When Tower Cleaners first opened in Calgary in 1978, the dry-cleaning business had one location in a downtown office tower — hence the name. The Cost of Living ❤s money — how it makes (or breaks) us. Catch us Sundays on CBC Radio One at 12:00 p.m. (12:30 p.m. NT). But COVID-19, with its empty downtown office towers, the rising number of people working from home and the cancellations of practically every dress-up event has put the company in a tricky spot. CBC Radio producer Elizabeth Withey stopped by Tower Cleaners' plant in south-east Calgary and spent some time with owner and CEO Tony Stephen, to find out what the dry-cleaning business can tell us about the economy.

Source: CBC News February 21, 2021 09:22 UTC