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Let&#8217;s take a look at some of the biggest and most exciting milestones from the past year!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>January<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We launched our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.partstown.com\/about-us\/parts-town-announces-partnership-with-cres-cor\">partnership with Cres Cor<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>February<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At the annual Parts Town Party, we socialized and handed out the yearly Core Value awards!<\/li>\n<li>We tried our hand at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dU0MFfplrlQ\">Harlem Shake<\/a>. The result is the most popular video Parts Town has produced to date.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?v=611423402208116\">Tommy Hawk<\/a> of the Chicago Blackhawks visited one of our team members.<\/li>\n<li>The 100th employee joined our team. We closed the year with a total of 125.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>April<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Our popular <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=e5cyX3INjks&amp;list=PLXy_xaH76McN-H6XU3RXgN81qKN1ULmri\">&#8220;Tech Tips&#8221; miniseries <\/a>began its 13 episode run.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>May<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We participated in our annual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.partstown.com\/about-us\/over-200-bags-of-concrete-our-2013-kaboom-playground-build\">playground build with KaBOOM!<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Many of us attended the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.partstown.com\/about-us\/nra-show-2013-a-recap-of-the-national-restaurant-association-convention\">National Restaurant Association show<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>June<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We ranked #12 on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.partstown.com\/about-us\/parts-town-crains-fast-fifty-2013\">Crain&#8217;s Fast 50 list<\/a> &#8211; our fourth consecutive appearance on the list!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.partstown.com\/about-us\/go-nuts-for-cronuts\">We went nuts for cronuts<\/a>. We couldn&#8217;t hep it.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=674195235930932&amp;set=a.324149664268826.97362.194995457184248&amp;type=1&amp;stream_ref=10\">Art Roman celebrated ten years <\/a>with Parts Town.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>July<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Our website, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=698049503545505&amp;set=a.324149664268826.97362.194995457184248&amp;type=1&amp;relevant_count=1\">Partstown.com, turned six years old<\/a>. They grow up so fast.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>August<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DKDd3UQ83-M\">PartSPIN <\/a>was added to our website, and will forever change the way you look at parts.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.partstown.com\/about-us\/parts-town-hits-goals-hits-the-lanes\">Bowling!<\/a> We treated ourselves to a day at the lanes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>September<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We bid farewell to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.partstown.com\/about-us\/happy-retirement-lee\">Lee Swanson on the occasion of his retirement<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>October<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.partstown.com\/about-us\/\">About Us<\/a> section of our website launched, giving you the opportunity to learn everything you always wanted to know about the people behind the parts.<\/li>\n<li>We ran a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.partstown.com\/about-us\/reedy-5k-benefits-greater-chicago-food-depository\">5K<\/a> to benefit the Greater Chicago Food Depository.<\/li>\n<li>Things got freaky on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.partstown.com\/about-us\/happy-halloween\">Halloween<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>November<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We collected <a href=\"http:\/\/www.partstown.com\/about-us\/rmhc-pop-tabs-for-charity-inspires-creativity\">pop tabs<\/a> for Ronald McDonald House Charities.<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Crotty led <a href=\"http:\/\/www.partstown.com\/about-us\/parts-town-team-member-pitches-in-for-tornado-victims\">an effort to benefit those affected by the tornadoes <\/a>in southern Illinois.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>December<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=783599621657159&amp;set=a.324149664268826.97362.194995457184248&amp;type=1&amp;relevant_count=1\">Company President Steve Snower celebrated ten years <\/a>with Parts Town<\/li>\n<li>We faced off in an <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1c2ixy3\">epic laser tag showdown<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As 2013 draws to a close&#8230;well, a few weeks after 2013 drew to a close, but never mind that. 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