Thornhill, Ontario--September 3, 2010--Sherwin-Williams Automotive Refinishes has released the summer edition of its e-Finish newsletter, available here.

This issue features Maaco Regina who--of the 475 Maaco franchises--are the company's top performing location.

It also features upcoming SWAF training dates, special summer discounts and an ar...

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Thornhill, Ontario--September 3, 2010--Winnipeg police recently laid organized crime-related charges against the accused masterminds of the province's largest insurance fraud ring ever.

Five people have been charged in total.

A little more than a year ago police broke up the ring with the help of Manitoba Public Insurance's fraud squad. Thirty-five people have since been charged in connection with the scheme, which allegedly netted $800,000 i...

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Hoffman Estates, Illinois--September 2, 2010--At a meeting of I-CAR staff held on Thursday, September 2, president and CEO John Edelen shared his plans to retire from I-CAR, The Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair, at the end of 2010.

“It has been a privilege to work with the staff, the instructors and the volunteers of I-CAR, and its outstanding board of directors and supporters over the past three years,” Edelen said. “And it has bee...

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London, Ontario--September 2, 2010--What three charitable organizations will receive $40,000 from the Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association (OARA)? Have your say on Facebook (check out the "notes" section).

OARA has announced that they will issue an Excellence in Sustainable Transportation award at Toronto Metro Hall on September 22, 2010 as a part of Retire Your Ride’s Car Free Day...

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London, England--September 1, 2010--Next year’s International Bodyshop Industry Symposium--IBIS 2011--will take place in Spain from May 16-18, 2011 at the Hotel Arts Barcelona.

The new location and slightly earlier date enables IBIS 2011 to take full advantage of Spain’s reliably superb spring weather.

Research recently carried out by Convention 2020 reveals that in an age of teleconferencing and webinars, face-to-face events such as IBIS, w...

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