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LCI Boasts 5% Increase in Q4 Net Sales
LCI Industries has reported full year and fourth quarter 2019 results, showing net sales of $564 million in the fourth…
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Details for Hall of Fame Induction Dinner Announced
The RV/MH Hall of Fame’s Annual Induction Dinner honoring the Class of 2020 will be held Aug. 3 at the…
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Lichtsinn RV Recognized as No. 1 Iowa Dealer for 18th Year
Lichtsinn RV has been recognized as the No. 1 dealer of motorhomes in the state of Iowa for 2019, marking…
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RV SnapPad, etrailer.com Partner for Online Sales
Origen RV Accessories, parent company to RV SnapPad, has announced a new online reseller partnership with etrailer.com to sell the…
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Fixed-Ops Certification Week Announced
The week of March 8-14 has been designated “RV Fixed Operations Professional Certification Week” by the Society of Certified RV…
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Trends: Marine Sales Grow as Inventory Balances
Nearly every aspect of retail in the boat business improved in January as dealers became more comfortable with inventory levels,…
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Trends: Influencers Inspire Gen Z Purchases
Younger generations are more likely to buy products based on influencer recommendations, as well as consider them reliable, according to…
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Rockford Fosgate Releases Color Optix
Rockford Fosgate has released the Element Ready products introduced last November. The M1 and M2 series speakers and subwoofers, as well…
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Floods Suspend Operations at Two Oregon Keystone Facilities
Rain and melting snow in eastern Oregon have resulted in some flooding at Keystone RV’s manufacturing facilities in Pendleton, resulting…
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Gulf Stream Reports a 30% Jump in Sales
Gulf Stream Coach sales representatives are reporting high traffic and brisk sales at major early-season RV shows, suggesting a robust…
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NHTSA: Recall Made for Forest River
Forest River is recalling certain 2018 Forest River Prime Time recreational trailers, model WCF35MB. The Federal Placard states an incorrect GVWR…
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Quartzsite Show Crowd Reaches 145,000
The 37th Annual Quartzsite Sports, Vacation & RV Show concluded Jan. 26 and broke records with an estimated crowd of…
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Winegard Air360+ Made Standard on 2020 Keystone RVs
Keystone RV and Winegard Co. have partnered to make the Winegard Air360+ HDTV antenna with Gateway router Wi-Fi/4G LTE upgrade…
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RVIA to Host Webinar on Trade Issues
The RV Industry Association will host a webinar on trade issues at 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Feb. 12, for…
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LOOK Trailers Celebrates 10 Years
LOOK Trailers is celebrating 10 years of growth in the cargo trailer industry, the company recently announced. The open and…
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Contour Airlines Coming to Indianapolis
Indiana Secretary of Commerce Jim Schellinger joined executives from Contour Airlines as they announced plans to establish an aircraft base…
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Camping App Offers Offline Search
Camping app Dyrt has announced The Dyrt PRO, a subscription that gives campers offline access to The Dyrt’s entire set…
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MasterCraft Reports 18% Sales Decrease
MasterCraft Boat Holdings has reported an 18 percent decrease in sales for its fiscal 2020 second quarter ended Dec. 29.…
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Registration for RVDA Expo Opens in March
Registration for the 2020 RV Dealers Convention Expo opens in March. The event will take place Nov. 9-13 at Caesars…
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ARVC Online Education Portal Debuts
The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) has announced its NFPA 1194 Completion Certification class will be available…
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West Virginia to Create Office of Outdoor Rec
Legislation has been introduced in West Virginia to create an office of outdoor recreation. The bill details the responsibilities of…
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Southco Expands Torque Hinge Line
Southco has expanded its line of constant torque hinges with a new version that supports additional friction and reduced weight…
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French Press Visit Grand Design, Riverside RV
RV Industry Association’s public relations staff recently served as on-the-ground guides in Elkhart, Ind., to a team of journalists from…
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HSM MetalWorks Expands Production Capacity
HS Manufacturing, a full-service components and capabilities provider, is shifting the reporting structure of its Fort Smith, Ark., plant to…
