SEMA Member News -May/June 2009Six Select Committee Seats Will Be DecidedBy Jim Barber Todd Bidwell (left) of Parts Unlimited Inc.—shown here with NASCAR racer and commentator Kyle Petty at last year’s Washington Rally—has overseen the growth of ARMO’s Take a Kid to a Car Show program. As his term...

SEMA Member News - May/June 2009An Open Letter From Outgoing Chairman Ron DiVincenzo The annual TORA Industry Reception at the SEMA Show provides the perfect atmosphere for casual, constructive networking with industry peers. Presentation of the TORA Industry Awards will be added to this year’s...

SEMA Member News - May/June 2009 - Free Services to Help Overcome AdversityBy Eric Saltrick The HRIA Select Committee is constantly looking for ways to aid and advance the cause of industry businesses. Education, networking and a website loaded with useful tools are among the items already in place...

SEMA Member News - May/June 2009 - Increased Coverage Through Meetings That Make a Difference The Embassy Suites LAX South hotel is transformed into a motorsports parts manufacturers showcase for three days every January. Its convenient proximity to Los Angeles International Airport, a physical...

SEMA Member News - May/June 2009 Growing Out of the RecessionBy Joel Rosenthal The SEMA MRC will host its eighth annual Interactive Town Hall Meeting at the PWA conference on Tuesday, September 15. Last year, more than 120 specialty-equipment market professionals participated. My 11-year-old...

SEMA Member News - May/June 2009 Insurance for Employment DownturnBy Franco L. Ganino In the midst of the worst financial crisis in more than 60 years, many companies are being forced to make major decisions on how to survive. This could lead to the largest job loss since the Great Depression...

SEMA Member News - May/June 2009 Attend the PRO Long-Range Planning Meeting PRO members get down to serious brainstorming during the annual PRO Long-Range Planning Meeting.If you didn’t mark your calendar, you can still make plans to attend this year’s PRO Long-Range Planning Meeting. As the title...

SEMA Member News - May/June 2009 The Inside Scoop on SBN MembersBy Tracy TeuscherIn each issue of SEMA Member News, “The SBN Insider” will feature good news from SEMA Businesswomen’s Network (SBN) members across the country. Offering a unique platform for SBN members to get to know one another in a...

SEMA Member News - May/June 2009 Brent Opiela Makes Strides Toward an Automotive Career Thanks largely to his second SEMA scholarship, Brent Opiela is focusing solely on completing his Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a dual major in automotive aftermarket management and business...

SEMA Member News - May/June 2009 SPC Presents the 2009 SEMA Internet Symposium A standing-room-only crowd packed a theater-style classroom early one Saturday morning after the annual SEMA Installation Banquet & Gala Fundraiser to take part in the Internet Symposium. The audience included truck guys...