Silver was chief staff executive at non-profit training organization for 11 years. Was driving force behind establishment of Collision Repair Education Foundation. The Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) announced on Friday that Jeff Silver, who served as the chief staff executive of the non-profit training organization from 1985 to 1996 has passed away […]
Crash Champions Acquires Collision Repair Center in Schaumburg, Illinois
Crash Champions, LLC today announced it has acquired Nationwide Auto Body, a single location collision repair center located at 665 W. Wise Rd, in Schaumburg, Ill. The acquisition continues Crash Champions’ strategic national growth strategy, now with more than 50 locations in Illinois “The Crash Champions family continues to grow nationwide, but the Chicagoland area […]
I-CAR Celebrates Grand Opening of Chicago Technical Center
The Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR), marked the official opening of its new Chicago Technical Center (CTC) yesterday “I-CAR’s mission is to deliver increasingly accessible, on-demand and relevant education, knowledge, services and solutions for the collision repair inter-industry, and our new technical center in metro Chicago serves as another beacon of progress and […]
SCRS Announces KECO Donation to Collision Repair Schools in Montana and Illinois
During its April 2022 Open Board Meeting, the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) announced a collaboration with KECO Body Repair Products to gift a tool and training package to one collision industry educational institution per quarter. Schools are nominated by SCRS Affiliate Associations. The affiliates were encouraged to nominate schools in their market that […]
Service King Opens Collision Repair Center in Chicago
Service King Collision announced the opening of a new collision repair center at 2738 West Fulton St. in Chicago, Ill. Located just east of Garfield Park, the 22,000-square-foot collision repair center is Service King’s 35th facility in Illinois. “We’re proud to introduce our industry-leading auto repair services to Chicago and its surrounding communities,” said Service […]
Volvo Trucks Academy Opens New Illinois Facility to Better Serve Electric Truck Training
Volvo Trucks North America announced today that the Volvo Trucks Academy opened a new facility in Tinley Park, Illinois, to expand access to battery-electric truck training in the central U.S. The new 14,865-square-foot facility is larger and more modern than the previous Illinois training facility, enabling Volvo Trucks to provide more robust, hands-on learning opportunities […]
IAA Expands Illinois and Iowa Branches
IAA, Inc. (NYSE: IAA) announced the expansion of branches in Iowa and Illinois. Capacity has doubled at the IAA Des Moines (Iowa) branch and IAA St. Louis (Ill.) has increased capacity by approximately 30%. The expansions will help to meet increased demand in the growing Midwestern market. “The branch expansions in Illinois and Iowa will […]
I-CAR Provides Update on Chicago Technical Center Construction
As construction of the 48,000 sq. ft. Chicago Technical Center (CTC) in Vernon Hills moves forward, another tangible symbol of I-CAR’s 43-year-old mission is unfolding for the collision repair inter-industry, explained I-CAR CEO & President John Van Alstyne. “I-CAR’s mission is to deliver increasingly accessible, on-demand and relevant education, knowledge, services and solutions for the […]
UTI Announces Purchase of Lisle, Illinois Campus from Joint Venture Partner
Universal Technical Institute (UTI) announced the completion of a series of transactions resulting in the 100% ownership of its Lisle, Ill. campus through a wholly owned subsidiary, 2611 Corporate West Drive Ventures, LLC (2611 CWD). This was accomplished by the acquisition of the approximately 72% ownership of 2611 CWD previously held by iStar Net Lease […]
Allstate and Enterprise Support Schools Through Collision Repair Education Foundation
Collision repair schools in Illinois, Massachusetts and South Carolina benefit from industry support. The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) announced that six schools will receive Collision School Career Readiness Benchmark Grants. Allstate is providing a $10,000 grant to Thornton Fractional High School Center for Academics and Technology, located in Calumet City, Ill., to improve its […]
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