By VERNON ROBISON Progress Business partners Darko Roskar (left) and Dario Slukan (right) recently acquired the ACT Auto Care and Collision Center in Mesquite. PHOTO VERNON ROBISON/Progress Two men from Eastern Europe came to Mesquite to start a business together. Darko Roskar from Slovenia and Dario Slukan from Croatia recently purchased the ACT Auto Care […]
MINNEAPOLIS – More than 100 local police departments and auto repair shops in the Twin Cities and beyond are part of a state pilot program designed to deter auto catalytic converter thefts, which have increased in recent years. The initiative, led by the Minnesota Department of Commerce, offers free tags with serial numbers to Minnesotans […]
New / Luzon / 2 moonlighting auto mechanics fall in Nueva Vizcaya takeover 2 moonlighting auto mechanics fall in Nueva Vizcaya takeover SOLANO, Nueva Vizcaya – Police arrested two auto mechanics who were moonlighting as drug dealers in a buying operation in Barangay Poblacion North here. Police Senior Staff Sgt. Case manager Renzy Yarcia identified […]
Sometimes going to the auto repair shop can feel like entering a casino, without the fun. It seems like the mechanics want to lure you into a game of chance with your money on the line. Protect your wallet by keeping an eye out for the most common car repair upsells and scams ahead of […]
Startup based in Fayetteville ObiiGo recently added a feature to its app that allows users to buy now and pay later for car maintenance and repairs. Klarna payment option has been integrated into the app so users can set up payment plans for work. At the beginning of 2021, ObiiGo launched the first application allowing […]
Breadcrumb Links Transportation New Insurance PF Finance PF Economy Cars Soon we may not even be able to compare insurance rates A bodybuilder works on a crashed car at Feliks Auto Body in Calgary. Photo by Lyle Aspinall/Calgary Sun/QMI Agency Files Content of the article Cars are beautifully emblematic of the forces that are reshaping […]
Azazul Islam {BSO} By Kevin Deutsch A Parkland auto repair shop owner was arrested on Saturday for stealing state tax money he collected from customers, court records show. Between December 2018 and January 2021, 39-year-old Azazul Islam, of 8200 NW 124th Ter. block, took nearly $1.3 million in customer sales from his company, Shonali Auto […]
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MONROE COUNTY, Ga. — “Editor’s Note:” Police initially identified an adjacent business as being involved in the bust, but corrected their information to say the business was not involved. STORY: The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men after receiving several reports of illegal drug-related activity at an auto repair shop in Georgia, deputies said. […]
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Since Jerry Simmons opened his auto repair shop in the 1970s, cars and customers have changed. So when it comes to fixing people’s vehicles, he said there has to be clear communication between the customer and the technician. “Most people don’t know enough about the vehicle and say what the cost […]
Mike Higgins of Mike Higgins Auto, left, works to install a splash field on a vehicle in Kittery on Wednesday. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer A group of Maine independent auto repair shop owners, their employees and supporters have filed a Citizens’ Initiative Request with the Office of the Secretary of State announcing their intention to […]
TUMWATER — A Kennewick business owner has pleaded guilty to a felony for failing to provide workers’ compensation insurance for his employees for the second time. Benton-Franklin Superior Court Judge Norma Rodriguez recently sentenced Rodney Eugene Dietrich to 30 days of electronic home surveillance. Dietrich, 47, pleaded guilty to doing business without workers’ compensation insurance, […]
For the second time in as many months, plans have emerged to revamp a property devoted to auto repair on booming Memorial Drive near Atlanta’s BeltLine. Roswell-based Habif Properties announced this week that two local businesses — Kupcakerie and Supremo Taco — will open new locations in former auto shops at 709 Memorial Drive, where […]
Matt Baranoski joined the Two Fingers Automotive team and took over receiving duties MOORESVILLE, North Carolina, August 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Shawn Goodrichowner and founder of Mooresville, North Carolina Two Fingers Automotive auto repair center, is pleased to announce that it has hired Matt Baranoski support reception and initial point of contact functions. To learn […]
