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32-427: The Carquest marketing alliance and distribution network was formed in 1974 by O. Temple Sloan of General Parts, Dan Bock of Bobro Products, and Joe Hughes of Indiana Parts Warehouse. In response to competition from high-volume retail stores, Sloan believed "that programmed distribution through a cooperative alliance would be the most effective means to remain competitive." According to a 1994 Bangor Daily News article,

64-494: A few thousand papers on an average weekday, but BDN ' s website had more than 100,000 unique visitors than the Press Herald ' s website. In 2008, the paper's editorial page director, Todd Benoit, was appointed BDN ' s director of new media; he later became BDN ' s president and chief operating officer. In 2014, Richard J. Warren became publisher of the newspaper. The company that owns and operates

96-552: A long-term sale-leaseback deal. In June 2012, Carquest Auto Parts relaunched its Carquest.com website, offering buy online, pick up in store commerce. In December 2012, Advance Auto Parts acquired warehouse distributor B.W.P. Distributors, which supplied the Northeastern United States. On October 16, 2013 it was announced that Carquest would be acquired by Advance Auto Parts, Inc in an all-cash transaction estimated at approximately $ 2 billion dollars. The deal

128-663: A massive blizzard dumped over three feet of snow on Bangor, with 20-foot snowdrifts that made it impossible for the delivery trucks to move. The newspaper's peak came in the mid-1980s, when Bangor Daily News had 150 reporters and editors and 150 other employees. At the time, published seven regional editions of the newspaper throughout Maine, and in addition to its main office on Main Street in Bangor had news bureaus at Madawaska , Presque Isle , Houlton , Pittsfield , Calais , Machias , Rockland , Augusta and Ellsworth . In 1982,

160-581: A one race deal in which Carquest adorned the hood and Black's Tire adorned the side. In 2022, Advance Auto Parts entered an exclusive partnership with the Los Angeles Dodgers , which made Carquest an official auto parts retailer for the team. Bangor Daily News The Bangor Daily News is an American newspaper covering a large portion of central and eastern Maine , published six days per week in Bangor, Maine . The Bangor Daily News

192-552: A proposed $ 500 million liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on tribal land at the Pleasant Point Reservation . A Maine court decided that the newspapers were not entitled to the records because the tribal officials' negotiations with the Oklahoma -based LNG developer were undertaken in the reservation's capacity as "a profit-making business rather than municipal governance" and were therefore not subjected to

224-639: A reporter for the Bangor Daily News , Beurmond Banville, who ran a one-person news bureau for the paper in Madawaska, Maine , on the U.S.-Canada border , wrote about a pretrial hearing in a murder case in New Brunswick , Canada. After publishing an account of the restricted proceeding in BDN , Banville was convicted in a Canadian court for violating a publication ban, and was fined $ 160; in 1983,

256-507: Is a professional certification group that certifies professionals and shops in the automotive repair and service industry in the United States and parts of Canada . It is an independent, non-profit organization created in 1972 in response to consumers needing to distinguish between potentially incompetent and competent automotive technicians . The organization aims to improve the quality of vehicle repair and service through

288-956: The Kennebec Journal in Augusta , the Morning Sentinel in Waterville , and the Coastal Journal in Bath . Although Brower's company does not own BDN , it does provide printing services for BDN . As of 2020, about half of BDN ' s journalists were based in Bangor, with the other half spread across Maine. In May 2022, the newsroom staff unionized with the Maine NewsGuild and won recognition from management. The Bangor Daily News ' s editorial stance has traditionally leaned toward conservatism and

320-550: The Carquest Bowl from 1994 to 1997. The company sponsored three-time IHRA Drag Racing Top Fuel Champion Paul Romine from 1997–2004 and from 2001-2004 was associated with the No. 2 Team ASE NASCAR Craftsman Truck driven by Scott Riggs and Jason Leffler . It also sponsored NHRA drag races from 2003 - 2007. Most recently the company sponsored the #92 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Ford driven by David Gilliland as part of

352-585: The Court of Appeal of New Brunswick upheld the conviction, but gave Banville an absolute discharge , meaning that he does not have any Canadian criminal record. Banville and the newspaper considered the Canadian court's ruling to be a prior restraint on freedom of the press , but decided not to further appeal considering the cost. The ruling appears in a textbook on Canadian media law . Richard J. Warren succeeded his father as editor in 1984; five years later,

