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- Michigan Business Leaders Expect Robust Economic Recovery, Return to Partial In-Person Work
- GM Investing $40 Million at Pontiac Stamping Plant for Flexible Fabrication Technology
- Fire Destroys Auto Repair Shop in Joplin, MO
- Wicklund's Collision Center Receives 30-Year Gold Class Award
- Police Issue Alert on Cars Stolen from Dealerships in Midwest
Midwestern News
Local news stories affecting the auto body industry in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin
Michigan Business Leaders Expect Robust Economic Recovery, Return to Partial In-Person Work
Michigan’s business leaders anticipate robust growth in the state’s economy within the next year.
GM Investing $40 Million at Pontiac Stamping Plant for Flexible Fabrication Technology
General Motors on May 14 announced plans to invest $40 million at its Pontiac Stamping Plant in Pontiac, MI.
Fire Destroys Auto Repair Shop in Joplin, MO
Firefighters from six area departments battled a morning blaze May 9 that destroyed an auto repair business in Joplin, MO.
Wicklund's Collision Center Receives 30-Year Gold Class Award
Earlier this year, the team at CARSTAR Wicklund’s Collision Center in Liberty, MO, led by the Wicklund family, received word they would be the third shop in the world to have reached 30 consecutive years as an I-CAR Gold Class shop.
Police Issue Alert on Cars Stolen from Dealerships in Midwest
Thieves have stolen more than 100 vehicles this year at dealerships from southeast Wisconsin to northwest Indiana, nearly triple the number stolen in all of 2020.
Washburn Tech, NABC Recycled Rides, United Way of Topeka, KS, Donate Two Refurbished Vehicles
On May 7, two deserving Topeka, KS, recipients experienced a life-changing event---the presentation of vehicles to provide them independence and the ability to work and take care of their families---thanks to the instructors and students at Washburn Tech, along with the National Auto Body Council (NABC) Recycled Rides.
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Ford, UAW Provide COVID-19 Vaccines to Chicagoland Plant Workers
The UAW and Ford are expanding the locations where they provide voluntary COVID-19 vaccines to include its two Chicagoland manufacturing plants.
Lion Electric Announces Zero-Emission Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Manufacturing Facility in IL
The Lion Electric Company, a leading manufacturer of all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles, on May 7 announced it has selected Joliet, IL, for the construction of its U.S. manufacturing facility.
COVID-19 Survivor Saved by Classic Cars
Gerald Krogmeier of Fort Madison, IA, said his long-standing love of classic cars helped pull him through a brush with death at the hands of COVID-19.
Auto Body Shop Proposed in Wadsworth, OH
A new auto body shop could be opening on College Street in Wadsworth, OH, in the near future after project specs were approved by the Wadsworth Planning Commission.