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Oakland’s oldest auto repair shop sells to Crash Champions
For decades, Ron Arth’s days began and ended at George V. Arth & Son, his family’s 145-year-old auto repair shop on 10th Street in downtown Oakland. As owner, Arth worked alongside a faithful crew and his trusty assistant of 43 years, Renee Camp. “I have customers who come in and say, ‘I used to come in with my grandpa,’ and I’d say, ‘yeah unfortunately I remember your grandpa,’” Arth joked in a recent interview. But the end of an era—a long era—has come for the family-owned auto shop. On Nov. 29, the national auto repair company Crash Champions announced their acquisition of Oakland’s oldest—and perhaps the nation’s oldest—mechanic’s garage. Heidi…
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The Auto Parts Dilemma: How a New World Will Lead to The Critical Need for Packaging Versatility
Like the relaxation of the world’s industries, the automotive landscape is shifting. Thanks to source chain problems, new autos are tougher to get, and labor problems are compounding the difficulty. Customers are retaining their vehicles for a longer time and there is a soaring demand for automobile parts — regardless of whether new or refurbished. Added to that are the influences of escalating developments such as electric powered cars, automation, and the demand for sustainability. All of this has put the great importance of the source chain in the spotlight, and produced a require and an prospect for businesses to reassess their supply chain management techniques to produce bigger efficiencies. Let’s…
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Green Bay man charged with threatening to ‘shoot up’ local auto repair shop terrorist threats
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – A 26-year-old in Green Bay was charged for allegedly threatening to ‘shoot up’ a local auto repair shop over an alleged incident back in February. According to a criminal complaint obtained by Local 5, 26-year-old Brandon Johnson was charged with making terrorist threats to an automotive repair shop. On November 18 around 10:30 a.m., authorities were made aware of a man who was making threats to ‘come and shoot up’ a business. When an officer arrived, the owner of the business said he was contacted by a woman who knew of texts her son was receiving about shooting the repair shop and its employees. The…
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AUTO RACING: Pierce rolls into Gateway Dirt Nationals | Sports
OAKWOOD — Right after a historic period with the UMP Late Models, Oakwood racer Bobby Pierce is focusing on ending a huge yr. Pierce received his fifth UMP Late Product period title, a feat no racer has done before. He also won the UMP Summernationals title for the fifth time, now just driving 6-time winner Billy Moyer. “Following the Hell Tour (Summernationals), you pick up year details and any Entire world of Outlaws race, you get points as properly and I won a few of all those races,” Pierce claimed. “It all adds up. You know where by you are at, but you really do not know what you might…
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Layne Riggs’ gamble pays off with NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series national title
Nothing has come easy for Layne Riggs from the moment his auto racing career began. A veteran in late model stock car competition despite being just 20, the second-generation competitor from Bahama, North Carolina, has fought for every victory with a small operation, all while waiting for the right opportunity to follow in his father Scott Riggs’ footsteps as a driver in one of NASCAR’s top three divisions. The decision to bet on himself by going for a NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series title paid off for Riggs, who joined a long list of notable national champions with a stellar season that saw him claim 16 victories at five…
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Color World Plans to Kick-Start Service Industries as Famed Auto Repair Shop Joins the Metaverse Platform
NEW YORK, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Shade Star Know-how Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: Include) (“Coloration Star” or the “Enterprise”), an amusement technological know-how organization with a international network that focuses on the software of engineering and synthetic intelligence in the enjoyment business, just lately declared that its metaverse platform, ColorWorld Metaverse (“Color Earth” or the “Metaverse”), will be opening up a series of assistance-oriented firms on its platform. The 1st company signing up for the system will be a very well-recognised automobile fix and company business. Shade Planet customers within the services selection will be ready to right accessibility the auto repair firm through Shade Entire world and book an…
