Supporting Local: The Economic Impact of Choosing Pacific Northwest Laundry Services
When you choose a local laundry service partner, you're making a decision that ripples far beyond clean linens. Every dollar spent with Pacific Northwest businesses like New System Laundry creates a multiplier effect throughout our regional economy, supporting families, strengthening communities, and building a more resilient business ecosystem.
The Local Jobs Multiplier
At New System, our eight locations across Oregon, Washington, and Idaho provide stable, year-round employment for families throughout the Pacific Northwest. But the impact extends far beyond our facilities through direct employment in skilled positions like plant operators, route drivers, customer service managers, and administrative staff. These are careers with benefits and advancement opportunities that come from a family-owned business operating since 1917.
Our local supply chain creates additional jobs as we partner with regional mechanics, technicians, distributors, and service providers. When our employees spend their wages at neighborhood businesses, it creates another wave of economic activity throughout the region. Studies show that local businesses return approximately three times more money to local economies than national chains.
Keeping Dollars in the Region
When you partner with a regional laundry service instead of a national chain, your investment stays local. Your payments support a company headquartered in the Pacific Northwest, where decisions are made by people who live and work in your community. Profits remain regional, tax revenues support local infrastructure and schools, and employee wages circulate through businesses throughout Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.
This contrasts sharply with national chains, where purchasing decisions and profit distributions often occur far from the communities they serve, sending your dollars out of the region.
Building Resilient Supply Chains
The pandemic taught businesses a critical lesson: local supply chains are more resilient. Regional partners can adapt, communicate, and respond more quickly than distant providers managing complex national logistics.
New System serves the Pacific Northwest exclusively, with infrastructure designed specifically for this region. We understand seasonal demands, navigate local traffic patterns, and respond quickly because we're right here. When your needs change or emergencies arise, proximity matters. It keeps your business operating smoothly and protects jobs throughout our regional economy.
Partnerships That Strengthen Communities
Family-owned businesses don't just operate in communities; we're part of them. Our fourth-generation ownership means we're deeply invested in the long-term health of the Pacific Northwest through sponsorships, nonprofit support, and relationships with other local businesses that span decades.
Our commitment to sustainability represents a significant local investment in infrastructure. Our rooftop solar array at our Portland facility generates 30% of our annual electricity needs, while our advanced water recycling system achieves 98% water reuse across our operations. These are investments that wouldn't happen if profits flowed to distant corporate offices. These practices reduce operating costs, create green jobs, and position the Pacific Northwest as a leader in sustainable business.
The Local Advantage
For businesses evaluating laundry services, local partnerships offer advantages that national providers can't match. You'll get flexibility to customize services without corporate bureaucracy, personal relationships with representatives who know your business and solve problems efficiently, and the benefit of partnering with a respected local company that enhances your own community standing.
Your customers and employees notice when you support local businesses, and it strengthens your brand's reputation in the community.
Investing in Your Community
When you choose New System Laundry or another Pacific Northwest service provider, you're choosing more than clean linens and reliable delivery. You're investing in your community's economic vitality, supporting your neighbors' livelihoods, building a more resilient regional business ecosystem, and keeping economic benefits circulating through Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.
Since 1917, New System has grown alongside the communities we serve. Our success is intertwined with the success of Pacific Northwest businesses, and we're committed to being here for the next century and beyond. That's the kind of partnership you can only get from a local, family-owned business with deep roots in the region.
Ready to support local while getting exceptional linen service? Contact New System Laundry for a free quote and discover how our regional commitment translates to better service for your business.