Northwest
Olympia, Wash.—A family-owned automotive business in Washington’s capitol city is thriving today with three operations, said Tod Holmstrom, co-owner of Terry’s Automotive Group with his brother, Robert. “Most all of this is based on what our father, Terry, established over his years here at the...
SeaTac, Wash.—The 2016 Automotive Training Expo (ATE) will once again provide auto repair shop owners, managers, service advisors, technicians, parts personnel, and automotive instructors more than 60 training seminars, March 18-20. The annual event will be at the DoubleTree Hotel across from...
There is little doubt in the minds of shop owners that in order to service and repair today’s vehicles it is imperative to have the proper tools and equipment for technicians. As vehicle systems become more complex, added technology mandates that tooling, especially diagnostic tools, are a...
Dallas, Ore.–White’s Collision Service is going “paperless” at its newest location, more out of necessity than choice.
April White said her family’s business acquired Holland Collision Center in Silverton, Ore., earlier this year, but is operating it only as a satellite estimating center – without...
ALASKA
Car-O-Liner, a leading global provider of collision equipment to the automotive aftermarket, has announced that Cronquist Equipment, based in Anchorage, is now a distributor for Car-O-Liner equipment throughout the state. Owned by Tim Cronquist, who has 16 years of PBE jobber experience,...
SEMA attendance was reported to be more than 100,000 this year and occupied one million net square feet.
Jan 25-29 * Heavy-Duty Aftermarket Week 2016, The Mirage, Las Vegas. Visit www.hdaw.org.
Jan. 28-31 * Winter Retreat & Management Conference, ASA Northwest, Enzian Inn, Leavenworth, Wash. Visit www.asanorthwest.com, or call 253-473-6970.
Jan. 28-31 * Portland International Auto Show, Oregon...
ALASKA
NAPA Auto Tech will stage three “Dynamic Engine Testing” classes in the state in November. Class sites are in Fairbanks at the Hutchison Career Center on Nov. 11-17 (contact Jay McFetridge at 907-388-2592), the Wasilla NAPA Training Center on Nov. 11-18 (contact Andy Rogers at 907-745-...
Tacoma, Wash.—Donald “Bud” Williams, owner of Bud’s Machine & Engine Shop, has had a varied career in the machine shop world for over more than 60 years. “My dad was a machinist and I bored my first block when I was 14 years old,” he said.
A Tacoma native, Williams said he got the name “Bud” as...
Seattle—The Automotive Technology program at West Seattle High School, one of the oldest schools in the state’s largest public school system, is doing well and servicing 110 students daily, said instructor Charles Ketler, who just began his second year teaching the two-tier program.
Though a...
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