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ORR Supports Gov. Raimondo for Commerce Secretary
Outdoor Recreation Roundtable offered strong support for the nomination of Gov. Gina Raimondo to be the next Secretary of Commerce…
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Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Ranked Among Nation’s Top Franchises
Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts was recently ranked one of the nation’s top five hundred franchises by Entrepreneur magazine. This…
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Giant Recreation World Helps Florida Make-A-Wish Children
Giant Recreation World, a family-owned and operated RV dealership with three Central Florida super stores, has partnered with Make-A-Wish Central…
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RV Shipments: Best-Ever December, Third-Best Year
The RV Industry Association‘s December 2020 survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments finished the month with 40,382 units,…
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2021 NTP-STAG Follows Up In-Person Show with Virtual Expo
The NTP-STAG Expo, sponsored by Airxcel and hosted at the Orlando World Center Marriott took place Jan. 18-19. “A successful…
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RVDA Hosts Booth at NTP-STAG Virtual Expo
RVDA and the Mike Molino RV Learning Center are among the exhibitors at the virtual portion of the NTP-STAG Expo…
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Lippert Promotes Smith to Group President, North America
Lippert has announced that Ryan Smith has been promoted to group president of the company’s North American OEM businesses. Previously,…
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Air Lift Co. Acquires Flo Airride
Air suspension specialist Air Lift Co. announced that it has acquired air tank manufacturer Flo Airride Mfg. Flo Airride, founded…
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VESTA Modular Adds Elkhart Branch After Acquisition
Michigan-based VESTA Modular has acquired an Illinois company and plans to expand operations to northern Indiana. Financial terms of the…
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KOA Sees Unprecedented Number of New-Build Campgrounds
Kampgrounds of America said that in the past four years, it has seen an explosion of new construction campgrounds. This…
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KZ on NHTSA Recall List
KZ RV is listed on the National Highway Safety Transportation Administration’s weekly recall list. The company said its 2021 Escape,…
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Canadian RV Campground Owner Faces Massive Tax Bill
The owner of an RV campground in Pouch Cove, Ontario, Canada, is crying foul after tax changes have left him…
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2020 Boat Sales Finish Strong
As new-boat registration data is tallied, the marine industry will finish 2020 a high note. With 32 states reporting –…
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Episode 7 of In Tow with RV PRO Out Tuesday
Tomorrow is the fourth Tuesday of the month, and that means another episode of In Tow with RV PRO goes…
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Lichtsinn RV Donates Over $27K to Community
Lichtsinn RV and its team of employees donated more than $27,000 to select organizations for the 2020 calendar year through…
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RV Learning Center/KPA Present On-demand Webinars
The Mike Molino RV Learning Center and strategic partner KPA have several on-demand webinars available that RV industry partners will…
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Velvac Announces New Manufacturing Facility in Reynosa, Mexico
Wisconsin-based Velvac, a manufacturer and supplier of vision systems and other components to the truck, RV, and specialty vehicle markets,…
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Glaston Increases Partnership with Lippert
Finland-based Glaston Group has has closed a follow-up deal with U.S.-based Lippert for an automotive pre-processing line and an insulating…
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Q&A with ARVC President Paul Bambei
2020 was the year of RV travel and many of those who took to the road stayed in campgrounds.Woodall’s Campground…
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FRVTA to Repeat COVID Precautions Taken at the Tampa SuperShow
Visitors to next month’s RV MegaShow at the Jacksonville, Fla., Equestrian Center will have a few extra steps to take…
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SmartPlug Partners with Dave Carter & Assoc.
SmartPlug Systems, the leading manufacturer of safer RV power hookup equipment, has partnered with Dave Carter & Associates Distribution Co.…
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tesa Introduces new Easy-to-Use Masking Tape
North Carolina-based tesa has introduced tesa 4338 Green – a single, UV-resistant, highly visible, operatorfriendly masking tape solution suitable for…
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Axalta Introduces Paint Line Specifically Geared Toward RVs
Axalta, a supplier of liquid and powder coatings geared toward the transportation market, has added two new products to its…
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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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Northern Wholesale Supply is Sold
Northern Wholesale Supply said Thursday that it had been purchased by Wynnchurch Capital. While the ownership is new, the current…
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RV Industry Expert Chuck Marzahn Relaunches Virtual Dealer Groups
Chuck Marzahn, a veteran RV industry leader and business consultant, has announced his new venture: RV-VDG. RV-VDG, or Virtual Dealer…
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Lazydays to Acquire Sprad’s RV
Lazydays Holdings has announced that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Sprad’s RV, located in Reno, Nev.…
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NRVTA Names Second Student Advisor
The National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) has announced the appointment of Tonya Taylor as a secondstudent advisor. She will serve…
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RV Tech is Third-Fastest Growing Job in U.S.