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VIDEO: Influencers Garner 1.2M YouTube Views Driving Lance Camper
Lance Camper partnered with YouTube full-time RV influencers “Mortons on the Move” to create a reality-based web series chronicling Tom…
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VIDEO: Go RVing Releases New Videos for Diverse Audiences
Go RVing has added seven new videos to its AWAY series, which is a collection of adventures by real people who hit the…
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Tucson Plays Host to ‘Dometic in the Desert’
TUCSON, Ariz. – Dometic kicked off its “Dometic in the Desert” event in earnest on Wednesday with a full day…
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RV Industry Members Prep for Advocacy on Capitol Hill
Monika Geraci, a marketing powerhouse within the RV Industry Association, recently shifted from government affairs to handling the promotion of…
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NTP-STAG Welcomes RV Air
NTP-STAG has added RV Air to its appliances category. Designed by enthusiasts for enthusiasts, RV Air replacement filters ensure only…
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Outdoorsy Gets a New Look
Outdoorsy celebrated the launch of a brand refresh, featuring a new logo design. It’s been five years since Outdoorsy was…
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Dealers Expanding in Colorado Springs
As good economic times continue to roll along, so does the RV industry. Two Denver-area recreational vehicle dealers have expanded…
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Seattle RV Show Starts This Weekend
The Seattle RV Show at CenturyLink Field Event Center — which runs from Thursday to Sunday, Feb. 6 to 9…
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RV Palooza Comes to Oregon
RV Palooza is coming to the Linn County Expo Center in Albany, Ore. The show runs 10 a.m. to 8…
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Mom Makes a Living Flipping RVs
Sarah Lemp, 36, lives in Livonia, Michigan, with her husband, Jason, and their five children, ages 2, 8, 11, 13…
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Manufacturing, GDP Growing
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew in January, and the overall economy grew for the 129th consecutive month, say…
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China Slashes Tariffs
China on Thursday announced it would reduce tariffs on thousands of American products, signaling intentions to implement an interim trade…
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NTP-STAG Reflects on the 2020 Expo
NTP-STAG recently reflected on the outcome of the 2020 Expo last month, sponsored by Airxcel, held at the Gaylord Texan…
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Tavernier to Helm Keystone RV’s Alpine, Avalanche and Laredo
Longtime Keystone product manager, Dustin Tavernier, has been asked to take the lead of Keystone’s Alpine, Avalanche and Laredo business.…
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Daystar Products CEO Changes Role in the Company
On Feb. 3, Mark Turner, CEO of Daystar Products International, changed his role with the company. He is no longer CEO; however,…
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Fort Meyers Show Had 12,000 Attendees
The 35th Annual Fort Myers RV Show, held at the Lee Civic Center in Florida, registered its best show attendance…
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CDK Global Revenues Rise 4 Percent
CDK Global has announced financial results for its fiscal 2020 second quarter ended Dec. 31, showing revenue was $499 million,…
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Facebook Show to Discuss RV Weight
Facebook Live show, “RVing in New England,” will discuss RV weight management and safety with Trey Selman at 7 p.m. ET today.…
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Safe-Guard Expands Sales Leadership Team
Safe-Guard Products International has announced several additions to its sales leadership team. Dave Duncan has been elevated to the role of…
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NMMA Reports Increase in Outboard Sales
The National Marine Manufacturers Association has reported that outboard sales increased for the eighth consecutive year in 2019, reaching a…
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VIDEO: Jaguars’ QB Goes on Road Trip
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew said last week that he has had enough fun this offseason and is heading to Naples, Fla.,…
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Industry Veteran Keli Rose Joins Ranger
Ranger Distribution has announced that Keli Rose has joined the company. She has been in the RV industry for more than…
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Low Truck Production Leads to Cummins Q4 Decrease
Cummins has reported results for the fourth quarter of 2019, showing revenues of $5.6 billion, a decrease of 9 percent from the…
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Furrion Awarded Additional Patents
Furrion has received additional intellectual property protection for its kitchen appliances in the form of two new U.S. patents. The…
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Meyer Distributing, Gen-Y Partner
Meyer Distributing has partnered with Gen-Y Hitch. “These hitches are just not for SEMA trucks,” said Nick Gramelspacher, VP of…