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384-661: The Republican Party , in contrast to the Portland Press Herald , which was regarded as having a more liberal, pro- Democratic editorial stance. It historically endorsed Republican candidates for office, such as Barry Goldwater in the 1964 presidential election , but has also sometimes endorsed Democratic candidates. In the 1974 Maine gubernatorial election , the Bangor Daily News endorsed independent candidate James B. Longley : "The newspaper had always endorsed Republicans, so backing an independent

416-557: The 2000s. From 1997 to 2001, BDN acted as an Internet service provider in addition to a newspaper, working with two local, small telecommunications companies to provide dial-up Internet access to a few thousand people in Maine. BDN adopted an aggressive "digital-first" publishing strategy, and became the most-read online news source in the state; in 2011, the Portland Press Herald outsold BDN in print copies by

448-556: The 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. Carquest Auto Parts joined Hendrick Motorsports in 2002 as an associate sponsor of Chevrolets driven by Ricky Hendrick in the NASCAR Busch Series. The relationship carried over to the following season, resulting in a NASCAR Busch Series championship with driver Brian Vickers , and has since transitioned into the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The company sponsored

480-469: The Freedom of Access Act. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court unanimously affirmed the ruling in 2006. In 2013, Bangor Daily News reporters submitted a public records request to Maine's state government for public information that included the names and addresses of the holders of concealed-weapon permits. The request, made in furtherance of newsgathering, prompted a fierce uproar, and the newspaper dropped

512-402: The No. 5 Kellogg's/Carquest Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. In 2008, Hendrick Motorsports announced that Mark Martin , a seasoned veteran would be driving the car in 2009. Carquest continued to sponsor Mark Martin in 2010 and 2011. Carquest Auto Parts has primary sponsor placement in eight points races on the No. 5 Chevrolet driven by Mark Martin during

544-452: The U.S. forces during World War II , and the paper's managing editor John M. O'Connell was sent to Europe as a war correspondent . After Fred Jordan's death in 1947, his widow Lillis Towle Jordan became publisher. Richard K. Warren became publisher in 1955 and remained in that role until 1984, a time when the newspaper's circulation dramatically increased. It has only missed one day of delivery in its entire history. On New Year's Eve 1962,

576-505: The company was "made up of 14 distributing companies operating 64 Carquest Auto Parts Stores throughout the United States" at that time. General Parts was the largest member with General Parts owning 1,400 out of Carquest’s 3,400 auto parts stores across North America by 2011. O. Temple Sloan Jr. started General Parts in 1961. Founding member Bobro was later sold to White Plains Automotive in 1984 and renamed B.W.P. Distributors. BWP

608-521: The newspaper moved its printing plant from Bangor to a new printing plant in Hampden (which was closed in 2013 and sold in 2015). The newspaper was an early adopter of a policy prohibiting tobacco advertising . As of 1993, the Bangor Daily News was one of fewer than twenty American newspapers that declined to accept ads for tobacco products. The newspaper launched its Web presence in 1997 at bangornews.com , later moving to bangordailynews.com in

640-597: The newspaper, Bangor Publishing Co., expanded through acquisitions of Bangor Metro magazine (2014), Madawaska 's St. John Valley Times (2015), and Fort Kent 's Fiddlehead Focus (2016). The company also owns several weekly newspapers in Maine: the Presque Isle Star-Herald , Caribou Aroostook Republican and News , Dover-Foxcroft Piscataquis Observer , Houlton Pioneer Times , and Greater Bangor The Weekly . In 2011 and 2012, BDN established

672-567: The newspaper. Ownership of the paper remained in the family, and Towle's great-grandson Richard J. Warren remains the publisher today. The Bangor Daily News merged with the Bangor Whig & Courier in 1900, leaving two newspapers in the city: BDN and the Bangor Daily Commercial (which ceased publication in 1949). Towle's son-in-law Fred Jordan took control of the paper in 1929. Forty-six BDN staff members served in

