ABRA Auto Body & Glass Opens 14th Atlanta-Area Repair Center in Buckhead.Business Editors/Automotive Writers MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 10, 2003 ABRA Auto Body & Glass, the nation's leader in damaged vehicle repair services, announced today the acquisition of Prestige Auto Service at 205 Pharr Pharr (fär), city (1990 pop. 32,921), Hidalgo co., extreme S Tex.; inc. 1916. It is located in the irrigated region of the lower Rio Grande valley. Road NE in the Buckhead area of Atlanta. This acquisition represents ABRA's eighty-second repair center, sixty-two of which are corporate-owned along with twenty franchise locations. "ABRA is in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of a growth strategy which includes expansion in our existing markets," stated Tim Adelmann, Chief Operations Officer. "The purchase of Prestige Auto Service brings the total number of ABRA Auto Body & Glass repair centers in metro Atlanta to fourteen. Other locations include Carrollton, Conyers, Douglasville, Fayetteville, Lawrenceville, Lilburn, two locations in Marietta, Morrow mor·row n. 1. The following day: resolved to set out on the morrow. 2. The time immediately subsequent to a particular event. 3. Archaic The morning. , Newnan, Dunwoody, Peachtree City and Suwanee." The Buckhead center consists of 17,000 square feet. ABRA will renovate the office and production areas, and invest in new state-of-the-art equipment. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Andy Ingalls, Vice President ABRA-Georgia, "Our new Buckhead repair center will give us a tremendous advantage in servicing our customers and insurance partners in the Atlanta business districts of Buckhead, Midtown mid·town n. A central portion of a city, between uptown and downtown. midtown Noun US & Canad the centre of a town and Downtown Atlanta Downtown Atlanta refers to the largest financial district for the city of Atlanta. As defined by the Central Atlanta Progress (CAP) organization, the area measures approximately 4 mi², and was home to 23,300 as of 2006. . This repair center is ABRA's first inside the 285 loop." In addition to collision repair, ABRA-Buckhead will specialize spe·cial·ize v. 1. To limit one's profession to a particular specialty or subject area for study, research, or treatment. 2. To adapt to a particular function or environment. in auto glass replacement and repair, paintless dent removal, and will continue the high-line mechanical services provided by Prestige Auto Service. ABRA Auto Body & Glass is a national damaged vehicle repair company specializing in collision repair, paintless dent removal, and auto glass repair and replacement. Started with one repair center in 1984, they have grown to eighty-two facilities in ten states. Their plans for accelerated national growth over the next several years include acquiring existing facilities, building new locations, and awarding franchises. |
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