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    Scott Accardo/SpeeDee Oil Change & Auto Service
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    Tom Valentino
    June 23, 2025
    After Asheville, North Carolina, was devastated by Hurricane Helene in September 2024, SpeeDee franchisee Willis Hudson and his team have rebounded with help from family and colleagues...

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    Peter Suciu
    May 7, 2025
    Ron Morrow Jr., a second generation Grease Monkey franchisee, has continued expanding since taking the reins.
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    Adam Tatum
    May 2, 2025
    Defuse tense situations by actively listening first, then offering constructive solutions.
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    Kacey Frederick
    March 26, 2025
    A retired Army National Guard officer, Garland Moore found the active, challenging career he needed in the SpeeDee Oil Change & Auto Service brand.
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    Tom Valentino
    March 24, 2025
    Keeping customers informed during visits can help drive them to keep coming back.
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    Kacey Frederick
    March 19, 2025
    An aging facility has been rejuvenated since being taken over by new ownership in 2019.
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    Joanna Johnson
    March 3, 2025
    Language in Tiguan owners' manuals calling for tie-in brand service requirement prohibited by law is at the crux of class action lawsuit.
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    Kacey Frederick
    Feb. 27, 2025
    From the time he was a teen in high school, Robert Bookout knew he wanted his own service station. Now, the 70-year-old shop owner has only continued to provide for the community...
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    Kacey Frederick
    Jan. 17, 2025
    After years of helping service chains improve their stores, Will Helton has taken over a well-known quick lube in Arkansas alongside his wife, Bernadette Helton.
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    Kacey Frederick
    Jan. 13, 2025
    This business has been on a roll, going from one successful Duluth, Minnesota, location to launching another in nearby Superior, Wisconsin.
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    Joanna Johnson
    Dec. 2, 2024
    As repair costs climb, wise service providers prepare for customers with a track record of inadequate maintenance.

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