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Voyager RV Centre’s Initiative Making Significant Local Impact
British Columbia, Canada-based Voyager RV Centre’s charitable campaign is making significant strides in 2023. Named “Voyager Cares,” the local dealership’s…
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Forest River Announces Live Music for Open House Week
As a “thank you” to its dealers, Forest River will again host live entertainment for the 14th annual Forest River…
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Protective Asset Protection Program Endorsed by TRVA
F&I provider Protective Asset Protection said that its XtraRide service contract program has been endorsed by the Texas Recreational Vehicle…
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Hall of Fame’s Darryl Searer Is Tuesday’s Podcast Guest
Darryl Searer, president of the RV/MH Hall of Fame, joins our podcast this Tuesday, focusing on the two big events…
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Ep. 62 – Don Reed: Focusing on a Dealership’s Heart
Many different elements go into establishing and maintaining a successful dealership, but at the core is the parts and service…
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Dragonfly Launches Certified Dealer Program
Dragonfly Energy has launched a new Certified Dealer Program for its Battle Born Batteries brand, designed to provide consumers with…
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RVIA Webinar on Dealership Taxes This Week
The RV Industry Association (RVIA) this Thursday is sponsoring a webinar titled “Fair Tax Treatment for All RV Dealers.” “The…
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PRVCA Director Welcomes Diversity
Heather Leach didn’t intend to head up one of the largest state RV and camping associations in the country and…
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John Sammut Gives Final Presentation at Newmar Dealer Meeting
More than 200 attendees sat in a ballroom inside the swanky Broadmoor Convention Center in Colorado Springs on Wednesday for…
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Spring RoadSigns Webinar with ITR Economics
The RV Industry Association will host a members-only webinar March 7 when research firm ITR Economics will present its spring…
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Ep. 53 – Fun Town RV’s Jarrod McGhee – Always the Windshield, Never the Rearview
Fun Town RV’s founder and CEO, Jarrod McGhee, follows his own path. Since getting into the RV business he has…
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Meyer Mega Show Wraps Up on Optimistic Note
Husband-and-wife Theron and Cynthia Gourley made the 200-mile trek from their home in Benton, Kentucky, to their first Meyer Mega…
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Record Attendance Adds to ‘Buzz’ of Meyer Mega Show
The historic French Lick Resort in eastern Indiana has seen dozens of dignitaries and celebrities over the years, which is…
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Renogy Showing its RV Solar Power Solutions at RVDA Con/Expo
Solar energy product maker Renogy will be exhibiting its REGO Series and Renogy ONE, the company’s newest solar power solutions…
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RVDA Con/Expo is Next Week in Las Vegas
The RV Dealers Association will be taking over Ceasar’s Palace in Las Vegas next week – or at least a…
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Exclusive: Black Folks Camp Too Signs First State RV Association as Partner
North Carolina-based Black Folks Camp Too (BFCT), a company that strives to connect the outdoor industry to what it says…
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Supplier Show Draws Healthy Turnout
The 2022 Supplier Show returned along with Open House Week in Elkhart, Indiana, this week, and once again is headquartered…
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Coming Tuesday: In Tow Podcast Featuring Eric Lawrence of Black Book
This Tuesday is the fourth of the month and that means a new In Tow with RV PRO podcast goes…
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Ep. 43 – Meyer Distributing: Adapt as Needed
Seth Trueblood is a purchasing agent for Meyer Distributing and also serves as spokesman for the Indiana-based, family owned company.…
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Maxxsonics Partners with Merifield Co.
