04/11/08
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Health Care Update Your Senior management team is working very diligently with our Health Care, Disability and Life providers to bring you the best possible coverage at the lowest possible premium. The industry has seen another large jump in costs. Blue Cross has already announced increases in the 16% to 20% range. We don't expect an increase that large and will continue to work toward a balance of adjustable co-pays without a significant reduction in benefit. We are waiting now for providers to bring us a second round of options. We will keep you updated. There are still a lot of
employees that are leaving their computers on all day and night.
Electricity is not free. We didn't become one of the biggest auto
dealers in the region by wasting money, but by being smart in how we use
what profits we bring in. In addition, shutting down computers at night
does not only help save electricity, but the makes the CPU and monitor
last longer. As an example, the electricity alone to run our computers
for 8 hours per day is approximately $6700 per year, which is even more
than our yearly water bill. Leaving them on all night effectively can
double that amount, adding another $6700 to that bill. If all the
computers and monitors were turned off every night, the money saved is
enough to effectively double your short term insurance and life
insurance policies. Let's all work smarter so that, as a company, we can
do more for each other in the future. |
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Employee Recognition The Huvaere Group would like to recognize those associates with employment anniversaries in April: Fred Hale, 1 year; Ken Kline, 4 years; Earl LaBeau, 4 years; Matt Reetz, 4 years; Gary Tench, 1 year; Adrianna Tringali, 1 year; Linda Vandesteene 6 years; Sandy Weitzel, 2 years. Congratulations to everyone! |
Mopar reprises Top Eliminator Awards for 2008
 Mopar will be scouring events such as the upcoming Mopar Nationals in Columbus, Ohio, in August to find the "most meticulously modified and customized Chrysler, Plymouth and Dodge vehicles in the U.S." to showcase at the 2008 Specialty Equipment Market Association show, according to a report on the Edmunds InsideLine Web site. Mopar said that three 2008 Top Eliminator vehicles will be picked at events during the year and displayed in Mopar Alley at the SEMA show, which runs from November 4-7 in Las Vegas. It said it will send scouts to the Detroit Autorama, Mopars at the Strip in Las Vegas, the Carlisle All-Chrysler Nationals and the Mopar Nationals in Columbus, Ohio to find the best examples of vehicles customized by "skilled Mopar enthusiasts." The 2007 Top Eliminators included a rare 1964 Dodge Ramcharger, a 1967 Dodge Coronet R/T, a 1969 Dodge Dart Swinger 340, a 1973 Plymouth Barracuda, a 1970 Plymouth HEMI Cudzter, a 1971 Plymouth 'Cuda 440-6BBL and a 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T. |
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Chrysler sets new rules for discount
Chrysler LLC has stopped allowing employees to share their employee discount price -- typically around 5 percent below factory invoice on the purchase or lease of a new vehicle -- with friends and extended family, the Detroit Free Press has learned. "Chrysler LLC continually monitors employee pricing in assessing its competitive position within the marketplace, and the company adjusts accordingly," spokeswoman Beverly Thacker said in explaining why the program was cut. She stressed that the employee discount program continues for employees and retirees, who are allowed six discounts for themselves and immediate family members each year. |
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Watch out for this warranty scheme
Police in Stuart, Fla., are investigating a local car dealership to determine the extent of a two employees' alleged fraud, according to local news reports. Officers on Monday afternoon were called to Advantage Ford after an internal audit revealed an employee had been adjusting repair orders for family members and other employees to show no amount was due. According to arrest reports, a 45-year old employee defrauded the company of $4,224.06 over several years by falsely reporting the repairs as under warranty. She covered her tracks by destroying some of the repair orders, according to arrest reports. The company's 43-year-old parts department manager was among those the employee wrote repair orders for, and he managed to get $800 worth of free work done on his personal vehicle with her help, according to arrest reports. Both were charged with grand theft and scheme to defraud. |
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Richmond
Charity Classic Car Show & Swap Meet May 18, 2008
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Dan Spinek
Pre-Owned Vehicle Sales
Dan's family:
Dan is married to wife Julie, and has 2 children, Madison, 5, and
Nicolas, 1.
If
he wasn't at work, Dan would be:
On a boat anywhere.
Dan's hometown:
Romeo.
Dan's favorite place to travel:
UP of Michigan.
Dan's first job:
Cart Runner at Pine Valley Golf Course.
Dan's favorite television
show is:
Soprano's.
Dan's favorite place to dine is:
Ruth Chris Steak House.
Dan's favorite vehicle is:
98 Lincoln Mark 8.
Something you may not already know about
Dan:
"I sing just like Elvis"
Thanks Dan for being such an asset to The Huvaere Group.
Today's Motivational Quote
"We know what a person thinks not when he tells us what he thinks, but by
his actions."
Isaac Bashevis Singer
US (Polish-born) Jewish author (1904 - 1991)