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Pickup Truck Tailgate Thefts Going Up in the U.S.

Randy McCoy — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:08:53 +0000

The theft of pickup truck tailgates is on the rise in the United States and it only takes a thief about 30 seconds to take one. The replacement cost for most tailgates is $1,000 or more. The first tailgate thefts were reported in 2006 and by 2012, 1,343 claims were made on stolen tailgates across the country

The Detroit Auto Show Starts Today: 'What is Your Dream Car?'

Andy Capwell — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:24:20 +0000

The Detroit Auto Show starts today and will go until January 27th. Automakers will unveil new models of cars that will be coming to a dealership near you. The auto show is known for showing what new technology is being incorporated into new vehicles. Everything from making cars, trucks and crossovers more fuel efficient, to technology that just is there to wow you!

Great Business Decisions

Randy McCoy — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 23:15:12 +0000

Some of the greatest business decisions go unnoticed much of the time, things we know as ‘normal’ today, had a beginning somewhere. Home mortgages, auto loans, and other forms of consumer credit started during the great San Francisco earthquake. A.P. Gianni, the son of Italian immigrants, was able to load, on to horse drawn carts, $80,000 worth of gold from his Bank of Italy deposit vaults after the quake hit, when other banks failed to do so. Since he had the money, he offered loans of$10 to $300 loans to anyone who had a job. He backed unproven businesses too, he loaned $2 million to a guy named Walt Disney for the making of Snow White.