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    Cassaundra Croel
    June 30, 2025
    Expanding services, adding profit centers, and forming partnerships can future-proof your collision repair business.
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    Greg Lobsiger
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    Greg Lobsiger
    June 11, 2025
    In 40 years, the basic recipe for success remains the same.
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    Cassaundra Croel
    May 23, 2025
    Why Mindset, Strategy and Culture Matter More Than Ever
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    Plan, Prepare, Perform
    Drew Bryant
    May 20, 2025
    The future of our industry is shaped by the actions we take today.
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    Driving into the storm
    Tiffany Menefee
    May 19, 2025
    The storm on the horizon is impossible to ignore. Here’s how I’m preparing to weather it.
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    Peter Reszczynski
    May 15, 2025
    The DRP model must evolve if it is to serve its original purpose.
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    Greg Lobsiger
    May 1, 2025
    Goal setting, discipline, and the focus on delaying gratification can provide for a more valuable reward.
    Gary Ledoux
    Auto Body News & Good Car Care magazine was the first nationally distributed collision industry magazine. Here is Volume 1, Number 1. This would later be named Auto Body Repair News, which was renamed Auto Body Repair Network, our own ABRN.
    Gary Ledoux
    April 30, 2025
    Emerging industry leaders called for shop owners to begin solving industry problems on their own before government intervention took over.

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