The following is a portion of a story first published in the Elkhart Truth by Rasmus S. Jorgensen, courtesy of…
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MARVAC Cancels February Show in Detroit
The MARVAC Board of Directors said it has decided to cancel the Detroit RV & Camping Show, scheduled for Feb.…
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ORR Supports Mayor Buttigieg for Secretary of Transportation
The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable offered strong support for the nomination of Mayor Pete Buttigieg to be the next Secretary of…
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Lane County, Ore., Sees Significant RV Sales Bump in 2020
Below is a dispatch from a county with deep roots in the RV industry. JUNCTION CITY, Ore. — The pandemic…
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RVWA Lunch Guest Discusses Public Speaking
On the RV Women’s Alliance’s weekly Coffee, Lunch, and Learn program this Friday, the guest will be John DiPetro, a…
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MB Quart Announces New GMR-LCD Source Unit
MB Quart, a division of Maxxsonics, announces its new GMR-LCD source unit, which the company said gives the listener complete…
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Report: 900K New Unemployment Filings Last Week
New weekly unemployment claims retreated only slightly from last week’s elevated level as the coronavirus pandemic continued to grip the…
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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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Dexter Axle Acquires Redneck Inc. and Redline Products
DexKo Global Inc. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Dexter Axle Co., has acquired 100 percent of the equity interests in…
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Furrion Adds Obergfell to Keep Up with Growth
Furrion announced today the promotion of Todd Obergfell to senior sales manager. Obergfell is a long-standing Furrion employee from Granger,…
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REDARC Releases Tow-Pro Elite V3
Australia-based REDARC has released the next generation of its electric trailer brake controller, the Tow-Pro Elite V3. Tow-Pro Elite V3 retains…
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Haig Partners Adds AutoNation Exec
Haig Partners LLC has announced that Pete Thiel, an auto retail buy-sell executive with AutoNation for more than 20 years, has…
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Dometic Joins Conservation Alliance
Dometic said it envisions a future with their customers happily enjoying their natural playground. To further the realization of this…
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Girl Camper Founder Appears on RVing in New England
This week’s RVing in New England Facebook Live show, which airs tonight, features guest Janine Pettit, the founder of the Girl…
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West Virginia’s Mountaineer RV to Relocate
Joe Starett has always had a passion for the outdoors, whether it is hunting, camping or tournament kayak fishing. It…
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ORR Congratulates President Biden and Vice President Harris
Lindsey Davis, acting executive director at Outdoor Recreation Roundtable issued the following statement today on behalf of the ORR on…
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RKS Off-Road Adds Four Corners RV as Second U.S. Dealer
RKS Off-Road has announced the appointment of its second U.S. dealer, Four Corners RV, home of Durango RV rentals, in…
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60,000 PPP Loans Approved in First Week
The U..S. Small Business Administration announced that it has approved approximately 60,000 PPP loan applications submitted by nearly 3,000 lenders,…
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VAS Promotes Sopocy and Annichiarico
Vehicle Administrative Services has promoted John Sopocy to president to run the daily operations of thecompany. Sopocy’s 20 years of…
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Go RVing Website Allows for Comparisons
Go RVing’s new website is designed to be a one-stop shop for consumers interested in learning more about the RV…
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Lazydays Holdings’ Preliminary Results Show Profit
Lazydays Holdings said its fourth-quarter revenue was $196 million, up $51 million compared to the fourth quarter of the previous…
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Ocean Bio-Chem Reports Record Net Sales in 2020
Ocean Bio-Chem, parent company of Star brite, which makes maintenance and appearance products for the RV, marine, automotive and other…
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PRVCA Releases 2021 ‘EXPLORE Pennsylvania’ Mag
The Pennsylvania Recreation Vehicle and Camping Association (PRVCA) has announced the release of its 2021 magazine, EXPLORE Pennsylvania. The 52-page publication…
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Girl Camper Offers Relic Trailer in Annual Raffle
Girl Camper is offering a Relic Custom Travel Trailer for its third annual Charity RV Raffle. Tickets can be purchased…
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TruckHouse Designs Custom RV Using Toyota Tacoma
The following article from Shane McGlaun appeared on the website SlashGear.com. TruckHouse has unveiled a very cool Toyota Tacoma-based RV…
