Carquest honors 2 employees

Two customer service representatives from McMinnville’s Carquest Auto Parts store have received national training certificates.

The two employees are Larry DeLong and Christopher Cowan. To qualify for the recognition, the two completed a 12-hour training course. The training focuses on professional procedures for automotive refinishing and critical safety issues surrounding the procedures. The program is the most technically advanced automotive refinishing training offered to Carquest employees in the nation.

Delong has worked in the automotive market for over 18 years and has been with Carquest of McMinnville since 1994.

Cowan has worked in the automotive market for over seven years and has been at the local Carquest for about a year.