NAPA Chassis Announces Winner of the Extreme Drive Sweepstakes
Larry DeMar specifically wore his lucky red shirt in hopes that it would bring him one last bit of luck. And, it did. DeMar, owner of Superior Auto & Fleet Repair in Phoenix, Ariz., outlasted six other regional winners to drive away with the NAPA CHASSIS Extreme “Drive” Sweepstakes’ grand prize – a new Ford F150 truck, Jeep Wrangler, a Bass Boat and a $1,000 Cabela’s gift certificate. The drawing was held Nov. 20 at the Grand Hyatt Washington Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Herman Trend Alert: Bonuses for New Hires
Employers are becoming more aggressive in their pursuit of highly talented employees. Recruiting efforts are being stepped up. Once again, bonuses are being paid to new employees, just for joining the company.
Hendrick Plane Crash Overshadows Victory
Jimmie Johnson’s series-high sixth victory of the season Sunday was tempered by word that a plane carrying two pilots and eight passengers crashed into a mountain Sunday afternoon en route to the Subway 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup race. Ten people were confirmed dead, including four relatives of Hendrick Motorsports CEO Rick Hendrick: His son Ricky Hendrick, his brother John Hendrick, and John’s twin daughters, Jennifer and Kimberly. John, 53, was the president of Hendrick Motorsports. Ricky owned a Busch series NASCAR team and ran Performance Honda of Pineville, N.C., a motorcycle dealership.
S.A. Day Mfg. Co. President Steps Down After Nearly Five Decades
After a career that has spanned nearly five decades, Paul Conn, president of the S.A. Day Manufacturing Co., has announced his retirement. Conn stepped down from his post on Oct. 1. Jackson (Jay) Bowling will be taking over as president at S.A. Day. The S.A. Day Mfg. Co., Inc. is an ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001 certified manufacturer of flux for the soldering of copper/brass and flux for the soldering and brazing of aluminum heat exchangers.
Melling Engine Parts Installs New Information Management System
Melling Engine Parts has selected Omnitek Information Systems, Inc./21st Century Graphic Technologies to upgrade the Melling Engine Parts catalog system and help the company reduce production time. Melling Engine Parts has installed Omnitek’s/21st Century Graphic’s DBMS Catalog Module, Product Guide Image Module, Interchange Module and the PDF Module. According to Paul Hollstein, catalog manager at Melling, the company chose Omnitek /21st Century Graphics Technologies after researching many vendors.
Collaboration — Growing Tool & Die Weapon
Not long ago, tool and die was a fiercely competitive and highly individualized industry, but in the wake of global competition and a growing demand among customers for cost cutting measures, an increasing number of companies are forming partnerships to remain competitive.
Advance Auto Parts Elects Best Buy CFO to Board
Darren Jackson, CFO and executive vice president of finance for national retailer Best Buy Co., has been elected to the Advance Auto Parts board of directors. He will serve as a member of the board’s audit committee. In 2001, Jackson was recognized as one of Minneapolis’ top 40 executives under 40 and was named as one of the top 20 young CFOs likely to shape the profession by CFO magazine.
Del-Nat Tire Launches New Web Sites
Del-Nat Tire Corp. has announced the launch of three new Web sites. The company has unveiled a new corporate Web site, as well as new sites for Delta Tire and National Tire. Del-Nat Tire Corp. is one of the largest privately owned distributors of private brand tires in the world. The company markets passenger, light truck, medium truck, OTR, farm and industrial tires to its stockholders under the Delta, National and Akuret brand names.
Del-Nat Tire Elects New Chairman
Dick Erickson, owner of Sun Tire in Jacksonville, Fla., has been elected chairman of the board of Del-Nat Tire Corp. Erickson succeeds Tony Vetter, president of Northwest Tire, Inc. in Bismarck, ND. Erickson will serve the remaining portion Vetter’s term, with new elections planned at the annual meeting of Del-Nat stockholders in November.
ACCC Names New Chairman
Howard Stein has been named new chairman of the board of directors for American Car Care Centers (ACCC). Stein is the president of Target Tire, headquartered in Jacksonville, N.C. Target Tire operates 11 distribution centers, servicing Virginia, North and South Carolina, eastern Tennessee, Georgia and northern Florida. The company has been a member distributor of ACCC since 1998.