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1 Industry Mourns Tragic Loss of ADAS/Auto Glass Trainer and Wife
A 63-year-old former trainer for an Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) company who worked closely with the auto glass industry shot and killed his wife before turning the gun on himself in an apparent murder-suicide in Wake County, North Carolina the evening of January 18. He announced his intentions in an ADAS Facebook group minutes after killing his wife.
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2 Backed into Bankruptcy: Automotive Smart Glass Company Owes 100-Plus Creditors
A manufacturer of specialized, technical automotive glass filed for bankruptcy with several million dollars in liabilities and over 100 creditors, including the U.S. federal government. AGP eGlass is petitioning for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
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3 Safelite Sued over Alleged Accessibility Violations
A Safelite location in California faced a civil-rights lawsuit after a paraplegic customer alleged the company provided insufficient disability accommodations.
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4 Retired Safelite VP Steve Miggo Passes Away
Steve Miggo, retired executive vice president of Safelite, passed away on December 6 after a long illness. He was 60 years old. Miggo lived in Columbus, Ohio, and was with Safelite from 2008 until he retired in 2022.
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5 Courts Give Small Shops a Break from Corporate Transparency Act — for Now
As of January 2025, there’s good news for small auto glass shops across the country: the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) beneficial-ownership reporting requirements have been paused indefinitely. What is the CTA and what does that delay mean for small businesses?
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