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CARES Act includes $349B in government-backed small-biz loans to ease COVID-19 coronavirus slowdown
— March 27, 2020

Congress passed and Republican President Donald Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” on Friday, making billions of dollars in loans available...
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Colo. orders PPE inventory lists from shops; Minn. rule might apply to some facilities
— March 27, 2020

Colorado has ordered auto body shops and other businesses to send details on their personal protective equipment supplies by the end of Friday, and a...
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Gerber parent Boyd enacts ‘temporary staffing reductions’ as demand down 40-50%
— March 27, 2020

Gerber Collision owner Boyd Group Services on Friday announced it would initiate “temporary staffing reductions” following a significant business slowdown likely related to the COVID–19...
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Governor: N.J. auto body shops, other businesses must submit inventory of PPE by 5 p.m. Friday
— March 26, 2020

Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has ordered all collision repairers and other businesses with personal protective equipment to submit an inventory to the state...
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CIF announces $100K for collision industry employees affected by COVID-19, seeks more donations
— March 26, 2020

The Collision Industry Foundation on Wednesday said it had put up $100,000 to seed a fund dedicated to helping industry employees affected by the national...
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State Farm agrees to sublet scan invoice after body shop complaint to Wisc. DOI
— March 26, 2020

Recently, we reported on difficulties repairers in three states had encountered while invoicing for using third parties — asTech, AirPro and even the dealer level...
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CarMD scan results demonstrate presence of vehicle issues without a dash light
— March 26, 2020

Vehicle diagnostics provider CarMD on Wednesday reported that its third–party PRO SCAN tool had found issues on 80 percent of 5,642 vehicles checked by repairers....
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UPDATE: IPs discuss discounts amid threat of auto body repair coronavirus slowdown
— March 25, 2020

Some businesses have offered consumers aid amid the possibility of COVID–19 coronavirus financial hardships. For example, Ford on March 19 announced it would cover three...
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Ontario, Quebec declare auto repair essential service in Canadian COVID-19 shutdowns
— March 24, 2020

Canada’s two largest provinces have declared auto repair an essential service, which appears to permit the regions’ auto body shops to stay open during their...
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PPE: 3M hikes production over COVID-19; Harbor Freight donates stock, SCRS encourages giving
— March 24, 2020

As the nation deals with shortages caused by the COVID–19 coronavirus response, Harbor Freight Tools announced Sunday it would donate its full supply of certain...
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