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Torklift Announces Multiple Promotions
Several salesmen have been promoted to various positions through Torklift’s Leadership Growth Tract Program. Kyle Bonita has been promoted to…
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Banks Power Partners with AMSOIL
Banks Power, a leader in gas and diesel performance components, has partnered with AMSOIL. The company will be the lubricant…
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RVDA of Canada Sends Out Advocacy Survey
As the RV Dealers Association of Canada prepares for its annual Parliament Hill Day, the association stated that it continues…
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Arizona Expo Returns March 13
The Arizona Sportsmen Boat & RV Expo will return for its 20th anniversary from March 13-15 at WestWorld of Scottsdale.…
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Park Owner, Operator Group Reaches Membership Milestone
The “RV Park/ Campground Owners and Managers Operations & Marketing Forum,” a private Facebook group, has surpassed 1,500 active members.…
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Spartan Motors Sells Emergency Response Unit to REV Group
Spartan Motors has sold its emergency response (ER) segment to REV Group for about $55 million in cash at closing, which is…
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Keystone RV Promotes Ebenroth to Lead Fuzion
Keystone has announced that Nick Ebenroth is expanding his role in the company and will now be the product manager…
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CEO, Owner of Tekonsha Corp. Wayne Campbell Dies at 82
Wayne Morgan Campbell, 82, of Leesburg, Ind., passed away on Saturday, Jan. 11, at Goshen Hospital. He was born on July…
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Terry Frazer RV Expands to 16 Bays
Terry Frazer RV in Eldridge, Iowa, has remodeled its showroom to showcase 16 RVs, compared to previously four, and expanded…
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NHTSA: Keystone Recalls 1,112 RV Units
Keystone RV is recalling certain 2020 Crossroads Cameo (models 3201RL, 320RL, 3701RL, 370RL, 3801RK, 380RK, 3891MK, 389MK, 3921BR, 392BR, 3961MB,…
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Hellwig Releases New Rear Sway Bars
Hellwig Products has released its new bolt-on, rear sway bars for the 2019 to 2020 Ford Ranger for both stock…
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Unemployment Rates Fall Below Average in 15 States
In December 2019, 15 states had unemployment rates that were significantly lower than the U.S. rate of 3.5 percent, 12…
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VIDEO: Timken Releases Five Auto Tricks
The Timken Co. has launched five new “Tricks of the Trade” videos focusing on commercial and light vehicles. “Tricks of the Trade”…
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RV Hall of Fame Supplier Show Dates Set
The Second Annual RV Hall of Fame Suppliers Show will be held from Sept. 21 to 24 at the RV/MH…
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Dometic Sees 4% Decline in Fourth Quarter
Dometic recently released its fourth quarter report, showing net sales for the quarter were about $400 million, a decrease of…
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Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Go Into Effect Feb. 8
The White House recently issued a new proclamation expanding steel and aluminum tariffs to include products where steel and aluminum comprise two-thirds or more of the…
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Accounting Firm to Investigate Erwin Hymer Sale
A Toronto-based forensic accounting firm is investigating the 2016 sale of local RV manufacturer Roadtrek to German-based Erwin Hymer Group…
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Walorski Launches Women in STEM Caucus
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) this week launched the first Women in STEM Caucus, alongside co-chairs Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.),…
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Brunswick Net Sales Relatively Unchanged
Brunswick Corp. has reported results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2019, showing consolidated net sales of $4.1…
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WFCO Electronics Offering WAGO Connectors
WFCO recently began offering WAGO connectors, which aims to render the common problem of improper wire hook up during installation,…
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Texas Jellystone Launches RV Rental Service
Representatives with North Texas Jellystone Park have announced that it has launched RV rentals for families. “We’re very excited to offer RV…
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Timbren Releases SES Upgrade Land Rover
Timbren Industries recently introduced a Timbren SES upgrade for the front and the rear suspension on the 2009 to 2016…
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IAA Relocates, Expands Baton Rouge Branch
IAA Inc., a global marketplace connecting vehicle buyers and sellers, has announced the relocation of its Baton Rouge, La., branch.…
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THOR Forms New Subsidiary to Sell European-Designed RVs in U.S.