AVONDALE – Lake Effect Brewing has a new location ready for construction: a one-story building in Avondale that was once an auto repair shop. The new spot is at 3076 N. Milwaukee Ave., and it has room for the brewery’s beer productions, an indoor dining area and a beer garden out back, owner Clint Bautz […]
For an industry that recognizes the need for speed, the auto repair industry has been a bit slow in the race to digitize. As in other verticals, FinTech platforms are busy providing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with the tools they need for digital speed. DigniFi is a mission-driven company dedicated to serving underserved credit […]
After growing his business from a mobile shop run by a Jeep, Nathan Goetsch is eager to open the doors to his new 5,600 square foot auto repair facility at 8504 W. Clearwater Ave. at Kennewick. Goetsch, the sole owner and operator of Platinum Automotive, is taking the leap to fund his own $1.3 million […]
SPENCER — At the Spencer Board of Aldermen meeting on Tuesday evening, Steve Blount, the town’s chief planning officer, addressed ongoing issues with the New Edge paint and repair shop on Salisbury Avenue. Company owner Michael King obtained a conditional zoning permit for the business in December after it began operating from an unzoned facility […]
Kevin Goldsbury, owner of Nanaimo Midas on Island Highway, said he’s seen a lot of crime at his mechanic businesses over the decades, but nothing like it. Thieves broke into a Nanaimo auto repair shop early Tuesday and stole two customers’ vehicles, which they used rams to smash through the large overhead doors. Kevin Goldsbury, […]
Service technicians from a Midas Automotive Service Center in Nanaimo came to work on Tuesday morning, Aug. 9, expecting to fix vehicles, but were instead the cleanup crew after an overnight burglary. The thieves stole two vehicles by driving them through the company’s bay doors. A worker at the repair shop, on the corner of […]
When choosing the right mechanic or shop to work on your vehicle, you need to look beyond the cheapest one. The reason this choice is so important is that our vehicle is vital to everything we do, including earning a living and making sure our family gets to all of our destinations safely. That’s why […]
Anticipating that the chemicals, oil and other contaminants in the runoff from yesterday’s shooting would make their way to the port, the senior harbor master called the city’s spill response trailer and coordinated a multi-agency intervention. Supervisor Ed Smyth released a statement regarding the preventive measures taken by the Office of the Harbor Master […]
(NMC) — Summit Auto Repair Shop is the latest company to sign up as a Northern Marianas College ProaPerks Partner. All cardholders of the NMC ProaPerks program can now receive a 10% discount on oil changes, tune-ups, body shops and car repairs. Summit Auto Repair Shop, joins the growing list of ProaPerks partners, such as […]
Samantha Ketterer, Houston Chronicle August 7, 2022 A man was injured in a building fire on Memory and Sweetwater Lanes on Sunday August 7, 2022. Subway Video A car repair shop near Aldine caught fire on Sunday, leaving the owner who tried to fight the blaze with third-degree burns. The Little York Fire Department arrived […]
YPSILANTI, MI – William Sloan says the Ypsilanti community has embraced his new cafe – even though there was no grand opening. “It’s sort of organic growth, which was kind of my hope,” Sloan said. Sloan launched Café Liv, 202 N. Washington St., Ypsilanti, in mid-July. The location previously housed A1 Quality Transmission & Auto […]
Ben Singson, Journalist August 4, 2022 A semi-trailer truck and a pickup truck crashed into the Stewart Brothers auto shop in an accident on Tuesday, causing some of the damage seen inside here. Ben Singson/Journal-Courier A Jacksonville auto repair shop is doing its own repairs after a tractor-trailer and pickup truck hit the building on […]
Click to enlarge Luc Awtry Left to right: Peter Murphy, Susan McGrath, Nikki Louison, Michelle Watt, Derek Cherniawski and Max Berlow GILLETON GARAGE – Vermont has yet to send a woman to Congress, but the state has […]
SPENCER – The City of Spencer expects to receive an update on New Edge Paint and Performance at its August meeting. The City Council of Aldermen approved a conditional zoning permit for the business in December after it began operating from an unzoned facility for vehicle maintenance and repair. At its meeting last month, the […]
Insurance agent pleads guilty to embezzlement The chief executive of a Taunton, Mass., insurance agency has pleaded guilty to embezzlement charges in a scheme that stole $295,278 from local businesses, the bureau said Friday. State Attorney General Maura Healey. David G. Pietro, 67, of Sandwich and his company, DPG-Miles Insurance Agency, pleaded guilty to five […]