Maxxsonics said it will add depth and experience to their marine business by partnering with The Merifield Co. Bringing 90-plus…
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Ep. 42 – Blending Tradition with A New Way
Ashley Bontrager Lehman is the granddaughter of the founders of Jayco but she’s making her own mark on the industry…
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National ARVC Announces Three Leadership Team Promotions
The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (National ARVC) has announced promotions for three of the organization’s leadership team.…
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Ep. 40 – Karen Redfern of Go RVing on Spreading the Word
Karen Redfern is senior vice president and chief marketing officer for Go RVing, the official marketing arm of the RV…
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Pismo Coast Village RV Hosting Vintage Trailer Rally Next Week
One of the largest vintage trailer rallies in the country will take place next Thursday and Friday, May 19- 21, at Pismo…
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Exclusive: ATC Breaks Ground on New HQ Facility
Aluminum Trailer Co. (ATC) today broke ground on a new 221,000-square-foot facility at its home in Nappanee, Ind., which will…
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Exclusive: Horizon Global Women’s Group Becomes a Global Force
Michigan-based Horizon Global held a company-wide gathering on March 8 to celebrate International Women’s Day, as part of the month-long…
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Biden to Invoke Cold War Powers to Boost EV Battery Materials, Report Says
President Joe Biden is poised to invoke as soon as this week Cold War powers to encourage domestic production of…
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Exclusive: Ohio-Based Trucking Company Tries to Stay Ahead of the Curve
As a younger man, 28-year-old Justin Miller was an over-the-road trucker that had already been through some ups and downs…
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Park Model Builder: ‘A Market to be Had’
Elkhart, Ind.’s newest RV manufacturer is run by a pair of industry veterans with one sole focus: park models. Brent…
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RVTI’s Anglemeyer Travels Far and Wide Seeking Recruits
As the RV Technical Institute’s director of recruitment, it’s doubtful that Tracy Anglemeyer ever really puts her luggage away. She…
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NTP-STAG Expo Kicks Off with Well-Attended Seminars
LAS VEGAS – The brand-new Ceasar’s Forum in Las Vegas is the site of this week’s 2022 NTP-STAG Expo, presented…
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RV Fixed Ops Certification Week is March 6-12
The Society of Certified RV Professionals, the RV Technical Institute (RVTI) and the Mike Molino RV Learning Center have designated…
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Exclusive: Meyer Distributing Show Attracts Hundreds
FRENCH LICK, Ind. – The historic French Lick Resort has hosted multiple presidents, movie stars and music icons over the…
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Brown & Brown Acquired Texas-Based Firm
Brown & Brown Inc. said Monday it has acquired Houston-based Harco Insurance Services and Lone Star Affiliates, which does business…
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Exclusive: Pace Touts New ‘Pay-as-You-Go’ Hotspot Device
Rochester, Minn.-based Pace are experts at communications and connectivity, the company said. Whether it’s outfitting retail outlets with video displays…
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Exclusive: Jayco Visits Colorado for Ambassadors’ RV ‘Hand Off’
Representatives from RV manufacturer Jayco visited Morrison, Colo., on Tuesday to meet with two members of the company’s ‘Ascend Ambassador’…
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Podcast Preview: Jeff Rutherford
Jeff Rutherford, CEO of Airxcel, will be our next guest on In Tow with RV PRO; his episode goes live…
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Exclusive: The Keller Show Returns Live to Pa.
After being forced to take last year off because of COVID-19, the Keller Marine & RV show returned to the…
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Exclusive: Colorado Inventor Out to Save Shops Time (Meaning Money)
Dustin Forsling had never invented anything before. His years as an RV service technician led him to the occasional idea…
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Exclusive: Encore RV Seeks its Niche in a ‘Niche’ Market
After sitting on the sidelines honoring the non-compete agreement he signed with his last employer, industry veteran Rich Schnippel is…
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Exclusive: Terry Town RV Going Big in Its Home Community
Tom Selvius and the team at Terry Town RV Superstore are closing out 2021 in a big way – with…
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ARVC Announces Results of First Round of Board Elections
The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) announced the results of three elections – Supplier Council Representative and…
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Exclusive: AEONrv Targets Class B+ Market with Silicon Valley Inspiration
The origins of AEONrv (pronounced “Ā-On”), a new start-up RV company based in Reno, Nev., began in disappointment but then…
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Land ‘N’ Sea Confirms ‘Live and In-Person’ Connecticut Show
Land ‘N’ Sea confirmed the Connecticut Marine and RV dealer show will go on in-person as scheduled at Mohegan Sun…
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Subsiding COVID-19 Infections Boost U.S. Private Payrolls in September
U.S. private payrolls increased more than expected in September as COVID-19 infections started subsiding, boosting hiring at restaurants and other…
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Logistics Experts Call for Government Intervention in Huge Port Backups
