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 ICA news
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Each year, to encourage the pursuit of a college education, the International Carwash Association presents a $1,000 Larry Harrell Scholarship to a deserving recipient. Recipients are selected on the basis of high school standing, leadership roles, community involvement, honors and response to the 500-word essay.
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Industry News
Source: Automotive News
In Google's first Auto Trends Report, consumer preference is tracked in three of automotive's main marketplaces based on the top searches for vehicle accessories. Analysts sifted through billions of searches compiled between September 2015 to August 2017, tracking when, and why, interest in certain products rose or fell.
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Source: Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Auto Show blew into town last week for 110th installment of the nation’s largest and longest-running auto show. Here's a recap of the show's highs and a few lows from its run at McCormick Place.
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Source: Markets Insider
Zips Car Wash is expanding into Winston-Salem, N.C., with the acquisition of Suds Up Car Wash and Shine Time Express Car Wash. Both acquisitions took place last week.
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Source: The State Journal
In April, the owners of Frankfort, Kentucky's Fast Freddy’s car wash plan to open a new location on the other side of town. Installation of equipment at the new facility — originally slated to open last fall — will begin next week.
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Source: CS News
The Spinx Co. opened its first express tunnel car wash at its newest convenience store in Moncks Corner, S.C. On Feb. 15, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at the Ride 'N' Shine car wash. The Spinx store where the car wash is located is the retailer's largest c-store yet.
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Leadership
Source: Forbes
if you asked random leaders and employees alike to list tasks of management, they would mention numerous time-wasting activities. Activities like reporting, reviewing, planning, meeting, discussing, and documenting. Why are these wasteful? Because not a one of these activities creates value for which customers are willing to pay.
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Source: Entrepreneur
Joshua Spodek, author of Leadership Step by Step: Becoming the Person Others Follow, talks about how people aren’t born leaders but instead develop leadership skills throughout life as a result of the obstacles life throws at them. He states that every great leader has learned leadership, but "no one’s born leading."
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Marketing
Source: Inc.
As email marketing continues to grow in popularity, there's little sign that marketers know what they're doing. Here are nine marketing emails, all of which make basic, fatal errors.
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Source: Small Business Trends
The new PayPal Here card readers work with your mobile devices and accept the latest forms of payments from customers and clients.
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