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Detroit High School Students Build 1965 Ford Daytona Coupe from 1,000 Parts

Here’s a high school project that most collision repairers would’ve loved to tackle: assembling a 1965 Ford Daytona Coupe from 1,000 parts.

PPG Foundation Donates $163,000 for Greater Pittsburgh Educational Initiatives

“The grants highlight PPG’s commitment to supporting its local communities and the foundation’s top priority of increasing educational opportunities for youth in the areas of math and technology,” the company said.

3M, Collision Repair Education Foundation Announce Winners of Hire Our Heroes Scholarships, Tool Grants

The annual 3M scholarship and tool grant is offered to collision repair students who are serving or who have recently served in the military.

Service King Ahead of Schedule to Meeting Goal of Hiring 500 Military Veterans

Launched in May 2015, Service King’s Mission2Hire campaign actively recruits and hires U.S. Armed Forces veterans, military spouses and active-duty personnel.

Mike Rowe to College Grads: ‘Don’t Follow Your Passion’

It’s graduation season. And while the vast majority of commencement speakers are propagating platitudes about chasing your dreams and following your passions, Mike Rowe has a different message for fresh-faced grads who will be looking for jobs.

First Students Complete New Internship Program at Zara’s Collision Center in Illinois

Austin Schneib and Jacob Whitfield, seniors at Lanphier High School and the Capital Area Career Center Collision Repair Technology program, have completed their semester-long internships at Zara’s Collision Center in Springfield, Ill., and have been offered positions with the business.

Collision Repair Education Foundation Accepting Student Résumés for Online Database

The Collision Repair Education Foundation’s (CREF) online database of high school and college résumés is accepting student résumé submissions.

Women’s Industry Network Announces Winners of 2017 Scholarship Program

Each recipient will receive a $1,000 scholarship to continue their postsecondary education in collision repair; a one-year WIN membership; and 2017 WIN Educational Conference registration fee including travel.

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Women’s Industry Network Selects Three New Members for Board of Directors

The Women’s Industry Network announced that it has selected Kathy Coffey, Kathy Mello and Louisa Martone to serve on the organization’s Board of Directors.

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Cars, Careers and Celebrities Expo Open to Collision, Mechanical Repair Students

The Collision Repair Education Foundation is partnering with the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence to host Cars, Careers and Celebrities, which takes place Sept. 15 in Joliet, Ill.

ABRA’s SpringBoard Apprentice Program Bringing Techs into the Auto Body Industry

ABRA Auto Body & Glass’ SpringBoard apprentice program at its Career Development Academy takes a new approach to the apprentice program format.

Profit Center: Bulletproof Dreams

James Cuffe has dreams of one day seeing hundreds of body shops installing his armoring kits for civilian vehicles.