Business
ServiceMaster Co. agreed to sell its facilities management unit to Aramark Corp. for $800 million, as part of a shift in focus from the institutional market to residential customers.
Oct. 5, 2001
Lawn care and pest control provider ServiceMaster Co. agreed Monday to be bought by an investment group in a cash deal valued at $4.5 billion as the company tries to recover from years of declining results.
March 20, 2007
California
Labor: They say their employer, which contracts with the university, discourages attempts to unionize. ServiceMaster denies the claim.
Dec. 5, 1996
Downey Grove, Ill.
Dec. 6, 1996
Home Services Firms to Join: ServiceMaster, a leading provider of consumer home services, and Waste Management Inc. announced plans for a partnership that analysts valued at $818 million.
Sept. 14, 1990
World & Nation
Labor: Subcontracted workers at the university and its cancer center accuse company of unfair practices. Sixty to 85 of nearly 200 custodians walk out.
Feb. 20, 1997
American Home Shield Corp., a home warranty company, said Monday it had agreed to be bought by ServiceMaster LP, a leading building maintenance services company, in a deal worth up to $120 million.
April 26, 1989
* Bill Trester of Ventura received the Achiever Award for Janitorial Services at a national convention for ServiceMaster Residential/Commercial Services.
Dec. 29, 1998
Subcontracted janitors at USC and the USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center who struck to protest alleged unfair labor practices ended their walkout Monday in Los Angeles.
Feb. 25, 1997