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Harrisburg, Pa. — Unique Limousine acquired Landis Luxury Coaches, based in Ephrata, Pa., on April 1, according to owners of both companies and a report on lancasteronline.com.
Unique Limousine was founded in 1982 by Jim and Josie Salinger, who continue to operate the business today. Jim Salinger, who is the immediate past president of the Philadelphia Regional Limousine Association, recently celebrated 50 years in the transportation industry.
Jim Salinger said that acquiring Landis not only will expand Unique's customer base, but its fleet and chauffeur base as well. A new, larger location in Lancaster County, where Unique is located, is also on the to-do list. Unique will also purchase two of Landis' vehicles, bringing the fleet total to just under 70 vehicles.
Unique currently employs 10 in its offices and has a pool of 50 chauffeurs. With the acquisition, its chauffeur pool increased by nearly 20.
"In this day and age, chauffeurs are hard to come by,” says Jim Salinger. “If I wouldn't feel comfortable putting my grandchildren behind any chauffeur, I won't hire him.”
Visit uniquelimousine.com for more information.
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Atlanta — LakePoint Sporting Community, a premier sports vacation destination, recently announced an exclusive partnership with Cooper-Global Chauffeured Transportation, which will provide a full range of transportation options to all of LakePoint’s guests.
“At LakePoint, we strive to provide best-in-class service in all that we do. In the world of travel sports, getting your team from place to place can be a real logistical challenge. We chose Cooper Global as our official transportation partner because of [its] impeccable reputation and wide range of transportation options for teams and families. We believe our partnership will further enhance what has already become the premier sports tournament vacation experience," says LakePoint Co-CEO Earl Ehrhart.
“Cooper-Global is honored to be an official partner of LakePoint, this is a wonderful example of two companies seeing a vision and both being willing to be creative and flexible to accomplish the greater goals to serve our community,” says Larry Cooper, president of Cooper-Global. “We appreciate the opportunity to work with LakePoint to create an all-inclusive experience for all of LakePoint’s teams, coaches, fans, families, and guests.”
Visit cooper-global.com for more information.
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The legislative day, which ILA Vice President Greg Eggan of O’Hare-Midway Limousine Service calls “a very grassroots approach,” aims to increase state government’s recognition of both the association and industry through meetings with the state’s elected officials.
Eggan is among the association members who have volunteered to speak with more than one dozen state senators and representatives before the Day on the Hill to educate them about ILA’s concerns, particularly in regard to a level playing field. The main focus of ILA’s inaugural event, however, is to boost chauffeured ground transportation’s visibility in local government, which the association hopes will translate into being made aware of regulation changes that affect transportation providers.
“The primary mission is to let them know we’re here,” Eggan said. “Last year, in all honesty, we were unhappy with how we were not in the loop, so this year we’re letting them know we’re here, we’re ready to answer questions, and if questions are put to us, we’ll offer at least our view of the situation.”
With Eggan expecting today’s open ILA board meeting to yield more Day on the Hill participants, he emphasized that the legislative day is “being done pretty much entirely by volunteers on behalf of all the operators in Illinois” and that ILA is always accepting more members and volunteers to assist in its statewide and industry endeavors.
“We’re trying to expand our coverage of operators,” he said. “We need the numbers for a proper fight, and I’m trying to avoid the perception that we only represent northeastern Illinois.”
ILA’s annual spring meeting is scheduled for May 20.
Visit illinoislimousineassociation.com for more information.
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