Quality Collision Group (QCG) expands its footprint by acquiring Eveland Bros. Collision, located in Johnson County, Kansas. This marks QCG’s entry into Kansas, its 12th state. Eveland Bros. Collision was founded in 1978 by brothers Mark and Bill Eveland and has served the greater Kansas City metro area ever since. The single-location shop is in […]
WSU Tech Celebrates Automotive Center Grand Reopening in Wichita
WSU Tech celebrated the grand reopening of its Automotive Center located at its Wichita, Kan. City Center campus with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The event featured key announcements, including partnerships with Walser Automotive Group and WKI Kenworth and the launch of the new Mobile Equipment Technology Program. Dr. Sheree Utash, President of WSU Tech, highlighted the […]
Car ADAS Solutions Announces First Licensee in Kansas
Car ADAS Solutions announced the addition of ADAS Smart, the first licensee in Kansas. Owned by Luke Price, the company’s 6,000 sq. ft. facility is located in Merriam, Kansas, a suburb of Kansas City. During the grand opening celebration on November 29, Price shared information about calibration to educate attendees. The event also included an […]
Precision Diagnostics Expands in Indiana, Michigan and Kansas City
Madison, Wisc.-based Precision Diagnostics has announced it is expanding its operations into three new markets including Michigan, Indiana and Kansas City. The three market additions bring Precision Diagnostics’ total state coverage to 11 where the sublet diagnostics and ADAS calibration vendor now operates. Their mobile fleet is approaching 100 van units servicing over 1500 collision […]
EPA Fines Safety-Kleen for Hazardous Waste Violations in Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. will pay a $95,781 civil penalty to resolve alleged violations of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, which is the federal law that requires safe handling of hazardous wastes. “Mismanagement of hazardous waste threatens human health and the environment,” said David Cozad, director of EPA Region 7’s Enforcement and Compliance Assurance […]
Second Annual Midwest Collision Repair Trade Show May 19
Event in Overland Park, Kansas starts at noon on Friday. The Midwest Collision Repair Trade Show and Conference is this week in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park, Kan. Mike Anderson, from Collision Advice, will kick things off this coming Friday, May 19 at 12:00 p.m. with his “Be Extraordinary” presentation. In today’s collision […]
Crash Champions Acquires Collision Repair Center in Olathe, Kansas
Crash Champions, LLC announced that it has expanded its footprint in Kansas through the acquisition of Metro Collision Repair located at 2202 N. Rogers Road in Olathe. This transaction gives Crash Champions eight locations in the Sunflower State and follows the Company’s acquisition of All Angles Collision Repair last year. “Metro Collision has grown a […]
Root Auto Insurance Enters Kansas
Root, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROOT) announced that Root Insurance has launched in Kansas, the 32nd state where Root auto insurance is now available. The more than 2 million registered drivers in Kansas now have access to fair insurance rates through the Root app. In June, Root entered the Wisconsin market. “Root’s accessible and fair rates are the […]
Boyd Group Acquires 35 Collision Works Collision Repair Centers
Adds 35 locations in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. The Boyd Group Inc. announced an agreement to acquire Collision Works of Oklahoma, LLC a multi-store operation consisting of 35 collision repair centers located in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. The transaction is expected to be completed within the next few weeks, subject to certain closing conditions being […]
Crash Champions Acquires Six Collision Repair Centers in Kansas
Crash Champions, LLC announced the acquisition of All Angles Collision Repair. Consisting of four repair centers in Wichita, Kan., one in Topeka and one in Newton. “As we continue to evaluate new opportunities to better serve our customers and insurance partners in the Midwest, All Angles stood out as being a fit with both our […]