Morton Sweig Explained

Morton Arthur Sweig (February 13, 1915  - January 8, 2011) was an American businessman and industry leader in janitorial and maintenance services.

His father, Max Sweig, was vice president of National House Cleaning Contractors, Inc. (founded as National Window Cleaning and House Renovating Co. in 1886^{[1] [2]} by Aaron Frankel) until his death on December 1, 1937.^[3] He headed National Cleaning Contractors, which later merged with Kinney Services Corporation to form Kinney National Services, Inc.

After Kinney/National merged, Kinney founded its subsidiary, National Kinney Corporation, in September 1971 and was incorporated as Warner Communications Inc. on February 10, 1972.

Sweig's political activism landed him on the master list of Nixon political opponents.

Sweig later headed National Kinney Corporation for three years.^[4]

Personal life

Sweig died on January 8, 2011; services were held at Riverside Memorial Chapel.

References

• ABM Industries Announces Completion of Acquisition of Lakeside Building Maintenance.
• Morton Sweig's obituary
• Sweig Elected to Holmes Board Seat at Newspapers.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archive.org . Real Estate Record and Builders Guide . New York, F. W. Dodge Corp . 357 . February 26, 2021 . August 28, 1915.
2. Web site: Newspapers.com . Cleaning Up Sales Mount . The Palm Beach Post . January 17, 2021 . March 20, 1966.
3. Web site: . Max Sweig, 54 . 23 . 2 December 2020 . 1 December 1937.
4. News: Business People; Kinney's New President Looks Closely at Metals. The New York Times. 19 October 1981.