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22 READERS CHOICE January 2014

All About Automotive is all about customers

By JANIE NAFSINGER
Pamplin Media Group
2014 Readers’ Choice

n Automotive repair shop
All About Automotive’s tagline — “We All About Automotive, 139 N.W. Second St.,
treat your vehicle as if it were our own!” — Gresham, 503-465-2926, www.allaboutauto-
likely sums up why this Gresham business
was named best automotive repair facility motive.com (ind the business on Twitter and
in the 2014 Readers’ Choice awards.
Facebook, too).

“We hope it is because we are providing ex-
ceptional service and performing quality re- adds. “Our community is fortunate to have a
pairs and maintenance on our customers’ ve- number of really good repair facilities, both in
hicles,” said Karen Johnston, who owns All the independent and dealership arena, so to be
About Automotive with her husband, Steve.
recognized among them is great! We work re-

“We feel very honored to be chosen,” Karen
ally hard to try to educate our customers about

Thank you to all of our customers for voting

us “Best Manicurist” 3 years in a row!

Vivian
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Nails &Spa

Complete Nail Services for Men & Women
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503.492.9660
Steve and Karen Johnston’s business was named best automotive repair shop in the 2014 Readers’
87.R
339Choice awards.
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10 Years • Open 7 Days A Week • Walk Ins Welcome • Sanitary Pedicures
their vehicles and treat them the way we would so occupied about 3,500 square, feet but have
2461 SW Cherry Park Rd., Troutdale, OR 97060
like to be treated. Good customer service is expanded to approximately 6,000 square feet.”

what we are always striving for when it comes All About Automovie plans to continue
to taking care of our customers.”
growing and expanding, she said. “We would
The Johnstons have owned All About Auto- like to continue to grow in our support of our
motive for 13 years and three months at the community too. Having employees has en-
same location in downtown Gresham. This in- abled Steve and I to have more time for the
dependent automotive repair facility offers volunteer work we love to perform within our

repair, maintenance and service on foreign community.
and domestic vehicles.
“Our goals have always been to have a posi-
“We are equipped with up to date technolo- tive impact with each and every interaction
gy to accurately diagnose and repair vehicles,” that we have with our customers, employees,
said Karen, the principal manager/operator.
businesses and our community. We want to

The basic business has remained the same educate consumers about their vehicles and
since its opening, she added. “We have recently the best way to take care of them for safety,
added an alignment machine that now gives us longevity and reliability,” she said.
the ability to check and perform alignments on Karen and Steve chose East County as the
our customers’ cars. We also started with just place to do business, she said, because “this is

Steve and I and have grown to a total of nine where we live, eat, play, raise our family, go to
people making livable wages. We originally al-
school and shop. We love our community.”

HHVoted Best Alteration
EMS IN A URRY Store in
Gresham / Sandy
Fast Professional Alterations Including Formal Wear
7 Years in a row

OPEN:
Mon. – 10am-5:30pm
Tues. – Noon-7pm
Wed. – 10am-5:30pm
“Thank you Thur. – 10am-5:30pm
Fri. – 10am-4pm
for choosing Sat. –
Some Saturdays
us for your Earth Friendly!
alterations.”
We recycle plastics & hangers.
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43Members of our community for over 20 years

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