A & B AUTO CORES ELKHART COMPANY SPECIALIZES IN AUTO RECYCLING
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Some say that eyes are the window to a person’s soul. However, there is another window, and that is a person’s “why.” Finding the answer to that simple question can reveal a person’s motives and character better than facial expressions. For Brian and Amy Howard, owners of A & B Auto Cores in Elkhart, their “whys” are faith, family and community. Although Brian has made a hobby out of scrapping since he was a young boy, it took losing his job at Jayco around Christmas of 2018 to turn salvaging into a business. At the time, the couple only had $900 to their name.
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“He decided to try an entire year of just scrapping, and see if he could start a business out of it,” Amy Howard says. “We worked out of our home and grew substantially. Then in 2020 we opened our first shop.” The business continued to expand, even amidst the pandemic. Within a year of opening their first storefront, they hired one full-time and a couple part-time employees. In early 2021, they moved to their current location in Elkhart. “We believe God gave us the opportunity to own and run this business,” Howard says. “From that, we’d like to give back. We love to be personal with our customers. We’ve built a lot of
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