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Monday, June 13, 2011 • RV PRO Staff
With an eye toward increasing the number of technicians eligible to participate in the RVDA-RVIA RV Technician Certification Program, both the RVIA and RVDA boards of directors approved a new "career ladder" proposed by the program's...
Monday, June 13, 2011 • RV PRO Staff
Affinity’s 72,649-square-foot corporate headquarters on 9.3 acres of land on Vista Del Mar Avenue in Ventura, Calif., is up for sale, an article by Pacific Coast Business Times reported. It is unclear how many jobs were housed there. In total,...
Monday, June 13, 2011 • RV PRO Staff
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a nearly $1.3 million National Emergency Grant to help about 1,050 Oregon workers affected by layoffs at Monaco Coach Corp. in Coburg, Ore., the Associated Press reported.
Federal officials said today (...
Monday, June 13, 2011 • RV PRO Staff
Atwood Mobile Products LLC appoints Bob Tooker to its chassis hardware sales team as account manager.
Tooker brings more than15 years of experience in sales, management and technical training. He started his career with the management of a...
Monday, June 13, 2011 • RV PRO Staff
Locally owned and operated Tom Johnson Camping Center was awarded the Circle of Excellence by Winnebago Industries for the fourth consecutive year.
The Circle of Excellence award is given to select dealers throughout the country who have earned...
Monday, June 13, 2011 • RV PRO Staff
Conexus Indiana and the Ball State Center for Business and Economic Research June 10 released the 2011 Indiana Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card, an annual “grading” of the strengths, challenges and opportunities impacting the two industries...
Monday, June 13, 2011 • RV PRO Staff
The average per-gallon gas price in the U.S. has dropped nearly 17 cents in the past three weeks, and likely will continue to drop further, according to a survey published Sunday (June 12), an article by CNN reported.
The Lundberg Survey found...
Monday, June 13, 2011 • RV PRO Staff
Bill Havins and his wife, Judy, quickly found they had trouble reading the gauges on the dashboard of their newly purchased motorhome, so Havins decided to develop the EasySee Dash, the Abilene Reporter News reported.
After developing a prototype...
Monday, June 13, 2011 • RV PRO Staff
A car carrying three people flew off Interstate 84 near Jerome, Idaho on Sunday (June 12), crashing into the Southern Idaho RV and Marine dealership and sending two to the hospital, the Magic Valley Times-News reported.
Pamela K. Hawley, 44, of...
Monday, June 13, 2011 • RV PRO Staff
Outdoors RV Manufacturing said it understands the importance retail turns are for the continued success of its dealer partners and Outdoors RV, which is why it’s not surprised its newest dealer partners have experienced quick retail turns....
Friday, June 10, 2011 • RV PRO Staff
Gov. Mitch Daniels joined executives from Cummins Inc. today (June 10) to announce plans for the company's second major headquarters expansion in eight months, creating up to 600 new jobs by 2014.
Cummins' latest expansion, an investment...
Friday, June 10, 2011 • RV PRO Staff
Dometic issued a consumer warning June 9 alleging its Brisk Air RV air conditioner and heat pump models have been counterfeited by a Chinese company and are being marketed into the RV industry under the brand name Advent.
The Advent air...
Friday, June 10, 2011 • RV PRO Staff
During the Annual Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C. on June 7, RVIA honored industry leaders who exhibited outstanding contributions to the association and the RV industry in 2010.
“RVIA’s Awards program was established to...
Friday, June 10, 2011 • RV PRO Staff
TaigMarks Inc., a full service marketing and public relations firm serving clients in the RV industry, has joined with Spearhead Sales & Marketing of Elkhart and Effect Web Agency of Warsaw, Ind., to form a unique business alliance to provide...
Friday, June 10, 2011 • RV PRO Staff
Dometic Corp., which announced last year it would move its corporate headquarters to Louisville, Ky., from Elkhart, Ind., has found a site for its offices and is ramping up its hiring efforts, an article by Business First reported.
According to...
Friday, June 10, 2011 • RV PRO Staff
McMahon’s RV has acquired a 10 acre facility in Mesa, Ariz., to meet the growing demand in that state.
The new facility has a fully-equipped service center to better serve customers who can also enjoy a great eating experience at the mini...
Friday, June 10, 2011 • RV PRO Staff
Monaco RV celebrated with American RV at an Open House held June 3. The event, held at its Grand Rapids location, showcased new products from Monaco RV, prize drawings and presentation by Mike Snell, senior vice president of sales and product...
Friday, June 10, 2011 • RV PRO Staff
Ever wondered what a motorhome would look like if the car it was based on was a bit more glamorous? US carmaker Chrysler clearly has, as this photo shows, Caravan Times reported.
Petrolheads were alerted to a possible reincarnation of the popular...
Friday, June 10, 2011 • RV PRO Staff
To help Japan residents in the long, post-earthquake recovery, Dr. Shrink, in partnership with Transhield, donated 50 disaster shelters.
The two shrink wrap suppliers designed and built lightweight, 8 feet by 10 feet structures for survivors to...
Friday, June 10, 2011 • RV PRO Staff
Thor Industries Inc. announced today (June 10) that its board of directors approved the payment of a regular quarterly dividend of 10 cents per share at its June 9 meeting.
The regular dividend will be paid on June 30 to stockholders of record on...