ABRA Auto Body & Glass Announces Wahlin Promotion.MINNEAPOLIS Minneapolis (mĭn'ēăp`əlĭs), city (1990 pop. 368,383), seat of Hennepin co., E Minn., at the head of navigation on the Mississippi River, at St. Anthony Falls; inc. 1856. -- ABRA Auto Body & Glass, a national damaged vehicle repair company, announced today the promotion of Mark Wahlin to the position of Vice President of Franchise Development. Wahlin will be responsible for actively pursuing and awarding new franchises within the ABRA system. Wahlin joined ABRA in 1998 as a District Manager, and was promoted to Director of Franchising in 2000. Prior to that, Wahlin owned and operated three Minnesota-based ABRA franchise locations. "For the past several years ABRA has not been actively seeking new franchisees," stated Wahlin. "I look forward to having a focus on franchise development, and the value it can bring to the ABRA Auto Body & Glass system. Our strategy is to build up our franchise presence in smaller markets that are adjacent to our large corporate markets." Tim Adelmann Adelmann was the Bishop of Brescia, (a region in Northern Italy) during the eleventh century. Adelmann seems to have become Bishop of Brescia in 1050, and to have taken an active share in the church-reform movement of the period, especially against the clerical abuses of simony and , ABRA's Executive Vice President of Business Development, stated: "Mark is a perfect fit for this new position. He understands not only the internal operations of ABRA from the corporate point of view, but knows what type of individuals to look for when awarding franchise agreements because of his ownership background. We are very fortunate to have Mark on board, and look forward to the growth he will be bringing to ABRA." Wahlin and his wife, Laurie Laurie long in love with Jo March, he begs her to marry him and is rejected. [Am. Lit.: Louisa May Alcott Little Women] See : Love, Spurned , have three grown children and live in the suburb suburb, a community in an outlying section of a city or, more commonly, a nearby, politically separate municipality with social and economic ties to the central city. In the 20th cent. of Stillwater Stillwater. 1 City (1990 pop. 13,822), seat of Washington co., E Minn., on the St. Croix River; inc. 1854. Boats, metal products, signs, computer supplies, molding and tools, and electronic goods are manufactured. near Minneapolis. ABRA Auto Body & Glass is a national damaged vehicle repair company specializing in collision repair, paintless Paint´less a. 1. Not capable of being painted or described. dent removal, and auto glass repair and replacement. Started with one repair center in 1984, they have grown to ninety-two facilities in twelve states. Their plans for accelerated national growth over the next several years include acquiring existing facilities and building new locations. |
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