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R/K Autobody's Owner Has Spent 40 Years Building Its Reputation in IL
Written by Lindsay Weber, Northwest Herald
For the last year and a half of his service in the Navy, Ronald L. Koeller was in charge of transferring oil from one ship to another, from tank to tank on his ship and the ballasting of the ship. He was known as the “Oil King.”
MSO CMO Megan Williams Stresses Community Support in Marketing Efforts
Written by Ed Attanasio
Lefler Collision & Glass Repair Centers Chief Marketing Officer Megan Williams oversees all marketing efforts of the 66-year-old MSO, which has three locations in Indiana and one in Kentucky.
How To Start a Body Shop in Chicago
Written by Scott Huntington, ChicagoNow.comChicago, it seems, is the city of fender benders. In 2011, more than 280,000 accidents occurred in the state of Illinois, which breaks down to more than 770 accidents every single day.
State Farm Agrees to Pay $250 Million to Settle Lawsuit in IL
Written by Emmariah Holcomb, glassBYTEs.comIn December 2018, State Farm agreed to pay $250 million to settle an ongoing lawsuit in Illinois. The auto insurance company originally agreed to pay millions to end the Halve v. State Farm case in lieu of continuing with court proceedings.
Radcliff, KY, Body Shop ‘Pays It Forward’ by Repairing, Donating Bicycles
Written by Mary Alford, The News-EnterpriseThirty-five children from Hardin, KY, and Meade, KY, counties are riding around on new-to-them bicycles thanks to Glenn’s Auto Body in Radcliff, KY.
SkillsUSA Winner in Collision Repair Category Is Recognized With Signs in Donovan, IL
Written by Wendy Davis, Iroquois County’s Times-RepublicRecognition of one girl’s academic success can be seen by those entering Donovan, IL.
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Fire Destroys Stanford, IL, Auto Body Shop
Written by Kevin Barlow, The PantagraphInvestigators still don't know what caused a Jan. 1 fire that destroyed an auto body repair shop near Stanford, IL.
Deer Collisions Keep Auto Body Shops Busy in Cedar Rapids, IA
Written by Phil Reed, KCRG-TV9We all spot deer on the roads and highways. A Tama County, IA, woman's death shows just how dangerous crashing into a deer can be.
Steubenville, OH, Auto Body Shop Begins Construction on $1 Million Expansion
Written by Alex Taylor, WTOV 9A Steubenville, OH, family-owned business has broken ground on a new project that is leading to new employees and new opportunities.
Bourbonnais, IL, Man Gets Life in Prison for Joliet, IL, Body Shop Murders
Written by Evan Bredeson. WJOL.comA 43-year-old Bourbonnais, IL, man who was convicted in the double murder of a man and woman bludgeoned to death in a Joliet, IL, auto body shop in 2016 has been sentenced to life in prison.