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Gerber Collision & Glass Acquires Repair Location in Peoria, AZ
Gerber Collision & Glass recently announced the Jan. 11, 2019 acquisition of a repair center in Peoria, AZ.
7 Accused of Insurance Fraud in Staged New Orleans Crash, LA Police Say
Written by Laura McKnight, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
Seven New Orleans-area residents, mostly from St. Bernard Parish, have been arrested in an insurance fraud scheme involving a staged car crash, state police said Jan. 3.
Unhappy AZ Residents Slash Waymo Tires, Derailing Self-Driving Cars, More
Written by Abner Li, 9to5GoogleThe advent of any new technology is accompanied with complaints, as seen with Wing’s delivery drones, but in the case of self-driving cars, there have been more radical expressions of discontent.
Influx of Car Repairs After Icy Weather in Abilene, TX
Written by Nathan Greve, BigCountryHomepage.comMore than 150 accidents were reported Jan. 2—Jan. 3, which means a lot of people have some repairs on the horizon. For auto body shops, that means a busy few weeks are on the way.
Owens Collision Files for Bankruptcy in LA; New Business Takes Its Place
Written by Jeremy Krail and Melissa Moore, WBRZOwens Collision has filed for bankruptcy, but its building is now the home of an auto repair shop that was incorporated during the last week of December.
Amarillo, TX, Body Shops See Increase in Winter Weather-Related Accidents
Written by Morgan Burrell, KVII
The slush left on roadways the morning of Dec. 29 was expected to freeze again overnight and create a slippery mess.
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NABC F.R.E.E. Program Teaches Houston, TX, Firefighters New Rescue Skills
More than 35 firefighters from various area fire stations gathered this fall at First Choice Collision’s Cypress, TX, location at 11638 Telge Rd. for a hands-on training on the latest techniques in emergency vehicle extrication.
Collision Center Holds Groundbreaking in Broken Arrow, OK
Written by Staff, Tulsa World
Tulsa, OK, city leaders broke ground Dec. 20, 2018 on a new collision repair facility.
Gerber Collision & Glass Opens Repair Location in Lake Havasu City, AZ
Gerber Collision & Glass recently announced the Dec. 28, 2018 opening of a collision repair location in Lake Havasu City, AZ. This location previously operated as Sofia’s Auto Body.
Twomey Auto Works Embraces New Location on S. Congress Ave. in Austin, TX
Written by Taylor Jackson Buchanan, Community Impact NewspaperIn 1979, Don Twomey was repairing cars behind the Sigma Chi fraternity house at the University of Texas-Austin. Forty years later, he is still fixing cars---in a South Austin, TX, collision and auto body repair shop that bears his name.