The Carlyle Group to Buy DuPont Performance Coatings Business for $4.9 Billion
“…we have determined that DPC’s full growth potential would be best realized outside DuPont and through the sale to Carlyle,” says DuPont Chair and CEO Ellen Kullman.
Sherwin-Williams A-Plus University Advanced Business Management Classes to be Held in Dallas
Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes will be hosting its next A-Plus University Series of Advanced Business Management classes in Dallas, Texas in June and July. This is a collection of best practices and detailed course offerings specifically designed to help collision shop owners, managers, sales and estimating staff professionals increase productivity and profitability. Specific courses and dates
ASA Holds Annual Business Meeting in Texas
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) held its annual business meeting May 7-8 at the Grand Hyatt DFW International Airport, located at the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport in north Texas. The primary focus of this year’s event was the association’s significance in the industry and its goal to remain relevant to the needs of today’s members. To
Reno Area to Be Site of Two Sherwin-Williams Advanced Business Management Events
Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes has announced its Reno training facility will host its next A-Plus Network University EcoLean Suite of Training Course Offerings. It includes advanced classes for "Estimating Solutions for Profit" on June 6 and "Achieving Service Excellence" on June 7, 2012. Designed to meet the challenges collision repair facilities face in today’s economic climate,
Sherwin-Williams Holding Advanced Business Management Classes in Virginia
The Hampton Roads (Norfolk, Newport News and Hampton), Va., area will be the site of the next Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes A-Plus Network University EcoLean Suite of Training Course Offerings.
PPG MVP Business Solutions Fall Conference Focuses on Future of the Industry
If there is a constant in the collision repair world today, that constant is change. And shop owners and managers need to keep looking ahead to see where technology is taking the industry and then use those changes to help them succeed. So said PPG’s Randy Dewing, senior manager, MVP Business Solutions, in his opening
House Passes Small Business Lending Fund
The House has agreed to the Senate version of “The Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010,” H.R. 5297, by a vote of 237-187. The bill originally passed the U.S. House of Representatives June 28, 2010, and then passed in the Senate Sept. 16 by a vote of 61-38 with changes. This legislation creates
Small-Business Lending Fund Stalls on Senate Floor
The Small-Business Lending Fund Act of 2010 (HR 5297) passed the U.S. House of Representatives on June 28, but Senate leadership pulled the bill from the Senate floor July 15 after procedural delays. Senate leaders have indicated that they may bring the bill to a final vote prior to the August break. The original bill,
PPG MVP Conference Attendees Fly High on Business Survival Strategies
Over 200 attendees at the PPG MVP Business Solutions Fall Conference held Sept. 13-15 in Nashville knew they were in for a treat when Jim “Murph” Murphy jumped onto the stage in a pilot’s suit. The U.S. Air Force fighter pilot and CEO of Afterburner, a corporate training company, wowed the crowd with a video
PPG MVP Conference Attendees Fly High on Business Survival Strategies
Over 200 attendees at the PPG MVP Business Solutions Fall Conference held Sept. 13-15 in Nashville knew they were in for a treat when Jim “Murph” Murphy jumped onto the stage in a pilot’s suit. The U.S. Air Force fighter pilot and CEO of Afterburner, a corporate training company, wowed the crowd with a video