The Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) announced plans to develop a second technical center in the Chicago area to expand its technical expertise, capacity and capabilities, providing new infrastructures to support the ongoing creation and delivery of relevant and best-in-class education for the collision repair inter-industry amid an era of extraordinary vehicle technology […]
National Oak Distributors Acquires PBE Jobbers Warehouse
Prairie Capital Advisors, Inc. announced its client PBE Jobbers Warehouse, Inc. has been acquired by National Oak Distributors, Inc. Prairie acted as exclusive financial advisor in this transaction to PBE Jobbers and its shareholders and was led by Tim Witt and Anthony Dolan of Prairie. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1976 […]
1Collision Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Illinois
1Collision announced the addition of Warren’s Collision Center in Braidwood, Ill. “We are looking forward to working with the 1Collision team, in assisting us in our business growth and performance, as well as benefitting from the value added programs and rebates they offer,” said Warren Wietting, owner of Warren’s Collision Center. “We are excited to […]
Crash Champions Acquires 8 Collision Repair Centers Across the Midwest
Crash Champions, LLC announced it closed out the month of April with the acquisition of eight collision repair shops in Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. These acquisitions complement Crash Champions’ earlier purchase of nine repair shops located throughout the Midwestern market earlier this year. In East Moline, Illinois, Crash Champions completed the acquisition of Collision […]
Crash Champions Acquires Collision Repair Center in Illinois
Crash Champions, LLC announced March 29 the acquisition of Collision Repair Center, Inc. in East Moline, Ill., adding to its growing national footprint. This acquisition follows the company’s 2020 acquisitions of Chicago Collision, DuPage Auto Body and Albany Auto Body in the greater Chicago area, as well as Arnold’s Auto Body, Inc., in nearby Davenport, […]
OEM Collision Repair Procedures Legislation Re-Introduced in Illinois
Legislation would require insurers to base claim payments on, and collision repairers to use, vehicle manufacturer compliant repair procedures. Excludes OEM parts mandates, but requires use of like, kind and quality. A bill introduced yesterday in Illinois seeks to require both auto insurance companies and collision repair facilities to comply with original equipment manufacturer (OEM) […]
Illinois Shop Operator Barbara Cellini Passes Away
Barbara L. Cellini longtime owner, with her husband Thomas and son Tiger, operated Broadway Auto Body Rebuilders in Chicago Heights, Ill for many years. She recently passed away at age 78. The Cellini’s were active with both local and national collision repair associations in the 1980s through 2000s. Barbara and Thomas, who passed away in […]
Crash Champions Acquires Nine Collision Repair Centers in Midwest
Crash Champions, LLC announced the acquisition of nine collision repair shops in several separate transactions in Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, and Wisconsin. In the Cleveland, Ohio market, Crash Champions completed the acquisition of three Excalibur Collision repair shops, located in Streetsboro, Chagrin Falls, and South Euclid and comprising 34,200-sq. ft. total for conventional insurance work. […]
Kemper to Acquire American Access for $370 Million
Kemper Corporation (NYSE: KMPR) announced that it has an agreement to acquire American Access Casualty Company and its related captive insurance agency, Newins Insurance Agency Holdings, LLC, and its subsidiaries (AAC), in a cash transaction valued at $370 million. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2021, subject to regulatory approval […]
IAA Relocates St. Louis East Branch to Larger Facility
IAA, Inc. (NYSE: IAA) announced the relocation and expansion of its St. Louis East branch to Caseyville, Illinois. This new location, approximately twelve miles from St. Louis, Mo., updates the branch facilities and supports IAA’s growth in this expanding market. The new site accommodates the increased capacity needs of the company’s customers. “IAA is pleased […]
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