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Paniagua Auto Mall
W
hen Francisco Paniagua first came to
As a child, he always dreamed of having his own
the United States in 1990 as a teenager,
business, and in April of 2004 after years of hard work,
he worked hard picking grapes and
he launched the first Paniagua Auto Sales at a small
strawberries in California. In 1992 he moved to
car lot on Morris Street in Dalton, GA. The business
Dalton, GA with many big dreams. While finishing his education at Dalton High School he also worked full-time as a dishwasher and busboy at Cracker Barrel before moving to a Mexican restaurant where he was a waiter and bartender. One of his teachers helped him get a job in the carpet industry, and just after 6 months of working as a creeler, he was promoted to a machine operator. Francisco enjoyed his job but after four years in the carpet industry, a sales opportunity at a local used car dealership was offered to him and he took it. Little did he know, that would be the beginning of a successful journey for him. After working there for around three years, he moved to a Honda dealership where he worked for another three years.
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