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TRIB Group 2008 Silver at the Summit Convention and Buying Show

TRIB Group celebrates its silver anniversary at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas March 17-19. The event is the first time TRIB has co-located with strategic partner Associated Volume Buyers.

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TRIB Member Survey 2008
TRIB Member Survey 2008

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Awards Banquet
Brian Duke of Whirlpool accepting the Lowry Shrader Vendor Award from Dennis Shields.


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Awards Banquet
John Spangle Receives "Slats" Award -- TRIB Group's Highest Honor

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APRO Booth: Marketing Director Cindy Ferguson and Executive Director Bill Keese


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TRIB Group Hot Show
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Cindy Ferguson, Kevin Quinn, Bill Keese, Shelly Martinek


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TRIB Golf Tournament March 17
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TRIB AWARDS BANQUET March 19
John Spangle.


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John Spangle, the 2008 Norm "Slats" Slatton President's Award winner.

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TRIB President Ernie Lewallen greets Norm "Slats" Slatton President's Award winner John Spangle.


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Raffling off $25,000.

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Dennis Shields.


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TRIB Product Committee Member Lyn Leach pictured with Dennis Shields and Ernie Lewallen.

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TRIB Furniture and Accessory Committee: Kathy Windsor, Seth Weisblatt, Rone Rose and Mark Reopelle.


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TRIB Specialty Product Committee: Terry Beville, Chris Bolin and Dan Kniesly.

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Robert Foles of U Can Rent and Mark Kresch of Rental Express receive their one-year anniversary plaques from Dennis Shields.


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TRIB President Ernie Lewallen accepts a TRIB group photo from TRIB Executive Director Dennis Shields.

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TRIB Appliance and Jewelry Product Committee: Reid Sutton and Martin Auble, Dennis Shields to left.


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Brian Duke.

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Lyn Leach, Reid Sutton, John Spangle, Ernie Lewallen.


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TRIB President Ernie Lewallen.


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Brian Duke of Whirlpool

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Brian Duke of Whirlpool accepting the Lowry Shrader Vendor Award from Dennis Shields.


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TRIB AWARDS BANQUET March 19
Brian Duke of Whirlpool, Bill French and Steve Johnson were the finalists for the Lowry Shrader Vendor Award. Duke was the award winner.

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Brian Duke of Whirlpool, Bill French and Steve Johnson were the finalists for the Lowry Shrader Vendor Award. Duke was the award winner.


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TRIB Anniversary Celebrants
Shannon Strunk and wife Cynthia Baber-Strunk of Baber's accept their 25-year plaque from TRIB Executive Director Dennis Shields.

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TRIB Anniversary Celebrants
Marvin Curtis of UHR Rents receives his 15-year plaque from TRIB Executive Director Dennis Shields.


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TRIB Hot Show 2008.
Kathy Windsor, National TV Sales and Rental.

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Tiger Cleek, Shannon Strunk, Cynthia Baber-Strunk

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Mike and Joyce Gerne, RES Marketing, Tampa, Florida.

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Ernie Lewallen.

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TRIB Board President Ernie Lewallen addresses the "Hot Show" crowd.

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TRIB Executive Director Dennis Shields


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Buying frenzy.

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Angie Quinn of Quality Rentals and APRO President Larry Carrico.




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David Lane, APRO's 2010 Employee of the Year 

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David Lane, an Indiana-based Premier Rental-Purchase employee, is known for many selfless deeds that help his community and inspire his company.


Louise Brown, APRO's 2010 Customer of the Year

by Murlin Evans

Louise Brown has been a BestWay Rent-To-Own customer in Virginia for 20 years—and her passion for helping those in need runs deep. "I've always believed that if you take care of others, they'll take care of you."


We Are Family: Profiles of the APRO Staff

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With a combined 153 years of service to the rent-to-own industry, the APRO staff makes hard work seem easy. Meet the modestly sized group of professionals—plus a real "fat cat"—who work on your behalf.


Behavioral Economics, Libertarian Paternalism and Rent-to-Own

by Ed Winn III

There is a growing movement to "nudge" consumers' behavior. Consider it a subtle attack on the flank of individual freedom that, if allowed to develop unchecked, could set its sights on rent-to-own. It if does, the results for rental dealers will not be pretty.


Hats Off to Louisville!

A recap of the highlights at APRO's 2010 Rent-to-Own Convention and Trade Show, held July 19–22 in Louisville, Kentucky. In addition to learning, purchasing and socializing, rental dealers and vendors gathered to celebrate the association's 30th anniversary.

 

Cover illustration by Dave Cutler 

 

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