Calder Capital, LLC announced the sale of multi-state MAACO franchise operator, Stonewall Road Automotive Group LLC (SRAG), to Collision Consolidation Company LLC. SRAG operates five locations in metro Detroit, Mich., four in Maryland and one in Ohio and is one of the largest multi-unit franchisees within the national MAACO system. The company will continue to […]
Safelite AutoGlass Donates PPE to Two Ohio Hospitals
Safelite AutoGlass yesterday donated personal protection equipment (PPE) to two local Columbus, Ohio hospitals, including Nationwide Children’s and OhioHealth. Each hospital received 200,000 latex gloves and 1,000 N95 face masks. Knowing the critical need for medical supplies for frontline workers amid COVID-19, Safelite decided to activate their local teams across the country to gather together […]
Pacific Elite and Crash Champions Merge
Pacific Elite, the family owned operator of collision repair shops in California, today announced a merger with Crash Champions, LLC, a leading regional collision repair business in the greater Chicago area. The newly combined company (CombineCo) will be the 5th largest independent MSO in the country according to the company, with an established presence in […]
Crash Champions Acquires Three Collision Repair Centers in Ohio
Crash Champions, the Illinois-based multiple collision repair shop operator, announced acquisition of three collision repair centers from Auto Body Collision and Glass (ABCG) in Columbus, Ohio. The acquisition, effective March 2, marks Crash Champions first expansion outside Illinois. Darrell Patterson, Executive Vice President of ABCG, along with his teammates, will be integrated into the Crash […]
Fix Auto Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Ohio
Fix Auto USA announced that Fix Auto Columbus is Fix Auto USA’s inaugural location in Ohio. On the heels of entering Minnesota and Idaho in 2019, Ohio marks the third state to welcome the brand in less than twelve months. Ohio expands Fix Auto USA’s footprint to its eleventh state. Fix Auto USA operates in […]
DCR Systems and Symach Open Second Super Shop in Ohio
Symach and DCR Systems announced that DCR Systems has opened Lindsay Honda/Acura Auto Body, a 30,000-square-foot “state-of-the-art super shop” in Columbus, Ohio. “It’s truly unlike what anyone has ever seen,” said Michael Giarrizzo, CEO and president of DCR Systems, based in Ohio. “It’s really a super shop of the future taking in the full thought […]
Sherwin-Williams Announces Plans to Build New Global Headquarters in Downtown Cleveland
The company will also build a new R&D Center in the suburb of Brecksville. The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE: SHW) announced it is finalizing plans to build a new global headquarters in downtown Cleveland, Ohio and a new R&D center in the Cleveland suburb of Brecksville. The plans follow a competitive site selection process and are […]
Noblr Auto Insurance Launches in Ohio
Noblr, one of the next-generation personal auto insurance companies built on technology, announced its availability to Ohio drivers on December 4. Noblr rewards customers’ good driving behaviors with real-time competitive rates. Innovative in its technology and customer-first approach, Noblr is built on a reciprocal exchange model, where customers are members who help drive the company […]
General Motors and LG Chem to Invest $2.3 Billion in Ohio Battery Manufacturing Joint Venture
General Motors (NYSE:GM) and LG Chem today announced plans to mass-produce battery cells for future battery-electric vehicles. Together, the companies will invest up to a total of $2.3 billion through a new, equally owned joint venture company. The joint venture will establish a battery cell assembly plant on a greenfield manufacturing site in the Lordstown […]
Painters Supply Acquires Ohio PBE Distributor with Two Locations
Painters Supply & Equipment Co. (PSE) announced it has completed the acquisition of D&S Color Supply. The acquisition adds two locations in the greater Cleveland, Ohio market and further expands PSE’s market presence in the Northern Ohio region. D&S is a PPG Platinum Distributor that is headquartered in Middleburg Heights, Ohio with an additional location […]