E-Newsletter on the Way
Some exciting things have been going on here at BodyShop Business lately. For over 25 years, we’ve been dedicated to making body shop owners and managers’ lives a little easier and more profitable, and that singular purpose continues on even more today. So many exciting things are going on in the collision repair industry at
NACE On-Line Registration Now Open
On-line registration is now open for this year’s International Autobody Congress & Exposition (NACE) at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The NACE conference is slated for Nov. 5 through 8, and the exposition will be held Nov. 6 through 8. The conference will offer more than 50 educational sessions in six
Massachusetts Auto Body Labor Rate Bill Goes to Governor
The Massachusetts Auto Body Labor Rate Bill, H.B. 1085, is one signature away from approval. Governor Deval Patrick has until July 13 to sign the bill, which is attached to the state’s Budget Conference Report. The bill – which was introduced in January of 2007 by the Massachusetts chapter of the Alliance of Automotive Service
Massachusetts Auto Body Labor Rate Bill Goes to Governor
The Massachusetts Auto Body Labor Rate Bill, H.B. 1085, is one signature away from approval. Governor Deval Patrick has until July 13 to sign the bill, which is attached to the state’s Budget Conference Report. The bill – which was introduced in January of 2007 by the Massachusetts chapter of the Alliance of Automotive Service
Breaking Away
It was evident by the way CARSTAR CEO Dick Cross bypassed the stairs to the stage and leapt up onto it instead that this year’s annual CARSTAR conference was going to be a high-energy affair. The leader of the largest group of independently owned and operated auto body repair stores in North America couldn’t have
I-CAR Announces New Chief Staff Executive
The International Board of Directors of the Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) announced that it has appointed John W. Edelen to fill the position of president and chief executive officer of the organization. Edelen has served as interim chief executive since November 2007. “Since last November, at the request of the I-CAR Board,
Avery Says State Farm Still Overcapacity
State Farm Consultant George Avery made a few collision repairers nervous at the Paint, Body & Equipment Specialists Spring Conference when he said that State Farm was still overcapacity despite slashing the shops in its Select Service program from 20,000 to about 11,000. The logical question, then, which was asked by a repairer in the
Archie Manning to Keynote NACE
The Automotive Service Association, sponsor of the recently created Automotive Service & Repair Week (ASRW) as well as the International Autobody Congress & Exposition (NACE) and the Congress of Automotive Repair & Service (CARS), has announced that Archie Manning, All-American quarterback and NFL MVP, will be the 2008 keynote speaker at the Opening General Session
A Legal Primer
Knowledge of your legal rights and your customers’ legal rights is critical to your long-term success.
Second-Year Terms in Full Swing for NACE Event and Council Chairs
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) and the 2008 International Autobody Congress & Exposition (NACE) today announced that Darrell Amberson, the current ASA Collision Division Director, has once again accepted the appointment as the 2008 Event Chairman, which includes serving as chairman of the 20-plus member NACE Attendee Advisory Council. Returning as the exhibitor advisory council