Watch the glassBYTEs.com Newscast for Announcement about Dedication of Auto Glass Week and More

Posted by on May 11, 2012 under Auto News | Be the First to Comment

This month, the glassBYTEs.com newscast, sponsored by AGRR™ magazine, announces the dedication of Auto Glass Week™ to Ray Asbery, the late founder and CEO of Equalizer Industries.

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Watch the glassBYTEs.com Newscast for Announcement about Dedication of Auto Glass Week and More

Boyd Group Income Fund Reports 31.7 Percent First-Quarter Increase in Sales

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The Boyd Group Income Fund, which owns Boyd Autobody and Glass, Gerber Collision and Glass and Gerber National Glass Services, has reported that its sales increased by 31.7 percent to $107.4 million for the first quarter of 2012, compared with $81.6 million in the first quarter of 2011.

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Boyd Group Income Fund Reports 31.7 Percent First-Quarter Increase in Sales

Key Communications Inc. Purchases Auto and Flat Glass Journal

Posted by on February 7, 2012 under Auto News | Be the First to Comment

Key Communications Inc., publisher of Auto Glass Repair and Replacement (AGRR), USGlass magazine and several other titles serving the glass industry, has purchased the assets of Auto and Flat Glass Journal from BKB Publications of Florida.

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State Farm to Add 90 Jobs in Central Ohio

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State Farm said today that it will add about 90 jobs in central Ohio, part of the 3,000 new positions the insurer plans to add across the country.

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State Farm to Add 90 Jobs in Central Ohio

Key Communications Announces Staff Changes and Promotions

Posted by on February 6, 2012 under Auto News | Be the First to Comment

Key Communications Inc. has announced that Penny Stacey, who has served as an editor for the company’s AGRR magazine for nine years, has been named editor of USGlass magazine, effective with the March 2012 issue.

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Anonymous Letter Appears to be More Widely Spread Than Previously Thought

Posted by on January 19, 2012 under Auto News | Be the First to Comment

Yesterday’s glassBYTEs.com/AGRR magazine report about an anonymous letter received by several Michigan auto glass shops has brought forth several readers from across the United States who say they also received the anonymous letter, titled “New Antitrust Concerns.”

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Anonymous Letter Appears to be More Widely Spread Than Previously Thought

Binswanger is Glad to be "Standalone Organization," Carrillo Says

Posted by on January 9, 2012 under Auto News | Be the First to Comment

Grey Mountain Partners of Boulder, Colo., acquired Binswanger Enterprises LLC in Memphis, Tenn., last week, from another private equity firm, Sun Capital Partners.

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Watch the December glassBYTEs.com Newscast

Posted by on December 12, 2011 under Auto News | Be the First to Comment

The December glassBYTEs.com newscast, sponsored by AGRR magazine, includes a look at two new books by industry veterans and the latest details on Auto Glass Week 2012.

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Watch the June glassBYTEs.com™ Newscast: Inside Carlex

Posted by on June 8, 2011 under Auto News | Be the First to Comment

The June glassBYTEs.com newscast, sponsored by AGRR™ magazine, includes a look at the recent Nashville, Tenn., auto glass plant opening under the new ownership of Carlex Glass America, along with video footage from inside the company’s float glass plant.

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View the Carlex Slide Show: Inside the Float Plant and More

Posted by on June 3, 2011 under Auto News | Be the First to Comment

Carlex Glass America, a subsidiary of Japan-based Central Glass, held a dedication ceremony and grand opening yesterday in Nashville, Tenn., to celebrate its recent acquisition of both Zeledyne’s Nashville auto glass plant and its Carlite business, and glassBYTEs.com™/AGRR magazine was there.

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View the Carlex Slide Show: Inside the Float Plant and More