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NTP-STAG Canada Offers Bursary Programs
NTP-STAG Canada has been a proponent of continuing education in the Canadian RV industry, and with its support, RVDA of…
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Plews & Edelmann Offering Edelmann Elite Program
Plews & Edelmann, a manufacturer and marketer of power steering components, hoses, automotive fittings, and turbo oil lines, has announced…
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Lippert Components Unveils Rebranding
Lippert Components has announced a complete rebranding of its core businesses, including the new name: “Lippert.” The parent company will…
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Moody’s Issues Rating in Anticipation of RV Retailer Bond Sale
RV Retailer’s parent company is seeking to issue $420 million in corporate bonds to help fund additional dealer acquisitions and…
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Spartech Names Marketing and Communications Manager
Spartech, a leading plastics manufacturer of engineered thermoplastic materials and specialty packaging products, has promoted Suzanne Fenton to senior marketing…
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Meyer Distributing Adds Virginia Location
Meyer Distributing announces the addition of its Wytheville, Va., location. The cross-dock will have a direct, next-day feed from Meyer’s…
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Freightliner and Heartland on NHTSA Weekly Recalls
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued its weekly list of recalls. Marion Body Works Inc., manufacturers of the…
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AutoEvolution Reviews Newmar Supreme Aire
The following review of Newmar’s Supreme Aire appeared in AutoEvolution.com. Before you go any further with this text, please check…
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Bar’s Leaks Gear Repair Treatment Extends Gear Life
Bar’s Leaks has introduced Gear Repair, a treatment additive designed to extend gear system life by stopping leaks, reducing noise…
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RV Learning Center Outlines 2021 Online Resources
With in-person training significantly limited due to COVID, The Mike Molino RV Learning Center has adjusted its offerings for 2021,…
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MCE Adds Two Key Personnel at Xantrex
Electronics company Mission Critical Electronics has announced the appointments of two new hires at its Xantrex brand, which focuses on…
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Caravan Salon Opens Online Exhibitor Registration
Exhibitor registration for CARAVAN SALON 2021, the leading international trade fair for caravanning and camping, is now open online here. The deadline for reserving…
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RV PRO Seeks Submissions for Best New Aftermarket Products of 2021
This coming March, RV PRO will take a closer look at some of the best new aftermarket products that came to market…
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CONTOURE USA Expands SMART-Home Lineup
CONTOURE USA said it is introducing new additions to its Connecting with CONTOURE SMART-Homeecosystem this year, going beyond traditional appliances.…
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Brown & Brown, Inc. Completes Acquisition of O’Leary Insurances
Brown & Brown has completed its acquisition of Cork, Ireland-based O’Leary Insurances (OLI), a deal originally announced in December. OLI…
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Elkhart County COVID Level Back to Red
The coronavirus outbreak in Elkhart County, Ind., is once again designated as red, the most severe of the state’s advisory…
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Research Shows Value of Canadian RV Vacations
The Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) of Canada, the Canadian Recreational Vehicle Association (CRVA) and Go RVing Canada have released…
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RV Dealer Donates $10K Prize to Care Camps
Level 5 issued a $10,000 challenge to help raise end-of-year donations to Care Camps, which lost a couple of its…
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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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Q&A with Jeff Rutherford, New RVIA Chairman
The following Q&A was provided by the RV Industry Association with recently-elected Chairman of the Board, Jeff Rutherford. Last fall,…
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Early Sales Strong at FRVTA SuperShow
The Florida RV Trade Association (FRVTA) opened the 36th Annual 2021 Florida RV SuperShow Wednesday to big crowds. Unseasonably cold…
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Tiffin and FCCC Partner on 2021 Phaeton
A partnership between Tiffin and Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. (FCCC) has led to the introduction of the 2021 40IH version…
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Outdoorsy on Track to Reach $1B in Sales by End of Q1
RV rental and outdoor travel marketplace Outdoorsy has announced it is on track to reach $1 billion in transactions on…
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Aqua-Hot Offers Virtual Service Training
