The Doan Group announced the addition of a new insurance claim appraisal franchise serving the Iowa, Illinois and Missouri areas. Daryl and Kindra Kennedy, the owners of the new franchise locations, are a husband-and-wife team bringing an impressive 30 years of experience in managing appraisals, including previously operating as owners of an appraisal franchise for […]
Chicagoland CARSTAR Raises Funds for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Chicagoland CARSTAR swung for a cure for cystic fibrosis by participating in the fifth consecutive, and highly anticipated, Fairways for Airways Golf Tournament. The event raised over $28,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, with 140 golfers participating. “Being part of the Fairways for Airways Golf Tournament has been an amazing experience for everyone at CARSTAR,” […]
Six State Attorneys General Reach Settlement with Oil Change Franchisor Over Use of Non-Compete Agreements
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and a coalition of six attorneys general from Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, and Pennsylvania announced an agreement to end the use of non-compete agreements, that they alleged were unfair labor practices under state law, for hourly employees at oil change and auto services company Valvoline LLC, Valvoline Instant […]
Sixteenth Maaco Location Opens in Illinois
Maaco announced that Bobby Kehagias has opened Maaco’s newest retail center located at 3232 W. Grandville in Waukegan, Ill. Kehagias has a longtime passion for the automotive industry and has loved being around cars since he was a child. After a 25-year corporate career for a retail company, Kehagias wanted to pivot to a new […]
Crash Champions Opens New Collision Repair Center in Chicago Market
Crash Champions announced it recently opened the doors to a newly constructed collision repair center in its home Chicagoland market. The new 22,000-square-foot facility is conveniently located at 1652 Waukegan Rd in Glenview, Ill., and officially opened for business on June 10. It marks Crash Champions’ fifth new location in the Chicagoland area in the […]
Lawson Products Acquires S&S Automotive
The Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:DSGR) announced that its operating company, Lawson Products, Inc., completed the acquisition of S&S Automotive, Inc. the automotive and industrial parts supplier based near Chicago in Woodridge, Ill. The acquisition will complement Lawson Products’ automotive-focused division, Kent Automotive that distributes automotive and industrial class C-parts to auto dealerships and collision […]
Genuine Parts Company Acquires Largest NAPA Independent Store Owner in the U.S.
Genuine Parts Company (NYSE: GPC), the global distributor of automotive and industrial replacement parts, announced it acquired Motor Parts & Equipment Corporation (MPEC) effective April 30. MPEC, founded in 1938, is based in Rockford, Illinois and is the largest independent owner of NAPA Auto Parts stores in the U.S., operating 181 locations across Illinois, Indiana, […]
CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Rockford, Illinois
CARSTAR announced the addition of CARSTAR Team JC Auto Rebuilders in Rockford, Ill. to its network of collision repair centers in the U.S. Marcos Mejia, owner of the new CARSTAR Team JC Auto Rebuilder, started in the collision repair industry when he was 12 years old. His passion and pride for taking care of customers […]
State Senator Ann Gillespie Named Acting Director of Illinois Department of Insurance
On April 8, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced that Illinois Department of Insurance (DOI) Director Dana Popish Severinghaus will step down from her role as of April 15. Popish Severinghaus has served as Director of DOI since January of 2021. Governor Pritzker has appointed State Senator Ann Gillespie as new Acting Director of DOI, pending […]
Summit Partners Acquires CollisionRight from CenterOak Partners
Collision repair facility operator has 89 collision repair centers in nine states. CenterOak Partners LLC, the Dallas, Texas-based private equity firm, today announced the sale of CollisionRight, Inc. to Summit Partners. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The majority investment from Summit Partners, a growth equity investment firm, will provide new capital to help […]
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