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No Lion, Cintas Crowns Nashville Zoo America’s Best Restroom®
The Nashville Zoo will receive $2,500 from Cintas NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The public was not monkeying around when it came to choosing their
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nThe Nashville Zoo will receive $2,500 from Cintas \n\n NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nThe public was not monkeying around when it came to choosing their favorite restroom. Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ: CTAS) today named Nashville Zoo in Nashville, Tennessee the winner of the 2019 America’s Best Restroom® contest. As this year’s winner, Nashville Zoo will get to properly crown their golden thrones with prizes from Cintas. This includes $2,500 in Cintas products and services for restroom cleaning or facility management to keep their restrooms Ready for the Workday®, along with a lifetime supply of bathroom bragging rights.\n\n\n“We’re thrilled to earn the title of America’s Best Restroom,” said Rick Schwartz, President and CEO of the Nashville Zoo. “As one of the top tourist attractions in Tennessee, we saw our restrooms as an opportunity to educate visitors and allow their trip to the zoo to continue even during a bathroom break. We wanted our restrooms to create dialogue and conversation, and it worked better than expected.”\n\n\nInside, the Nashville Zoo restrooms offer more than meets the eye. Nashville Zoo's Expedition Peru: Trek of the Andean Bear women's restroom features a floor-to-ceiling glass window through which a family of six cotton-top tamarins are visible. This extravagant indoor exhibit features these critically endangered primates and all their antics. Meanwhile, Nashville Zoo's Entry Village men's restroom features a floor-to-ceiling glass window with a view of the Boelens Python snake exhibit.\n\n\n“The Nashville Zoo was able to turn its public restrooms into another attraction, and the public responded in a very positive way,” said Sean Mulcahey, Marketing Manager, Cintas. “Public restrooms meet many needs, so it’s important that they’re not only clean and well-maintained, but also memorable because it can impact the success of your business.”\n\n\nCintas revealed the 10 contest finalists on August 5th and opened voting to the public through September 13th. The other finalists in the 2019 America’s Best Restroom contest included:\n\n\n\nButcher and the Brewer – Cleveland, OH\n\n\nJianna Restaurant – Greenville, SC\n\n\nJupiter Next – Portland, OR\n\n\nLa Belle Helene – Charlotte, NC\n\n\nLaGuardia Airport – New York City\n\n\nMourad – San Francisco, CA\n\n\nNatick Mall – Natick, MA\n\n\nNew Museum of Con...