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Kurt Hammond, west region director of sales, discussed Sherwin-Williams value-added services.

Value-added services drive differentiation in market for Sherwin-Williams

Lakewood, Colo.—Working in a city like Denver that is experiencing boom-style growth is great for reaching sales and profitability goals, says Kurt Hammond, but he also advocates keeping processes top of mind, even during an economic swell. “Right now, all of our customers’ shops are busy,” said...

Racers get buckled in at the starting line during one of many heats at UNSER Karting during the first night of the two-day event hosted by CMP.

Central Motive Power hosts a two-day event complete with racing and manufacturers meetings

Westminster, Colo.—Central Motive Power (CMP), an authorized distributor of OE parts for BOSCH, Alliant Power and Garrett diesel parts, and specialists in the sales and service of diesel vehicles and components, hosted a two-day industry event for its customers on June 7-8. The first night was a...

From left: A & E Tire Store Manager Roger Klapp, US Autoforce Sales Representative Vern Krantz, and A & E Tire Commercial Sales Representative Jeremy Quattlebaum wait to take a spin around the track. (Photo by Shane Rohleder)

Mountain People & Places - July 2018

COLORADO Capital Paint & Refinish LLC was one of five distributors awarded the 2018 ColorSource Elite Diamond Award at the annual Colorsource conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. The award was presented to distributors with three years of consecutive growth. ColorSource is a network of BASF single-...

Gary Rice (left), service manager, and Corey Swift, owner, met for the first time in 1997 over the phone when Rice was still working at O’Reilly’s Auto Parts (then Checkers). That call laid the foundation for a partnership that is going 20 years strong.

Partners for the long haul

Littleton, Colo.–It wasn’t necessarily Corey Swift’s plan to partner with O’Reilly’s Auto Parts when he started his shop in a two-bay garage in 1997. In fact, the only thing on his mind at that time was making his first rent payment. But he knew he needed a parts and equipment supplier that would...

New Record: 810,000 Coloradans Traveling for the 4th

DENVER (June 27, 2018) – Record smashed: Nearly 810,000 Coloradans will travel 50 miles or more away from home this Independence Day holiday, an increase of seven percent from last year and the highest number since AAA Colorado began tracking 18 years ago. The vast majority -- nearly 650,000 --...

Grant will support PLAYPass Program in association with City of Boulder Parks and Recreation.

Play Boulder Foundation Awarded $10,000 from Larry H. Miller Toyota Boulder

BOULDER, Colo. (June 26, 2018) – Larry H. Miller Toyota Boulder, with support from Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., presented a $10,000 check to the Play Boulder Foundation on Tuesday, June 26. The donation will help support the launch of the organization’s PLAYPass program by providing scholarships to...

Fans Had Opportunity to Hammer Down in the CARSTAR Challenge Race and the Fastest Driver Took Home the CARSTAR Challenge Race Trophy

CARSTAR Colorado Business Group Revs It Up for Thunder on the Mountain at Bandimere Speedway

CHARLOTTE (June 22, 2018) — On Saturday, June 16, the CARSTAR Colorado Business Group put the pedal to the metal for as the title sponsor for Thunder on the Mountain at Bandimere Speedway. It was the fifth year it has sponsored the popular drag racing event. This year, CARSTAR opened up the fun to...

Toyo Tires® and Flying Lizard Motorsports are Set to Challenge The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb this Sunday

Colorado Springs, CO -- Toyo Tires® and Flying Lizard Motorsports will assault the 96th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) this Sunday, June 24. The No. 45 Flying Lizard / Toyo Tires McLaren 12C GT3 has been tuned-and-tested to race the 12.42-mile, 156-turn public toll road...

Jared Aftsten(r) and Daniel Garcia both from Pikes Peak Community College, competed in the new Damage Analysis competition. Jared finished 1st at the high school level and Daniel finished second at the college level.

Another Contest is Added to the 2018 SkillsUSA Collision Industry Competitions.

Colorado Springs, Colo -- Six Colorado collision industry students are headed to National competition in Louisville, Kentucky this June instead of the usual four. Forty-eight students from five technical schools across the State competed in the Colorado 2018 SkillsUSA collision industry...

The ASA Board and the directors of Lincoln Tech congratulate scholarship winner Robert Wierman.

Mountain People & Places - June 2018

COLORADO ASA Colorado will host several training seminars throughout the Denver-metro area and on the Western Slope in June. On June 5-6 from 6-9:30 p.m., Greg Marchand will deliver a seminar on “Telephone Skills” and “Dealing with Upset Customers” at Western Colorado Community College, Room 171,...