Babcox Media Acquires Motorcycle Product News
AKRON, OH — Babcox Media Inc. is pleased to announce its acquisition of Motorcycle Product News (MPN) magazine, effective April 1, 2010. The addition of MPN to Babcox’s extensive portfolio of print publications and related digital properties will extend the company’s reach into the motorcycle and powersports markets. Babcox has acquired the title from Athletic
Babcox Announces Acquisition of All Outstanding Ownership Interest in Company
Bill Babcox returns to full ownership position and remains chairman, president and CEO.
Ohio High School Auto Body Program Students Excited Over Restoration Project
The vehicles students enrolled in the Southview High School Auto Body Repair Refinishing and Restoration Program usually work on are old, out-of-date beaters. So when they recently got the chance to restore a ’68 Pontiac GTO, they were thrilled. The GTO project was made possible by Ed Jones, president of Jones Motorsports in Akron, Ohio,
“Poof!” Go Parts Profits?
Is State Farm direct-purchasing parts?
We’re Here to Serve
As an editor of a trade magazine, you do more than just write articles and edit copy. You also serve as a sympathetic ear to readers who call in and want to discuss problems they’re having with their businesses. But hopefully you’re not just offering emotional support but rather, coming up with real solutions that
By the Numbers: The Numbers Don’t Lie
Ever hear of the saying, “The numbers don’t lie?” For the most part, it’s true. A simple example is the win-loss record of a sports team. A coach can talk all he wants about how much effort his team has been putting forth all season and how each game could have gone either way, but
Re-Inventing Collision Repair
DCR Systems is using standard operating procedures to drive consistency, quality and continuous improvement.
One Man’s Rust Is Another Man’s Restaurant
Joe Grigas was a man with a dream. He’d purchased a dilapidated 1954 Desoto 2-door coupe and took it to Bob Young at Main Paint and Body in Akron, Ohio, to restore it to its former glory. But as Bob and his crew unraveled the old vehicle, signs of too many years in the rustbelt
Does Association Membership Benefit a Collision Repair Shop?
Richard Lata, owner Martinsville Collision Martinsville, Va. Opinion: No We’re on DRPs with 12 different insurance companies, and we’re not even a big shop – I’m only 6,500 square feet. I’m an independent, and I’ve only been in business five years. In that five years time, I’ve learned how to go out and get work
Build a Better Mousetrap, and the World Will Beat a Path to Your Door
7 strategies for quality-driven shops to maintain profitability in a marketplace fixated on “fast” and “cheap.”