Dozens of cargo ships anchored off the West coast could be waiting up to four weeks before they can dock,…
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RV PRO Moves to Afternoon eNewsletter
Starting today, RV PRO’s eNewsletter has switched the deployment time of its Monday through Friday eNewsletter from 10 a.m. local…
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Outdoor Recreation Roundtable Adds Chris Perkins to Team
The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), a coalition of outdoor recreation trade associations and organizations working to promote the growth of…
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Cummins Honored for Leadership on Global Challenges
Cummins Inc. has been recognized for “creating foundations for stable growth (and) combining business sense with the imperative to address…
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Exclusive: Chinook RV has Some Showing Off to Do
Open House Week may be cancelled again this year, but the principals at Chinook RV are still hoping to attract…
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Exclusive: No Time Like the Present
If not now, when? “We’ve had people ask us, isn’t this exactly the wrong time to start an RV company?”…
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Study: Millennials and Gen-Z Owners are Here to Stay
Go RVing earlier this year commissioned a comprehensive study of RV owners that the organization said was the first of…
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Brown & Brown Joins S&P 500
Florida-based insurance company Brown & Brown announced that S&P Dow Jones Indices reported on Sept. 3 that the company would…
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Exclusive: Northern Wholesale’s Very Busy 2021
2021 has been an eventful year for Hugo, Minn.-based Northern Wholesale Supply. The supplier to the RV and marine industries…
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RVIA Salutes Matt Miller Upon His Retirement
The following statement was released by the RV Industry Association after Winnebago Industries, parent company of Newmar Corp., announced the…
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InterMotive Builds 500,000th Product
This month, InterMotive Vehicle Controls, a manufacturer of electronic control systems, announced it has built and sold its 500,000th product.…
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California’s RV Country Helps Fulfill Boy’s Make-A-Wish
Merced, Calif. resident Brennan Reny, age 13, and his family were presented with a 2021 Prime Time Avenger 16BH travel…
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Exclusive: Youngblood’s RV Taps into Love of the Lifestyle
As brisk as RV sales have been, the management team at Youngblood’s RV & Outdoor decided to try a new…
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Outdoors RV’s Darin Nelson to Retire
La Grande, Oregon-based RV manufacturer, Outdoors RV Manufacturing (ORV) has announced RV industry veteran Darin Nelson is retiring. Nelson is…
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July Jobs Report Reflects Strengthening Labor Market
U.S. employers added back more jobs than expected last month, with payroll gains moving in tandem with improving economic activity…
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Exclusive: 2021 Hall of Fame Suppliers Show Sold Out
Now in its second year, running concurrently with Elkhart Open House Week, the Hall of Fame Suppliers Show is sold…
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RVTI Turns its Focus Toward Recruitment
Following recent announcements about classes starting up and partnerships being formed, RV Technical Institute (RVTI) Executive Director Curt Hemmeler on…
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Exclusive: Rollick’s DR Tool Brings ‘Digital Retailing’ to the RV World
Introducing similar technology already in use in the auto market, Rollick recently rolled out its new RollickDR software for the…
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Exclusive: Rider Excited in New Role at RVWA
Sometimes the phrase is a hokey expression, but in this case it’s quite literal: Jessica Rider is, in fact, one…
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Exclusive: Timberleaf Poised to Finally Pull the Trigger on Expansion
It’s been a long few months for Kevin Molick, the founder of Timberleaf Trailers, a Grand Junction, Colo.-based maker of…
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RVing in New England Discusses Being a Full-Service Dealer
Ray Panzino, general sales manager of Cold Springs RV in Weare, N.H., is tonight’s guest on RVing in New England.…
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Exclusive: Florida’s Giant Rec World’s Decades of Helping Homeless Vets
Last weekend, just before Memorial Day, representatives from Florida’s Giant Recreation World presented an oversized check for just under $30,000…
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Transport Canada Seeking Input on Proposed Recall Requirements
The RV Industry Association was recently informed by Transport Canada that it is seeking input on an informal consultation document regarding recall…
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Exclusive: SpinCar Acquires Pulsar AI
New York-based SpinCar, which makes a digital merchandising platform that serves automotive dealers, wholesalers, OEMs and third-party marketplaces, has acquired…
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Exclusive: Caprock Carves Out Successful Niche in West Texas
Kevin L. McKinnis speaks with a Texas twang that befits a man who’s spent about three decades in the RV…
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Exclusive: Utah’s RVzz of St. George Had to Dig its Way Out
2020 was a very good year to own an RV dealership. Unless one of your two stores is in a…
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Exclusive: Black Folks Camp Too Signs First RV Manufacturing Partner
