Bridging the Generation Gap in Your Body Shop
Young techs and old techs can sometimes seem a world apart. But there are ways you can relate to them and motivate them and make everyone, whether Baby Boomers, Gen X-ers or Gen Y-ers, feel
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Service King Acquires Five Stores of B & B Body and Paint
Service King Collision Repair Centers, a Texas-based operator of collision repair facilities in the Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston and San Antonio markets, has agreed to purchase B & B Body and Paint, which operates five large-scale, high-volume collision centers in Austin, San Marcos and Leander, Texas. The transaction is expected to be completed by October 28,
Service King Acquires Alamo Body and Paint’s Eight Stores
Service King Collision Repair Centers, a Texas-based operator of collision repair facilities in the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex and Houston markets, has now acquired Alamo Body and Paint, the leading collision repair service provider in San Antonio with eight large-scale, high-volume locations. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Service King says the addition of Alamo
Driven Brands’ All-in-One Auto Care Center Set to Open in South Carolina
Driven Brands, Inc. – the parent company to six franchised automotive brands including Meineke Car Care Centers, Inc., Maaco Franchising, Inc. and Econo Lube N’ Tune – will open its first all-in-one auto care center called Car Pros Plaza on May 15 in Summerville, S.C. It will contain a Meineke, Maaco and Econo Lube N’
Service King to Acquire Eight Alamo Body and Paint Locations
Service King Collision Repair Centers, a Texas-based operator of high-quality collision repair facilities in the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex and Houston markets, has agreed to acquire Alamo Body and Paint, the leading collision repair service provider in San Antonio, Texas, with eight large-scale, high-volume locations. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The transaction is expected
How to Sell Your Body Shop
So you’re thinking about selling your shop. Times are tough, and you’ve had just about enough of this crazy industry. How much is your business worth? How can you maximize its value? Read on and perhaps your retirement can be that much rosier.
Eliminate Yourself and Add $50,000 to the Bottom Line
I have a solution to increasing insurance pressure, increasing costs and dwindling profits: Eliminate yourself.
Allstate to Former CEO: Hand Over the Keys, Please
Former Allstate Chairman and CEO Edward M. Liddy put his retirement on hold in late 2008 to help oversee the restructuring of AIG. Now that he’s working for the competition, Allstate wants Liddy’s retirement perks returned to good hands. Allstate’s board recently decided that Liddy is no longer allowed to use the company’s 1953 Allstate
NABC Asks Industry to Support ‘Cash for Clunkers’
The “Cash for Clunkers” proposal – a plan for a national incentive program through the Department of Energy for voluntary retirement of vehicles that aren’t fuel-efficient – was removed from the Senate’s economic stimulus plan this week. Chuck Sulkala, executive director of the National Auto Body Council (NABC), believes that "Cash for Clunkers" is vital
Fox Collision Owner Files for Personal Bankruptcy
Former Fox Collision Center owner Todd Fox and his wife Jody Fox filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy – the sale of the debtors’ exempt property to repay creditors – in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wichita, Kan., on Dec. 15. The couple listed $9,960 in assets and almost $20 million in liabilities, the Wichita Eagle reported.