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Six State Attorneys General Reach Settlement with Oil Change Franchisor Over Use of Non-Compete Agreements

August 1, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and a coalition of six attorneys general from Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, and Pennsylvania announced an agreement to end the use of non-compete agreements, that they alleged were unfair labor practices under state law, for hourly employees at oil change and auto services company Valvoline LLC, Valvoline Instant […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Colorado, Illinois, Lawsuits, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Noncompete Clauses, Pennsylvania

Plymouth Rock Acquires MAPFRE Auto Insurance Business in New York and New Jersey

June 14, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

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Agreement with MAPFRE U.S.A. Corp. and ACIC Holding Co., Inc. expands Plymouth Rock’s auto and home insurance business in New York and New Jersey. Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation reached agreement today to continue its expansion into the New York State insurance market with the acquisition of MAPFRE Insurance Company of New York, subject to regulatory […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, American Commerce Insurance Company, MAPFRE, New Jersey, New York, Plymouth Rock Assurance

BumperDoc Brooklyn Expanding into Queens, NY with a Second Location

October 10, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

BumperDoc Brooklyn is expanding in New York with a second location opening soon in Queens at 72-45 51st St. Flushing, New York. This is the second co-branded location partnered with Ideal Auto Finance and Lease in the New York area. “We are happy to have found a great location for our second auto body shop […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: BumperDoc, Network Affiliations, New York

CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network on Long Island

August 28, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts announced the opening of its first two locations to serve New York metropolitan area drivers. On Long Island, CARSTAR Celebrity Chase is located at 191 Earle Ave., Lynbrook, N.Y.  The owner is Mike Manning and his son, Mike Manning, Jr.  Manning is also opening a satellite location at 476 Merrick […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CARSTAR, Network Affiliations, New York

Certified Collision of Long Island Opens in Freeport, NY

July 12, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Certified Collision of Long Island, a new collision repair facility, is now open on East Merrick Road in Freeport, N.Y. George Anastasopoulos, owner of the facility, announced that a Grand Opening celebration will take place at the shop on Friday, July 15 with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. and a tour of the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Certified Collision of Long Island, New York, Openings

Collision Repair Education Foundation Held School Makeover Ribbon Cutting in New York

May 20, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Repair Education Foundation and Thomas Edison Career and Technical High School in Jamaica, N.Y. held a ribbon cutting event Wednesday to celebrate the results of improvements to the school’s collision repair training program made possible by industry donations. The school was the recipient of the 2014 $50,000 Ultimate Collision Education Makeover school grant […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Repair Education Foundation, Makeover Grant, New York, Thomas Edison Career and Technical High School

Collision Repair Education Foundation to Hold School Makeover Ribbon Cutting May 18 in New York

May 6, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Thomas Edison Careers and Technical High School in Jamaica, N.Y. received $50,000 grant from the collision industry to support its training program. The Collision Repair Education Foundation will be holding a ribbon cutting ceremony at Thomas Edison Career and Technical High School’s collision repair training program in Jamaica, N.Y. on Wednesday, May 18. The school […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Repair Education Foundation, Makeover Grant, New York

GEICO to Expand in Buffalo

May 2, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

GEICO, the largest auto insurer in New York and second largest in the U.S., announced it was expanding operations in Buffalo, N.Y. GEICO plans to hire more than 100 Buffalo associates for additional positions in claims, sales and service. One of the company’s accelerated leadership programs – the Management Development Program (MDP) – is also […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: GEICO, New York

Insurance Auto Auctions Opens Location in New York

April 20, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. (IAA), a business unit of KAR Auction Services (KAR), held a grand opening yesterday celebrating its newest branch in Bergen, New York near Rochester. “The new location will increase the company’s attendance in upstate New York by offering buyers and sellers the chance to obtain more inventory with greater convenience,” said […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Auto Auctions, New York, Openings

Impact of Rising Minimum Wages, Auto Body Repairer Wages in 2015 and Beyond

April 7, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

With legislation signed this week in both California and New York raising the minimum wage in stages to $15 an hour, CollisionWeek analyzes the latest government statistics for wages for auto body repair technicians in the largest metropolitan areas across the country. With the signing of legislation in both California and New York this week […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: California, Employment, Metropolitan Areas, Minimum Wage, New York, Wages

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