We at R. J. McClellan, Inc. are proud to dedicate this issue of The Auto Body Journal to the automotive associations that support the auto body/collision repair industry in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota.
As we began the planning the articles and features for this year's issues of The Auto Body Journal we decided that there wasn't a better place to start out than with the associations that support our readers directly. We requested information from all the associations on their plans for the year, advice to shops, programs offered, contact information, website details, and any other information they would like to share. Offering them an opportunity to promote the association and share what they are doing with our readers.
I am please to say we had response from all the state associations and a few local Wisconsin associations as well. I thank them for their participation and hope you find the information useful.

• We start off with an article about what AASP-MN does for the auto body/collision repair industry in Minnesota.
• The Iowa Collision Repair Association gave us an article out their activities in Iowa as well as one about their upcoming convention.
• We worked with North Dakota Auto Body Association and South Dakota Auto Body Association to get you an article about their associations.
• We have an article from Wisconsin Auto Collision Technicians Association LTD (WACTAL) about their association.
• Also in Wisconsin we have information about three local groups that serve collision repair shops in their area. Central Wisconsin Auto Body Assoc., Chippewa Valley Auto Body Assoc., and IndianHead Auto Body Association.

We are already in the planning stages for our April issue so we will be back in two months with another celebration edition. Thank you for your continued support.