Akron-based GOJO Industries is eliminating some salaried positions as the company also announced to its employees that it is staying in Akron and no longer for sale. A company spokeswoman confirmed ...

This story was modified at 10:15 a.m. Monday, Oct. 2, to paraphrase information from GOJO chief strategy officer Carey Jaros about the time it takes for the Purell surface spray to kill germs and to ...

The manufacturer of Purell hand sanitizer is facing a new class-action lawsuit accusing it of making “false and misleading” claims that the product can kill “99.99% of illness causing germs.” The ...

GOJO Industries has bought the PURELL brand from Johnson & Johnson, a brand that was invented by the company more than two decades ago, according to a GOJO news release. GOJO invented PURELL Instant ...

GOJO Industries, the Akron-based maker of Purell, is up for sale, according to the Wall Street Journal. Family-owned GOJO has hired JP Morgan Chase to run an auction, the newspaper reported, citing ...

MAPLE HEIGHTS – GOJO Industries, maker of Purell and other sanitizers, announced Tuesday the purchase of a 325,000-square-foot facility in Maple Heights that the company will use to manufacture and ...

In a warning letter, the US Food and Drug Administration said GoJo, which makes Purell products, should stop making claims that Purell is effective at preventing diseases. "FDA is currently not aware ...

Welcome to May, one of the busiest months for most families I know. Whether your trying to balance end-of-school-year events, hosting or attending BBQ’s and bonfires, or traveling, now is the perfect ...

AKRON, Ohio – A worker at the GOJO Industries plant in Cuyahoga Falls where the popular hand sanitizer Purell is made may have the COVID-19 virus. “While not a confirmed case at this time, we are ...

The huge demand for hand sanitizer to keep hands free of the coronavirus has the maker of Purell going on a hiring spree. Gojo Industries says it will be holding virtual career fairs on Tuesdays to ...

AKRON, Ohio – GOJO Industries announced Wednesday that Carey Jaros is set to become president and CEO of the company effective Jan. 1, 2020. Mark Lerner, the current CEO of the 73-year-old Akron ...

AKRON, Ohio, April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- GOJO Industries, Inc., the Akron-based, third-generation Family Enterprise, and makers of PURELL® products, released its 2023–2024 Sustainable Value Report ...