Sponsors
If your company is interested in sponsoring the Automotive Training Expo, click here to learn about sponsorship opportunities.
We would like to thank the following organizations for their sponsorship of this year's ATE Spokane:
AutoZone
For more than 43 years, AutoZone has been committed to providing the best parts, prices and customer service in the automotive aftermarket industry. We have a rich culture and history of going the Extra Mile for our customers and our community.
Today, AutoZone is the leading retailer and a leading distributor of automotive replacement parts and accessories in the U.S.
Use the links below to find out how we began, where we're headed and how you can play a role.

Benefit Solution Northwest
Friday Night Expo Reception Sponsor
A Fresh Approach to Health Insurance Benefits.
In the past, only the largest companies and unions were able to create a custom benefits package. Now, Benefits Solutions NW has found an innovative solution for your business. Now you can have the same opportunity as a business with 5000 employees; a custom plan that can save you 10 to 20 percent, sometimes more. We make the process easy and fast. You don’t have to wait until your current plan is up for renewal.

CompuTrek
About Us
At The CompuTrek Group, we come to work every day because we get the opportunity to solve BIG problems. Business problems. People problems. In fact, addressing problems is what we do best, SOLVING THEM is what we do BETTER.
Throughout the history of business, people have used data to make informed decisions, and the CONTEXT of that data, allows you to make better decisions. To us, the CORE definition of business is ‘relationship’ and the health of the business success is in ‘direct relation’ to how we’ve created our business eco-systems. You can’t have good business without it.
In this age of information, we are more quickly than ever connecting people with SOLUTION and adjoining the engine of technology to come into alignment with relationships – creating the BEST advantage for you individually and in partnership with a Team! WIN-WIN!
Our commitment is to support the marketplace to become more transparent with asking for help and therefore we PARTNER together for that reason providing actionable systems that demonstrate our coaching and training are more relevant and transformational than ever before.
We are available to share 50 years of business entrepreneurial and business ownership with as many people as possible who want TRANSFORMATION, and who want greater RESULTS.
Want a CATALYST for CHANGE? PARTNER with us.

Edward Jones
CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion launches in 2017 and Edward Jones, under Jim Weddle’s leadership, becomes one of the first companies to sign its pledge. Today more than 1,000 CEOs of the world’s largest companies and business organizations, are leveraging their individual and collective voices to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
In 2018, David Gunn, a native Canadian, is named the fourth country leader for Edward Jones Canada. An advocate of associate and branch development, David is responsible for more than 2,300 advisors, branch office administrators and home-office associates in Canada.
Penny Pennington, becomes the firm’s sixth managing partner in 2019. Recently named to Fortune Magazine’s Most Powerful Women in Business List*, Penny is the only woman running a major U.S. brokerage. As managing partner, Penny is responsible for the firm’s strategic direction, working together with the approximately 55,000 associates across the U.S. and Canada to make a meaningful difference in the lives of more than 9 million clients. With a total of $2.2 trillion in client assets under care as of Dec. 31, 2024, our financial advisors help clients achieve their most important financial goals.

Federated Insurance
Friday Night Expo Reception Sponsor
For more than a century, Federated Insurance has provided peace of mind to business owners through valued insurance protection.
Federated’s national headquarters is located in Owatonna, Minnesota. It also operates a regional office in Phoenix, Arizona, and several service offices throughout the country. Federated has more than 2,300+ employees and is licensed in 49 states and the District of Columbia.
Federated specializes in business insurance for selected industries, including:
- Auto Dealers
- Auto Parts Stores
- Auto Service and Repair
- Building Material Dealers
- Cabinet and Custom Woodworking Shops
- Contractors
- Convenience Store Operators
- Farm, Dairy, and Industrial Equipment Dealers
- Funeral Services
- Grocery Stores
- Jewelry Retailers
- Machining, Plastics, and Tooling
- Motorcycle and Powersports Dealers
- Petroleum Marketers and Transport
- Retail and Wholesale Operations
- Printers
- Tire Dealers
Today, hundreds of trade associations and industry organizations recommend one or more of Federated's programs.
The company is rated A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best Company®. For the latest rating, access www.ambest.com.