Black Folks Camp Too, founded in 2019 on the mission of introducing more Black people to the outdoor lifestyle –…
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In Tow with RV PRO Podcast Guest: Diana LeBlanc-Link
The fourth Tuesday of the month means a new In Tow with RV PRO podcast episode and coming up this…
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Exclusive: Duo Form Enters the Pets Market
Duo Form launched in 1968 and for 50-plus years it has carved out a solid niche in the marketplace manufacturing…
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Exclusive: Lanciotti Settles in as Head of REV Recreation Segment
Mike Lanciotti has hit the ground running since taking the reins of REV Group’s RV division, which had been without…
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Exclusive: Easy Access Keeps Climbing
Combining his entrepreneurial spirit with his skills in design and manufacturing, Dan Visser, founder of Easy Access Industrial Design, has…
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FrogTape Rolls Out Performance Masking Tapes
The FrogTape brand, known mainly for its painter’s tapes, has introduced a family of performance masking tapes geared for peak…
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Exclusive: Lazydays Employee Foundation Annual Golf Tourney to Return
The Lazydays Employee Foundation is hoping that after a year in which it had to cancel its biggest charity fundraiser…
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COVID-19 One Year Later: From Shutdowns to Reopening to an Industry Boom
Editor’s note: This is Part Two of a two-part series regarding the impact COVID-19 had on the RV industry. Part…
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COVID-19 One Year Later: Seemingly Overnight, Everything Changed
Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series regarding the impact COVID-19 had on the RV industry. Part…
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Fixed Ops Certification Week Begins Saturday
Beginning this Saturday and running through next Friday, March 12, is RV Fixed Operations Professional Certification Week as designated by…
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Exclusive: First-Timers RVing in Support of Therapy Dogs
Barely two months into what will be a year-long odyssey, traveling the country in their new-to-them RV, Sean and Christina…
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Chinese-Market RV Wants to ‘Take it Higher’
When thinking of way to make an RV larger, most people think longer. Some imagine a wider motorhome. But the…
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Exclusive: Independent Reps Team Up for Coast-to-Coast Co-Op
A group of veteran RV manufacturers’ reps have formed a new co-op that collectively allows them to service almost the…
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Exclusive: AIMS Power Partners with Collins & Co. on Distribution of Solar Products
AIMS Power of Reno, Nev., will be partnering with veteran distribution company Collins & Co., a division of Patrick Industries,…
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Exclusive: Polser USA Poised for Next Phase
Polser is a Turkish-based, global manufacturer of fiberglass reinforced plastic – FRP – and that alone puts it in rare…
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Exclusive: Alliance Continues in Growth Mode
Alliance RV has barely paused to take a breath since opening its Elkhart, Ind., manufacturing plant in late 2019. In…
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RVTI Hopes to Return to In-Person Training Soon
The RV Technical Institute said it plans to resume in-person RV technician training in March, depending on the COVID-19 situation…
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Exclusive: RVDA of Canada’s Hamm in 2021 RV/ MH Hall of Fame Class
When the 2021 class of the RV/ MH Hall of Fame is inducted this August in Elkhart, Ind., – everyone’s…
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Canadian Camping and RV Council Celebrates Successful Inaugural Expo
The Canadian Camping and RV Council’s inaugural Canadian Outdoor Hospitality Conference and Expo took place virtually Jan. 18-21 and saw…
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Exclusive: Northern Wholesale’s Successful Show That Didn’t Look Like Other Shows
The 34th Northern Wholesale Supply Trade Show was to have taken place in Minnesota the first week of January, but…
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Florida RV SuperShow Lighter on Attendance, But Stronger on Commerce
Taking a break to speak to a reporter before heading back over to the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa to…
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Exclusive: Data Shows RV Trend Sustaining in Winter
Despite most of the country having settled well into winter, interest in purchasing an RV appears not to have waned,…
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Monomoy Capital Partners Acquires Astro Shapes
Monomoy Capital Partners, a private investment firm with $1.7 billion in committed capital that invests in the debt and equity…
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Black Folks Camp Too Rolls Out ‘Unity Blaze’ Flag
Since launching his company, Black Folks Camp Too, almost 15 months ago, Earl B. Hunter Jr. has been on a…
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2020’s Top News Story: The Shutdown Followed by the Boom
It’s rare that one single subject would factor into just about everybody’s year-end, biggest-stories-of-the-year list, regardless of the business or…
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More Top News From 2020
Aftermarket Supply Chain Severely Disrupted by COVID-19 Since RV travel became the preferred way for Americans to take any kind…
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Outdoorsy Releases 2021 Travel Predictions
Last week, RV rental and outdoor travel marketplace Outdoorsy released its 2020 Travel Trends report, noting that 2020 has been…
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