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ABRA Mankato Celebrates 30th Anniversary of I-CAR Certification

September 16, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

ABRA Auto Body Repair of America is celebrating the team at ABRA Mankato, located in Mankato, Minn., for attaining 30 consecutive years in I-CAR’s Gold Class program. Achieving and maintaining I-CAR’s Gold Class designation means a business has met the industry’s standard for training that contributes to complete, safe and quality repairs. More than 8,600 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ABRA, Gold Class, I-CAR, Minnesota

IAA Breaks Ground on New Locations in Minnesota and Indiana

August 20, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

IAA, Inc. (NYSE: IAA) announced that it has broken ground on the construction of two new state-of-the-art branches in Minnesota and Indiana. IAA Minneapolis South (MN) will become the second in Minnesota and will provide significant inventory storage and updated facilities to serve the growing needs of the Twin Cities area. IAA Indianapolis South (IN) […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Indiana, Insurance Auto Auctions, Minnesota, Openings

AASP-MN Awards $21,000 in Scholarships to Automotive and Collision Repair Students

April 29, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN) announced scholarship awards totaling $21,000 to help automotive service and collision repair students pay for tuition or tools during the 2021-22 school year. The scholarships are in the amount of $1,500 and are made possible with the generous donations from the Minnesota State I-CAR Committee and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP-MN, Minnesota, Scholarships, Workforce Development

AASP-MN Annual Golf Outing June 16

April 14, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Alliance of Automotive Service Professionals of Minnesota (AASP-MN) will hold its 26th annual golf outing Wednesday, June 16 at the Majestic Oaks Golf Club in Ham Lake, Minn. Check-in is from 11-11:30 a.m. and play will begin at noon, followed by a social hour and awards presentation. The cost to participate is $100 per […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP-MN, Golf Outing, Minnesota

ABRA Adds Four Collision Repair Centers to its Network

January 28, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ABRA, Georgia, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Network Affiliations

AASP-MN Auto Service and Collision Repair Scholarship Applications Open

January 21, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN) will be awarding scholarships to select students enrolled in post-secondary auto service or collision repair programs. Scholarship awards will be $1,000 per student and can be applied towards tuition or tool purchases. Recipients must be entering their first or second year of an ASE-accredited automotive program […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP-MN, Career and Technical Education, Minnesota, Scholarships, Workforce Development

Quality Collision Group Acquires Five Collision Repair Centers in Minneapolis

January 5, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Quality Collision Group

Private equity-backed MSO expands into upper Midwest. The Quality Collision Group, that was formed last Fall by Susquehanna Private Capital, has acquired the Master Collision Group that operates four collision repair centers in the Minneapolis, Minn. market and was in the process of acquiring a fifth location when it was purchased by Quality Collision.  All […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Minnesota, Quality Collision Group, Susquehanna Private Capital

AASP-MN Announces Partnership with CARS Cooperative

November 16, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

AASP-MN and CARS Coop

Association members will receive discounts through CARS Connection Plus. CARS works with nearly 700 collision repair shops in 31 states. The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers on Minnesota (AASP-MN) announced that it has entered into an alliance agreement with the Collision Automotive Repair Services, Inc. (CARS) Cooperative to increase members’ buying power. Benefits of the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP-MN, Agreements Signed, CARS Cooperative, Minnesota

CARSTAR Adds New Franchise Collision Repair Center to Network in Minnesota

November 10, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

CARSTAR Auto Care Collision

CARSTAR announced the opening of CARSTAR Auto Care Collision Center, an 8,200 sq. ft. collision repair facility located at 4757 W. Arrowhead Road, in Hermantown, Minn. Dennis Adamski, owner of CARSTAR Auto Care Collision Center, purchased his local body shop over 10 years ago. The advancement of modern vehicles has yet to slow since then, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CARSTAR, Minnesota, Network Affiliations

CARSTAR Adds Four Collision Repair Centers to Network in Minnesota

October 20, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

CARSTAR announced the addition of four new collision repair centers to its network in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul market.  Jason and Erika Zerwas, husband and wife ownership-duo, entered the collision repair business over 20 years ago and recently brought their businesses into the CARSTAR family. Now, the duo are the proud local owners and operators of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CARSTAR, Minnesota, Network Affiliations

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