Garage Guru's - Learn From the Professionals
Garage Gurus® is an industry-leading training and support platform created to address the skills gap and technician shortages facing the automotive service industry.
Built from a unique combination of technical training, product expertise and onsite, online, and on-demand delivery, Garage Gurus makes comprehensive training available to more service technicians than any other aftermarket manufacturer.
We come to work every day to give technicians the skills, training and knowledge they need to ensure quality repairs and build a stronger, more successful automotive service industry.

Hunter Engineering
On Nov. 22, Hunter Engineering was certified as a Veteran-Owned Business by the National Veteran Business Development Council (NVBDC).
NVBDC is the original veteran-owned business certification organization formed to identify and certify veteran-owned companies of all sizes. The Council ensures that valid and complete documentation exists for veteran status, ownership and operational control.
“Hunter’s veteran-owned status is old news, but it’s important to recognize,” said Beau Brauer, Hunter president. “We’re also extremely proud of the veterans who work in almost every department at Hunter.”
Beginning in 1946 with World War II veteran and founder Lee Hunter, Jr., and continuing through today with Vietnam War veteran and chairman Stephen F. Brauer, Hunter Engineering has been veteran-owned for its entire 76-year history.
Hunter Engineering is among the largest veteran-owned businesses in St. Louis, MO. More than 1,000 Hunter employees design and build equipment in the U.S. at four manufacturing facilities in Missouri and Mississippi. Hunter products are sold worldwide in 130 countries.
For more information, visit https://www.hunter.com.
Hunter Engineering Company® is the global leader in state-of-the-art wheel alignment systems, wheel balancers, brake lathes, tire changers, lift racks, autonomous alignment and tire inspection equipment, diagnostic scan tools and ADAS recalibration equipment. Hunter equipment is approved and used by vehicle manufacturers, automobile and truck dealers, tire dealers and service facilities around the world.
For more information, visit www.hunter.com or contact Tommy Maitz, director of marketing, Hunter Engineering Company®, at contact.hunter@hunter.com. For additional information, please contact your local Hunter business consultant at https://www.hunter.com/contact.
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Kukui Corporation
With a rich history in information technology, Kukui provides businesses a custom marketing platform that integrates with each organization’s Point of Sale (POS) system. This empowers each of Kukui’s clients with quantitative data showing their return on investment, the number of new clients based on their POS system, statistics revealing their customer retention rate, and areas to improve their business through the tracking of phone calls, appointment forms, and feedback from customer reviews.

NAPA Autotech
NAPA Autotech develops automotive technician training courses fine-tuned and on target for today’s working repair and service technicians. Our courses are “real world”. Each is created by technicians for technicians and covers almost every make and model to help technicians keep their skills up to date. The mission of NAPA Autotech is to provide aftermarket automotive technicians with career development opportunities through structured, disciplined, measurable, high quality technical instruction. This will enhance understanding of vehicle systems, increase first time repair capability, and increase customer satisfaction while contributing to the profitability of their shop.

ShopPros
ShopPros is literally transforming the way people look at their business and as a result, changing their lives!
We facilitate working “on” the business through comprehensive application that targets specific actions to accelerate your outcomes!

Tech-Payments
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Tech-Payments provides payment & business solutions, simplified.
Tech-Payments is a premier provider of merchant services and tech solutions. We bring value to your business by offering big savings on business solutions that are proven, up-to-date, user-friendly, reliable, and secure.

The Institute
What We're About
A BETTER BUSINESS, BETTER LIFE, BETTER INDUSTRY
"We strive for success, in the businesses and the lives of our clients, partners, and employees. We want to create professionalism and inspire pride in our industry... and do that with honesty, integrity, and compassion.
It's the Institute's mission to build strong businesses that provide the means for a meaningful and fulfilling life. If we can provide this for owners, managers, services advisors, technicians and any other automotive professionals out there, it raises our industry. Even if it's just one shop at a time..."

WTI
WTI Training offers an extensive catalog of virtual training to meet the ever growing needs of our valued customers. Click the Class Dates & Times button below for a full list of available training being offered.
The WORLDPAC Technical Training Program provides advanced level diagnostic training for independent repair technicians. The complexities of properly diagnosing and repairing late model vehicles require training that until now has not been readily available to the Independent Repair Professional.