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For the 5th year, International Carwash Association has awarded its Emerging Leaders Scholarship to up-and-coming car wash industry leaders.

Visit https://www.carwash.org/car-wash-magazine/car-wash-news/news/2019/03/12/2019-emerging-leaders-scholarship-winners-announced to view the full article online.

 
 
   
This May in Nashville, Shawn Achor, author of The Happiness Advantage, will share how it’s not always how hard you work that determines your success—research suggests 75 percent of our job success is predicted not by intelligence, but by our optimism, social support network, and ability to manage energy and stress in a positive way.

Visit https://www.carwash.org/car-wash-magazine/car-wash-news/news/2019/03/13/the-car-wash-show-2019-gain-the-happiness-advantage-at-the-exclusive-keynote-address to view the full article online.

 
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Source: Auto Blog

Toyota recently filed a patent for a system that will release tear gas into the car when the vehicle detects an illegitimate engine start, part of a larger scheme of patenting a fragrance system where you can choose the scent you want pumped out of the air vents.

Visit https://www.autoblog.com/2019/03/11/toyota-patent-tear-gas-anti-theft/ to view the full article online.

 

Last week's jobs report was full of data, including a 3.8 percent unemployment rate and an addition of lower-than expected 20,000 jobs in February. But without the right context, the data can be a bit misleading. 

Visit https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/jobs-report-growth-unemployment/ to view the full article online.

 
Source: ABC 13
(Video) Meyers Auto Wash is opening their third location in Toldeo, Ohio, and is raising donations for a local school's therapy dog program.

Visit https://www.13abc.com/content/news/Local-car-wash-raises-money-for-Whitmer-High-School-therapy-dog-program-506902741.html to view the full article online.

 
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MILES Express, a MILES brand, is expanding into Colorado with two locations slated to open in 2019. The expansion falls under a new licensing pilot-program featuring turnkey expansion of the existing MILES brand.

Visit https://www.carwash.org/car-wash-magazine/car-wash-news/news/2019/03/13/miles-express-to-expand-to-colorado-market to view the full article online.

 

Bluebird Express Car Wash is well on its way in the construction of its new facilities off of I-84 in Ontario, Ore., including a new state-of-the-art wash tunnel. The business is expected to open in early June.

Visit https://www.argusobserver.com/news/tunnel-takes-shape-at-new-express-car-wash-aims-for/article_65a3717e-4103-11e9-b52f-b715d2298076.html to view the full article online.

 
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Elektrim Motors
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In her new book, psychology professor Michele Gelfand explains some of the differences between social groups, and the conflicts that erupt among them.

Visit https://www.strategy-business.com/article/Finding-your-companys-cultural-sweet-spot?gko=a27d0 to view the full article online.

 
Source: Entrepreneur
Why being a global citizen is the next frontier for successful entreprenuers.

Visit https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/328335 to view the full article online.

 
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OPW Vehicle Wash Solutions (PDQ & Belanger)
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Source: Business.com
When drafting a good strategy for reaching your customers and boosting business, it's important to separate what will work in practice from what works in theory. Here are four common marketing problems and a theoretical and practical solution to help solve them.

Visit https://www.business.com/articles/theory-vs-practical-solutions-marketing-problems/ to view the full article online.

 
Source: Inc.

Google My Business account owners have been able to create posts for their accounts for a while now, but many local marketers didn't take full advantage of the feature. Now Google is changing the way business posts are displayed on Google My Business, so they are more useful to marketers. 

Visit https://www.inc.com/peter-roesler/google-redesign-highlights-offers-posts-on-google-my-business.html?cid=hmside1 to view the full article online.

 
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