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Boyd Group Achieves Record Revenue of CA$1.6 billion in 2017

March 21, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Collision repair facility acquisition pipeline remains as good as ever but same store sales being limited by technician availability. Will use tax reform savings to improve employee benefits and competitiveness for techs. The Boyd Group Income Fund (TSE: BYD.UN) reported its financial results for the three and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2017. The company […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Boyd Group, Earnings

YouTube Offers Free Video Ad Development for Small Business Advertisers

March 21, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Collision repairers looking to increase their exposure online will be interested in a new program available from streaming video provider YouTube. While creating a video ad to tell your story can be time-consuming, expensive, and challenging, to help small businesses get started YouTube announced that its YouTube Director onsite is available in over 170 cities […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advertising, YouTube

Certified Collision Group Partners with Body Shop Nation for Digital Marketing

March 21, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Certified Collision Group (CCG) announced the formation of a strategic partnership with Body Shop Nation (BSN) of Scottsdale, Ariz. Body Shop Nation offers digital marketing services and online search expertise that includes website design, search engine optimization (SEO), reputation management, social media and pay per click management. The partnership with BSN now allows CCG […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Body Shop Nation, Certified Collision Group

CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in San Francisco

March 20, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts announced the opening of CARSTAR Auto World Collision, located at 1100 San Mateo Ave., South in San Francisco, Calif.  The collision repair center, that has served the South San Francisco and Bay Area communities for the past 20 years, is owned by Jason Wong. “We continue to expand our presence […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, CARSTAR, Network Affiliations

Hodges Collision Center Donates $10,000 to Texas Autism Academy

March 20, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Steve Guinn, president/CEO of Hodges Collision Center, took the opportunity to create more awareness about the challenges of children with autism when they recently hosted The Woodlands Area Chamber Business After Hours, and presented an unexpected donation of $10,000 to benefit the Texas Autism Academy. The Texas Autism Academy, located in The Woodlands/South Montgomery County, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Donations, Hodges Collision Center, Texas

Uber Stops Autonomous Vehicle Testing After Pedestrian Fatality in Arizona

March 20, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Uber is halting testing of its autonomous vehicle (AV) fleet in several U.S. cities following a fatal accident in Tempe, Ariz. where a pedestrian was killed after being struck by one of its self-driving cars. The accident, which occurred Sunday night, is believed to be the first fatality of a pedestrian where an autonomous vehicle […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Autonomous Vehicles, Traffic Fatalities, Uber

North Carolina Insurance Department Adds 15 Agents to Fight Fraud

March 20, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is expanding the department’s criminal investigations division as part of his vision to eliminate insurance fraud in North Carolina. On March 16, 15 new special agents were sworn – in by State Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jackson as officers to the NCDOI Fraud Control Group – nearly doubling the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Commissioner, Insurance Fraud, North Carolina

Registration Open for Women’s Industry Network Educational Conference

March 20, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

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The Women’s Industry Network (WIN) announced that registration for its 2018 Educational Conference is now open. Members registering before March 25th will receive a discounted rate of $425. For member registration after March 25th, the rate is $475. Non- members may attend at a rate of $650.  Attendance as a guest for the Most Influential […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Annual Conference, Women's Industry Network

Collision Repair Education Foundation Recognizes 163 Schools with Readiness Benchmark

March 20, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced it recognized 163 schools with its Collision School Career Readiness Benchmark that was launched in 2016. This is an increase of 35 percent from 121 schools that participated in program and achieved a benchmark in its inaugural year. Under the new program developed by the Foundation, schools were classified […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, Collision Repair Education Foundation, Makeover Grant

CARSTAR Adds Satellite Location to Collision Repair Network in California

March 19, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts announced the opening of CARSTAR Espana’s Milpitas, located at 950 Thompson St., in Milpitas, Calif.  This is a satellite location for convenient customer drop-off and pickup, and supports CARSTAR Espana’s Collision Repair full-production facility at 470 E Brokaw Rd., in San Jose.   Both locations are owned by Miguel Espana. Espana, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, CARSTAR, Network Affiliations

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