The National Indoor RV Centers (NIRVC) Lifestyle Center in Lebanon, Tennessee, just outside Nashville, is having a big impact in just six months of being open, its owners report. Since its soft opening in December, the location has sold $33 million in inventory, has attracted RVers from as far away as California and is now up to 50 employees with plans to grow its workforce to 80.
Now, NIRVC is hosting a multi-day grand opening celebration starting today, June 20, and running through Thursday.
“As part of our Nashville event, we’re going to have a special announcement which should be welcome news for RVers and the RV industry,” said Brett Davis, founder, president and CEO of NIRVC. “We’re always looking for new ways to enhance the RV lifestyle, so stay tuned for more details and think about returning to Nashville next June.”
The full grand opening schedule includes:
- Guided tours of the NIRVC dealership, which is approximately the size of three football fields
- A ribbon cutting ceremony today
- An RV roundup to explore more than 70 different gas and diesel Class A, B and C models with prizes for those who visit every manufacturer’s display
- Informational seminars
- The opportunity to meet and connect with RVers from around the country during a nightly happy hour
- Special evening entertainment
- Catered breakfasts, lunches and dinners
- Lee Greenwood concert the evening of June 21 as a grand finale
Davis, who bought his first coach in 1985 and became a full-time RVer in 2013, said he founded NIRVC after experiencing decades of poor interactions with RV salespeople, less-than-stellar service and shoddy storage.
“(He) has traveled extensively across this beautiful country of ours with some, or at times all, of his nine children,” the announcement of the grand opening week said. “These days there’s always a few of his 27 grandchildren who enjoy ‘Grandpa’s Bus House.’”