THOR Industries has formed Hymer USA, a new subsidiary focused on producing and marketing RVs utilizing European manufacturing practices, automation…
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LCI Promotes Boessler to Senior VP of Aftermarket
Lippert Components has promoted Mark Boessler to the role of senior vice president of aftermarket. In his new role, Boessler…
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Newmar Loses Partial Summary Judgement Regarding Oregon’s Lemon Law
Markowitz Herbold PC, a trial law firm, has won a partial summary judgement for its client against Newmar Corp. On…
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Indiana House Passes Sales Tax Exemption
Legislation from state Rep. Doug Miller, R-Elkhart, Ind., that would exempt out-of-state purchases of RVs from state sales tax for…
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NRVTA to Host First Expo for Techs
The National RV Training Academy will host an educational event and supplier showcase in Athens, Texas, in April to train…
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Boston Expo Attendance Breaks Record
The Boston RV & Camping Expo organizers have announced that the show set an attendance record of 17,202 RV enthusiasts.…
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Walorski Remarks on USMCA Signing
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) has released the following statement after joining President Trump at the White House for the…
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AutoTrix Releases Step Cover Module
AutoTrix recently developed a step cover module that provides one-touch operation for well covers or articulating steps. Most Class A’s will have…
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Community: Girl Camper to Raffle R-Pod on Feb. 14
Girl Camper has partnered with Forest River to offer the newest R-pod 196 light-weight travel trailer to one lucky winner…
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LCI Wins European Innovation Award
Lippert Components’ new slide-out system, the Smart Room 2.0, has won the European Innovation Award 2020 in the vehicle equipment…
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Rademacher Joins KOA Conversions Team
Chris Rademacher, current owner of the Des Moines West KOA Holiday in Iowa, will be joining the Kampgrounds of America…
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RV Rental Study Touts Buyer Conversion
RV Trader has released a study offering insights into the growth of the RV rental market along with detailed guidelines…
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VIDEO: Firefighters Help Remove Camping World’s Damaged U.S. Flag
A Spokane Valley Fire Department ladder truck crew is credited with caring for a popular American flag that was in…
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Two Webasto Employees Contract Coronavirus
Two employees of German supplier Webasto have been infected with the coronavirus, the supplier said. This story originally appeared in Automotive News China.…
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Amendments Made to Canadian RV Production
The Canadian RV Association (CRVA) has reported that the amendments to the CSA Z240 RV Series-14 have been approved and…
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NATDA Schedules ‘State of the Trailer Industry’ Webinar
For the third consecutive year, the North American Trailer Dealers Association (NATDA) is teaming up with Statistical Surveys to provide…
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NERVDA Facebook Show to Discuss Boston Expo
The Boston RV & Camping Expo recently wrapped up, and Bob Zagami, executive director of NERVDA, and John DiPietro, an…
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JR Products Celebrates 50 Years with New Logo
JR Products has announced the celebration of its 50th anniversary and has kicked off its anniversary milestone by creating a…
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TekModo Hires New National Senior Account Manager
TekModo recently hired Adam Hawkins to its sales team as national senior account manager of RV/marine and specialty vehicles. TekModo…
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Used RV Values Declined in December
Black Book recently released a report for December, showing that the average selling price for motorized units was $42,633, which is…
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Star brite’s Performacide Kills Coronavirus
Ocean Bio-Chem has announced that its subsidiary Star brite’s Performacide product is registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as…
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Tom Manning Adds Willes to Sales Team
Tom Manning and Associates has added Mark Willes to its sales team. Willes brings more than 15 years of experience…
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Flexsteel Net Sales Decrease 13%
Flexsteel Industries, one of the largest manufacturers of upholstered and wooden furniture, has reported fiscal second quarter 2020 results, showing…
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Spartan Motors Appoints Douyard as CFO
Spartan Motors will appoint Jonathan C. Douyard as its chief financial officer no later than March 31. “We are pleased to…
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Crane’s Operating Profit Increases 3%
Crane Co. recently reported full year and fourth quarter 2019 financial results, and provided its 2020 outlook, showing that operating…
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Timbren Releases New Suspension Kit
Timbren Industries has introduced a Timbren SES upgrade for the front suspension on the new 2020 Chevrolet and GMC 1500…
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Community: Lichtsinn RV Giving Program Tops $22,000
Lichtsinn RV and the Lichtsinn RV team of employees donated a combined more than $22,000 for the 2019 calendar year…
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RVIA: Wholesale Shipments Fell 3%
The RV Industry Association’s December survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments ended the month with 27,516 wholesale shipments,…
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