Aqua-Hot, an Airxcel brand, will host two-day virtual service training in early February for its 200 series of hydronic heating…
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RVWA Presents Workshop on Hiring Ex-Military
This week’s Coffee, Lunch, and Learn from the RV Women’s Association will be broadcast live from the FloridaRV Supershow. This…
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Meyer Distributing Adds Mountain Top Tonneau Covers
Meyer Distributing has announced the addition of Mountain Top to its line card and stocking inventory. The premium Mountain Top…
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SylvanSport Starts New Year with New Hire
SylvanSport has expanded its team, most recently with the hire of Finance Director Lisa Drake. Before being hired by SylvanSport,…
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SBA Re-Opens PPP to Small Lenders Friday, All Lenders Tuesday
The U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the U.S. Treasury Department, will re-open the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan portal…
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RVIA Webinar: 2021 PPP Rules
The RV Industry Association is offering a webinar to explain the rules surrounding the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program. Presented by…
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Jobless Claims Hit Five-Month High
New weekly unemployment claims spiked far more than expected last week to reach a five-month high, as the coronavirus pandemic…
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Keystone Unveils Arcadia Fifth Wheel at Florida SuperShow
At the Florida RV SuperShow today in Tampa, Keystone RV Co. unveiled its much-anticipated new fifth wheel, the Arcadia. Keystone…
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Venture Launches SportTrek Touring 343VIB Luxury Travel Trailer
Venture’s new 2021 SportTrek Touring STT343VIB luxury travel trailer features something special that the company said no other RV has…
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Spartan RV Chassis Revamps Apps and Owner Support
Spartan RV Chassis, a business unit of The Shyft Group, will showcase its mobile technology and supportcustomers with parts and…
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Bagwell Named ‘Dealers’ Choice’ Winner by Marine and RV Dealers
Priority One Financial Services Business Manager, Jason Bagwell, was named the 2020 Dealers’ Choice by industry marine and RV dealers.…
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Dave Carter & Associates Breaks Ground on New Addition
Dave Carter & Associates have broken ground on a new 68,000-square-foot building at 2434 Century Drive in Goshen, Ind. This…
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Boreas First North American Manufacturer Using Cruisemaster Suspension
Founded in 2015 in Denver, Boreas Campers are built for off-road and off-grid adventure. The company has announced that its…
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Volta Power Systems Introduces New Inverter/Display
Volta Power Systems, a leading supplier of auxiliary advanced energy systems, has released a new 3,200W, low-profile inverter and all-in-one…
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Equal-i-zer Hitch Wins Nine Gold Awards
The Original Equal-i-zer Sway Control Hitch has once again been named the gold standard by Trailer Life Magazine. This is…
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Economic Report: Phases and Stages
A key indicator of consumer confidence slipped in December as the coronavirus pandemic raged on in the United States amid…
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Lippert to Host Three-Day Facebook Live Event
Lippert Components is hosting its first-ever, three-day livestream event called the Lippert Virtual Insider, starting today and running through Thursday…
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Rank Rejoins Keystone for Arcadia Launch
Industry veteran Jeff Rank has rejoined Keystone RV to support the company’s newest product line, Arcadia. Rank previously spent 10…
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WAY Opens Third Warehouse
WAY – formerly WAY Interglobal – has opened a new 60,000-plus-foot warehouse in Niles, Mich.This third warehouse facility joins the…
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ASA Electronics Updates Websites
ASA Electronics is ringing in the New Year with four new websites. The Elkhart-based company gave its corporate site, ASAElectronics.com,…
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Go RVing Launches 2021 Dealer Tie-in Program
The Go RVing Dealer Tie-In Program has been revamped for 2021 and allows dealers to leverage the power of the…
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NetworkRV Partners with TechnoRV
NetworkRV said it has partnered with TechnoRV, a distributor for RV products. The SoftStartRV air conditioner accessory product created by…
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CURT Introduces No-Latch Trailer Coupler
Towing product manufacturer CURT has introduced a new trailer coupler that it said replaces the traditional latch design. The company…
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Dealer and Consultant Tony Spader Dead at 52
Tony Spader, a well-known figure in the RV world through his consulting firm, Spader Companies, has died at the age…
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