John opened his first plant in Escondido, CA in 1974. Six years later, he began opening more stores in Southern California, then expanded to Central and Northern California, South Dakota, Texas, and New Mexico. In 1998, he purchased land in Escondido and built a 12,000 square foot commercial building, which operated seven days a week, 24 hours a day.
Employing 112 people, this location provided retail and wholesale dry cleaning and laundry service along with fire and flood restoration to the public and for 38 other dry cleaners in the surrounding area. In 2004, when the business climate changed in California, John sold his California businesses and moved to Idaho where he enjoys the friendly people and less hectic lifestyle.