Gene Marks: Advice on nepotism, employee smell, HR friendliness, free coffee
— May 24, 2016Editor’s note: Repairer Driven News regularly features pieces by prolific national columnist Gene
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Chief launches ‘Heavy Duty’ product line as trucks near high-tech future
— May 23, 2016Chief announced Thursday the launch of a line of heavy-duty collision repair equipment, including a
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Bloomberg videos: Solera CEO describes rationale for going private, strategy involving ‘content’ in ‘app war,’ Europe bullishness
— May 20, 2016Solera went private because shareholders weren’t patient enough for a long-term strategy focused
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NSF gives Mich. Washtenaw Community College $200K to foster automotive lightweighting jobs
— May 20, 2016Emphasizing the importance of advanced materials in automotive design, the National Science Foundation
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New federal rule doubles overtime threshold for salaried workers to $47K, leaves ‘duties test’ intact
— May 18, 2016The Obama administration this week announced a major overhaul to federal overtime rules, more than doubling
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PartsTrader-CollisionLink integration ready for auto body shops, dealerships
— May 18, 2016PartsTrader announced Tuesday that it and CollisionLink have completed their integration, allowing shops
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Though Allstate partnership won’t apply to collision claims, shops should watch, learn from Openbay
— May 17, 2016A new Allstate partnership with online mechanic-finder service Openbay won’t be used in claims
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GM: MyPriceLink easily handling volume; paint code section planned for collision website
— May 17, 2016Along with revealing General Motors’ serious consideration of an collision repair network, an executive
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AIA seeks to develop Canadian auto body shop accredition standard
— May 16, 2016Recognizing the boom in automaker collision repair certification networks, the Automotive Industries
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GM considering auto body certification program; focus would be OEM procedures, quality of output work
— May 13, 2016Though nothing is official, General Motors is considering launching an OEM collision repair certification
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