Photo Gallery: Midwest Collision Repair Trade Show & Conference returns to Kansas City

    June 5, 2023
    For the second year in a row, state associations combined forces to present the trade show and educational programs.

    For the second year in a row, state collision repair associations from the Midwest combined efforts for a trade show at the Overland Park Convention Center in Overland Park, Kansas. For the 2023 Midwest Collision Repair Trade Show & Conference, the Iowa Collision Repair Association, Kansas Auto Body Association, Missouri Auto Body Association, Nebraska Auto Body Association, and South Dakota Auto Body Association presented the "Highlighting the Year of the Technician" as their theme. There were about 60 exhibitors for the May 19-20 trade show, which was open Friday evening and Saturday morning, and 15 educational programs, all with free registration. Here are highlights of the Kansas City-area event.

    About the Author

    Jay Sicht | Editor-in-Chief, FenderBender, ABRN, Motor Age, and Aftermarket Business World

    Jay Sicht is editor-in-chief of FenderBender and ABRN. He has worked in the automotive aftermarket for more than 27 years, including in a number of sales and technical roles in paint/parts distribution and service/repair. He has a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Central Missouri with a minor in aviation, and as a writer and editor, he has covered all segments of the automotive aftermarket for more than 20 of those years, including formerly serving as editor-in-chief of Motor Age and Aftermarket Business World. Connect with him on LinkedIn.

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