Despite Economic Downturn, City Capital Corporation Expands Operations
March 23 2009 - 9:30AM
Marketwired
City Capital Corporation (PINKSHEETS: CTCC) has completed the first
acquisition for its City Laundry, LLC subsidiary. The 2,000 sq.
ft./30-machine laundromat purchased in February 2009 has annual
revenues of approximately $108,000. City Laundry is currently in
negotiations to close on fourteen other laundromats and dry
cleaners in the Kansas City, Missouri area.
City Capital CEO, Ephren W. Taylor II, describes how reviving
and refurbishing failing neighborhood businesses and providing
employment for local residents fulfills the company's socially
conscious mission. "Even though this first acquisition is a small
mom-and-pop operation, we believe that the cleaners industry is
advantageous for the company. It is a fragmented industry, yet it
has a proven history of weathering, even thriving in economic
downturns like we see today."
The Coin Laundry Association seems to agree. The industry group
counts over 35,000 coin laundries alone in the U.S. "During periods
of recession, when home ownership decreases, the self-service
laundry market expands as more people are unable to afford to
repair, replace or purchase new washers and dryers, or as they move
to apartment housing with inadequate or nonexistent laundry
facilities. The market size grows proportionately to the increase
in population... people always need to wash clothes." (source:
http://coinlaundry.org)
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor, total gross revenues for
the industry are nearly $20 billion annually (source: 2007 U.S.
Bureau of Labor). "More importantly," Mr. Taylor points out,
"according to the Small Business Administration, these businesses
have a 98% success rate nationwide, and they historically provide
investors from 25% to 50% returns in all economic climates. That
translates into reliable cash flow for the company and a strong,
stable job source within the community."
City Capital is the managing partner of City Laundry, jointly
owned by several of the company's self-directed investor-clients.
The company's laundromats will operate under the name City Laundry,
while the dry cleaners will be named Express Cleaners.
City Capital Corporation, founded in 1984, is a socially
conscious professional management and diversified holding company
engaged in leveraging investments, holdings and other assets to
build value for investors and shareholders. Ranked in the Top 100
Most Socially Conscious Companies by the Wall Street Journal, City
Capital is committed to creating positive change and
self-sufficiency through "Socially-Conscious Investing That
Empowers Communities." These initiatives range from development and
production of biofuels, to affordable homes for working-class
families, to funding and acquisition of local businesses that
support community jobs. The company acquires and revitalizes
distressed investment opportunities in multiple industry segments,
creating serial returns for its clients.
Certain statements in this news release may contain
forward-looking information within the meaning of Rule 175 under
the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 3b-6 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and are subject to the safe harbor created by
those rules. All statements, other than statements of fact,
included in this release, including, without limitation, statements
regarding potential future plans and objectives of the company, are
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be
accurate and actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such statements. Technical
complications that may arise could prevent the prompt
implementation of any strategically significant plan(s) outlined
above. The company cautions that these forward-looking statements
are further qualified by other factors including, but not limited
to, those set forth in the company's Form 10-K filing and other
filings with the U S. Securities and Exchange Commission (available
at http://www.sec.gov). The company undertakes no obligation to
publicly update or revise any statements in this release, whether
as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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