a.m.
- 5:30 p.m., and on Saturdays from
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. For more informa
tion, call 761-0651.
Calvin and Nicy Lowery are the new owners of Northslde Dry
Cleaners on the corner of Glenn Ave. and 30th St.
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