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ISSUE TEASER:

Ladders are the hot topic of discussion in this issue of the American Window Cleaner magazine. AWC contributor Gary Mauer reflects on an older magazine issue from the 1990s where window cleaners made their predictions for the future. Startling him, there was barely any mention of ladders. Mauer reviews ladder training, ladder accessories, resource links, and another look to the future.

The battle over proving the existence of fabricating debris on tempered glass continues between the International Window Cleaning Association (IWCA) and the Glass Association of North America (GANA). Many lawsuits later, IWCA President Paul West hopes to sway GANA in his favor. West says what he hopes to accomplish, explains the different talks that will be underway, and his concerns.

AWC contributor Shirley E. Leonard gives an economic outlook of 2009. She shares some facts, statistics, and gets the opinion of a variety of window cleaners from across the US. M&A's Mark E. Battersby explains the difference between mergers and acquisitions. He also explains how to buy a going business, how to pay for everything, the different types of reorganizations, and the predicted tax issues.

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Why you should use a backpack with your waterfed pole
• Publisher Norman Finegold gives his thoughts on the presidential election
• The global leader in bird and pest solutions Bird-X, Inc. hires a new marketing department lead
• Your very own WCR gets a two page feature and advertisement