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704-441: The only independently owned daily newspaper in the state. The Bangor Daily News ' s first issue was June 18, 1889; the main stockholder in the publishing company was Bangor shipping and logging businessman Thomas J. Stewart. Upon Stewart's death in 1890, his sons took control of the paper, which was originally a tabloid with "some news, but also plenty of gossip, lurid stories and scandals." In 1895, J. Norman Towle purchased

736-541: The partnerships The Maine Campus (the independent student newspaper at the University of Maine ) and The Free Press (the student newspaper at the University of Southern Maine ) through the BDN media partners program. The program involves a content-sharing agreement as well as training and Web hosting services provided by BDN to the student newspapers. In 2011, BDN hired an additional reporter to cover Greater Portland and reassigned another reporter to cover

768-524: The request. In 2018, Bangor Daily News became the state's only independently owned daily newspaper in the state, after MaineToday Media , owned by Reade Brower, acquired additional newspapers in Maine. MaineToday now owns seven of Maine's eight daily newspapers: the Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram , the Times Record of Brunswick , the Journal Tribune of Biddeford ,

800-535: The southern mid-coast of Maine. Editor-in-chief Mike Dowd also named editorial-page editor Susan Young as "managing editor for investigative reporting and new initiatives" and appointed Tom Groening as editorial-page editor. The Bangor Daily News and The Quoddy Tides sought records under the Maine Freedom of Access Act of closed-door tribal councils of the Passamaquoddy Tribe relating to

832-438: The testing and certification of repair and service professionals. ASE offers certification tests for automotive professionals through Prometric Test Centers. These involve several exams, the passing of which, added with two years of relevant hands-on work experience, will merit certification. The required experience can be substituted by one year of on-the-job training and a two-year training degree. A recertification track

864-822: Was acquired by Carquest in 2004 and by Advance Auto Parts on January 2, 2014 when General Parts International was merged into Advance. Advance Auto Parts announced in November 2023 it would seek the sale of its WorldPac and Carquest Canada divisions. Carquest was the title right sponsor of the Carquest Auto Parts National Hot Rod Association Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Maricopa County, Arizona until 2016.. The event took place annually in February and aired on Fox Sports 1 . Carquest

896-543: Was finalized on January 3, 2014. Carquest members now include Advance Auto Parts, Automotive Warehouse of Hawaii , CAP Warehouse of Nevada , and Muffler Warehouse of Idaho . In 2021, Advance Auto Parts announced plans to open retail stores under the Carquest name. WorldPac was formed in 1995 by the merger of WorldWide Trading Corp. (WWTC) and Imported Parts and Accessories (IMPAC). WORLDPAC, which specializes in providing hard to find aftermarket parts for imported vehicles,

928-568: Was founded on June 18, 1889; it merged with the Bangor Whig and Courier in 1900. Also known as the News or the BDN , the paper is published by Bangor Publishing Company, a local family-owned company. It has been owned by the Towle-Warren family for four generations; current publisher Richard J. Warren is the great-grandson of J. Norman Towle, who bought the paper in 1895. Since 2018, it has been

960-424: Was later acquired by Advance Auto in 2012. Dan Bock later served as president of Carquest. Founding member Indiana Parts Warehouse was acquired by the third founder General Parts in 1991. Indiana Parts had served 90 locations. Carquest acquired Worldpac in 2004, but kept its operations separate. General Parts received $ 258 million in 2011 for selling 33 of the company’s distribution centers and office buildings in

992-773: Was stunning." The endorsement was a major boost to Longley's candidacy. The paper also backed independent candidate Herman "Buddy" Frankland and Republican Susan Collins . BDN ' s editorial board endorsed Republican George W. Bush in the 2000 presidential election , but endorsed Democrat John Kerry over Bush in the 2004 presidential election . In 2008, BDN endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president , Republican Susan Collins for Senate , and Democrats Mike Michaud and Chellie Pingree for Maine's congressional seats. The paper's editorial board endorsed Obama for re-election in 2012 over Republican challenger Mitt Romney . Automotive Service Excellence The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence ( ASE )

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1024-486: Was the official auto parts supplier of Hendrick Motorsports until the end of the 2011 season. Kellogg's and Carquest announced on May 26, 2006 a unique three-year agreement with Hendrick Motorsports that made the two companies co-primary sponsors of the No. 5 Chevrolets driven by Kyle Busch in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series . On September 9, 2007, the two companies announced Casey Mears will drive

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