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Repair Shop Owner Pleads Guilty To Insurance Fraud Charges

WOBURN, Mass. (AP) — A man who used sledgehammers and mallets to further damage customers’ vehicles at the two auto body shops he owned in an effort to cheat insurance companies has pleaded guilty to dozens of charges, prosecutors said. …

CARSTAR Promotes Two to Leadership Roles

CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts, a national multi-shop operator network (MSO), continues to enhance its field service and operations team to serve its growing network of stores across the country with the following promotions. Rick Miller, who joined the company …

CARSTAR Adds First Location in Oklahoma

CARSTAR, a national multi-shop operator network (MSO), announced the opening of the first CARSTAR location in Oklahoma – Jeremiah’s CARSTAR Collision and Painting in Oklahoma City, Okla. Owned by Jeremiah Graham, the shop is located at 11313 N. Broadway Extension, …

$300K Damage in Fire at Nevada Auto Body Shop

Clark County, Nev., firefighters say a blaze that caused about $300,000 in damage to an auto body shop likely started from welding. Authorities say one male employee received minor injuries in the fire reported about 9 p.m. Tuesday on Pinks …

CARSTAR Expands in Ohio

CARSTAR, a multi-shop operator network, announced the opening of a new location Cleveland, bringing the total number of CARSTAR locations in Ohio to 25. Owned by Jeremy and Theresa Orsky, Coach & Collision CARSTAR is located at 1120 Brookpark Road …

Wisconsin Auto Body Shop Destroyed by Fire

A recycling and auto body shop has been destroyed by fire in western Wisconsin. The owner of Centerville Recycling near Trempealeau and two firefighters suffered smoke inhalation when the longtime family business went up in flames Sunday. Forty-four-year-old Alvin “Rob” …