2013 - A Year In Review

As 2013 draws to a close…well, a few weeks after 2013 drew to a close, but never mind that. Let’s take a look at some of the biggest and most exciting milestones from the past year!

January

• We launched our partnership with Cres Cor.

February

• At the annual Parts Town Party, we socialized and handed out the yearly Core Value awards!


• We tried our hand at the Harlem Shake. The result is the most popular video Parts Town has produced to date.


• Tommy Hawk of the Chicago Blackhawks visited one of our team members.


• The 100th employee joined our team. We closed the year with a total of 125.

April

• Our popular “Tech Tips” miniseries began its 13 episode run.

May

• We participated in our annual playground build with KaBOOM!


• Many of us attended the National Restaurant Association show.

June

• We ranked #12 on the Crain’s Fast 50 list – our fourth consecutive appearance on the list!


• We went nuts for cronuts. We couldn’t hep it.


• Art Roman celebrated ten years with Parts Town.

July

• Our website, Partstown.com, turned six years old. They grow up so fast.

August

• PartSPIN was added to our website, and will forever change the way you look at parts.


• Bowling! We treated ourselves to a day at the lanes.

September

• We bid farewell to Lee Swanson on the occasion of his retirement.

October

• The About Us section of our website launched, giving you the opportunity to learn everything you always wanted to know about the people behind the parts.


• We ran a 5K to benefit the Greater Chicago Food Depository.


• Things got freaky on Halloween.

November

• We collected pop tabs for Ronald McDonald House Charities.


• Daniel Crotty led an effort to benefit those affected by the tornadoes in southern Illinois.

December

• Company President Steve Snower celebrated ten years with Parts Town


• We faced off in an epic laser tag showdown.