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 […]
Ed Morse Automotive Group Acquires Four Dealerships and NAPA Store in Iowa
The Ed Morse Automotive Group announced today that it has acquired four dealerships and a parts center in Muscatine and DeWitt, Iowa. Ed Morse Automotive Group purchased the dealerships from Kreiger Motor Company. Kreiger also operates a collision repair center. These new dealerships will be: Ed Morse Ford & Ed Morse Lincoln formerly Kriegers Ford […]
Boyd Group Acquires First Collision Repair Center in Iowa
The Boyd Group Inc. announced the acquisition of a collision repair center in Ankeny, Iowa. This marks the Boyd Group’s entry into its 31st state in the U.S. This new Gerber Collision & Glass collision repair center operated as Smith’s Collision & Paint. Ankeny is a northern suburb of the state capital Des Moines and […]
ABRA Adds Four Collision Repair Centers to its Network
Adds new centers in Georgia, Iowa, Minnesota and Montana. ABRA Auto Body Repair of America announced the addition of four new collision repair shops to its network. The new facilities include: ABRA Woodstock in Woodstock, Ga., ABRA Billings in Billings, Mont., ABRA Duluth in Duluth, Minn. and ABRA North Liberty in North Liberty, Iowa. The […]
Crash Champions Announces Four Collision Repair Center Acquisitions
Firm now has 50 locations in Central U.S. and California. Crash Champions, LLC announced the acquisition of French Davis Collision, Inc. in Missouri, Arnold’s Auto Body, Inc. in Iowa, Fred Rieser Auto Body, Inc. in Ohio, and Open 7 Days Auto Body, Inc. in California, strengthening its existing market presence in the greater Columbus (OH), […]
1Collision Adds Collision Repair Centers to Network in Minnesota and Iowa
1Collision announced the addition of 1Collision Waconia in Waconia, Minn. and 1Collision Grimes in Grimes, Iowa. 1Collision Waconia is the tenth collision center in Minnesota to affiliate with 1Collision and is owned and operated by Chad Bijou. Bijou said, “I’m excited about the opening of our new store that will serve the collision repair needs […]
Midwest Auto Body Trade Show February 27-29 in Des Moines
The Midwest Auto Body Trade Show, sponsored by the Iowa Collision Repair Association (ICRA), is back for 2020 and will be held February 27-29 at the Holiday Inn & Suites Des Moines-Northwest, located at 4800 Merle Hay Rd, in Urbandale, Iowa. The theme for the event is The Gloves Are Off. I-CAR has teamed up […]
IAA Expands Davenport, Iowa Branch Capacity
IAA, Inc. (NYSE:IAA) announces increased capacity of its Davenport, Iowa, branch. This investment increases the branch’s inventory space by more than 20 percent. The IAA Davenport branch is one of two IAA branches in Iowa. “This expansion provides additional space to meet market demand in this region,” said John Kett, Chief Executive Officer and President […]
Iowa Collision Repair Association Golf Tournament August 15
The Iowa Collision Repair Association (ICRA) will hold its golf outing on August 15 at Iowa’s Premier Golf Destination, Riverside Casino and Golf in Riverside, Iowa. The cost to participate is $150 per attendee and includes Golf, box lunch, cart, range balls, and tax. Registration and additional information is available online. The event is sponsors […]
Insurance Auto Auctions Adds Locations in Fort Worth, Des Moines
On Tuesday, May 22, IAA celebrated the grand opening of its Fort Worth North facility, located in Justin, Texas with the Denton County Chamber of Commerce as well as several local officials, business, buyer and clients. The new location is company’s largest facility in North America including over 200 acres of vehicle capacity and 18,000 […]