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RV Learning Center Currently Accepting Scholarship Applications Online
Applications for the Mike Molino RV Learning Center College Scholarship Program are now available online. College undergraduates currently working in the…
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Gulf Stream Coach Wins Quality Circle Award
For the second year in a row, RV Dealers Association has awarded the DSI Quality Circle Award to the BT…
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Thetford, Norcold Offering Prizes at RVX
Thetford and Norcold have announced that RVX attendees will be able to register for programs that will help them sell…
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Sika Introduces SG-20 Structural Silicone Adhesive
Sika Corp., a supplier of advanced adhesive and sealant solutions, recently introduced the Sikasil SG-20 into its collection of vertical…
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SylvanSport VAST to Debut at RVX
SylvanSport announced it will reveal its new approach to compact travel trailers at RVX. The SylvanSport VAST is the result…
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Sobel Offering Sales Science Certification at RVX
Sobel University has announced that attendees of RVX can earn Sales Science Certification credits through the seminars featuring sales and…
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Truma to Exhibit at RVX
Truma has announced that it will exhibit at RVX at booth No. 3753, showcasing the AquaGo hybrid instant water heater…
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Applications Available for Tim DeWitt Scholarship
The Tim DeWitt Harvest Education Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2019 to 2020 academic year. Applications are…
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REV Rec Segment Increases 5 Percent, Overall Revenues Down
REV Group has reported results for the three months ended Jan. 31, showing that consolidated net sales were $518.7 million,…
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RVIA Announces San Antonio for RVX 2020
The RV Industry Association has announced San Antonio as the next stop for the annual RVX: The RV Experience. The Henry…
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Correction: RVX Convention Map
In the March issue of RV PRO, there is a six-page foldable map of the Salt Palace Convention Center. It shows…
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The Flint Show is March 14-17
The Flint RV & Camping Show will be held March 14-17 at the Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center where…
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Dometic to Unveil New Trade Show Booth at RVX
Dometic has announced it will unveil a new booth concept at RVX in Salt Lake City, March 11-14. Dometic will…
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FMCA Hosts Sullenberger
The Family Motor Coach Association has announced that Capt. “Sully” Sullenberger, renowned captain of the “Miracle on the Hudson,” will be…
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EliteStor Opens in Louisiana
Designed to be the South’s premier storage for Boats and RVs, EliteStor announced today the opening of its facility in St. Rose, La.…
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Trader Adds to Executive Team
Trader Interactive, a leading marketplace and dealer services provider for the lifestyle vehicle and commercial equipment industries, today announced an…
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Ford Transit Gets New Engines, AWD Option
Ford Motor Co. is freshening its Transit vans with new driver assistance technology and two new engines in the hopes…
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Dexter Adds Powder-coating Process to Plant
Dexter Axle is expanding its capabilities in Albion, Ind. This story by Matt Getts originally appeared in KPC News. During…
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Thor Sees Sales Plummet 34.5% in 2Q, Downshifts Production
Thor Industries has announced its second-quarter results with net sales of $1.29 billion, compared with the record second-quarter revenue posted…
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Aliner to Unveil New Trailer and Camper at RVX
As Aliner celebrates 35 years, it is introducing two new additions to its product lineup: The 2020 Family Trailer and…
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Mayor Candidate Arrested for Alleged RV Theft
Will Smith, a Democratic candidate for South Bend, Ind., mayor, was arrested this week in connection with a felony theft…
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Truma and Alde Join Forces in North America
Truma North America will begin representing Alde systems in the near future. Alde began business in 2012 in North America…
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REDARC Launches New Battery Management System
Australian manufacturer REDARC Electronics has launched the Manager30 battery management system in the North American marketplace. REDARC have been selling…
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NAE Names Nelson as VP of Business Development
National Automotive Experts (NAE) and NWAN have promoted Ryan Nelson to vice president of business development. Nelson has served as…
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Lawsuit Filed Against Ohio RV Dealership
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has filed a consumer protection lawsuit against Elida, Ohio, used car dealership Budget Motors &…
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TMC to Display Outlaw 38MB Toy Hauler
Thor Motor Coach will be displaying its Outlaw 38MB toy hauler with its patio deck, snap-in patio system, and three…
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Stealth Appoints Scheetz as President and COO
Stealth Enterprises has appointed Michael J. Scheetz as president and COO. In his new role, Scheetz will direct the senior…
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Gulf Stream Coach Announces RVX Sponsorship
Gulf Stream Coach has announced its sponsorship of RVX: The RV Experience, taking place Tuesday, March 12 through Thursday, March…
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Thor Motor Coach to Reveal Outdoor Adventurer at RVX
Thor Motor Coach will premiere the 2020 Magnitude SV34 Super C motorhome at RVX with a new 4WD option aimed at…
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DENSO Named to Fortune Magazine List
DENSO, a mobility supplier, has been named to the list of World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune for the fifth consecutive year. The company…
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ASA Electronics, Chevrolet to Host Conference
ASA Electronics’ custom fifth wheel, outfitted with all their latest technology, will be on display alongside the new Chevrolet Silverado…
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Newmar Promotes McQuown to Exec Position
Newmar Corp. has promoted Matt McQuown to the position of vice president of supply chain and appointed him to its…
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RVIA Graph Shows RV Decline by Category
The RV Industry Association recently reported how RV shipments finished 2018 at the second highest annual total in nearly a…
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American Cruising RV to Open New Dealership
American Cruising RV has announced that it will build a state-of-the-art RV sales, service, parts and rental dealership in central…
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Toronto Show Attendance Increases to 25,000
The Canadian Recreational Vehicle Association (CRVA) recently reported that its solely owned Toronto Spring Camping and RV Show, which ended…
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Pleasure-Way Earns Quality Circle Award
Pleasure-Way Industries has announced that it is a proud recipient of the RVDA Quality Circle Award for 2018. It is…
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WiFiRanger to Debut Converge Ecosystem at RVX
WiFiRanger has announced its next generation product line to debut at RVX, including a complete new ecosystem of products geared…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for Keystone and Airstream
Keystone RV is recalling certain 2019 Dutchmen Endurance and 2017 to 2019 Dutchmen Voltage travel trailers. The tires may contact…
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Suburban Adds Microwave Ovens to Elite Series
Suburban, a division of Airxcel, has announced the addition of microwaves to its Elite Series line of cooking appliances. Available…
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Transfer Flow Unveils 50-Gallon Replacement Tank
Transfer Flow has introduced a 50-gallon high-capacity midship replacement tank for 2018 to 2019 Ford F-150 Power Stroke diesel crew…
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Transmission Testing Facility Planned for 2020
Indianapolis-based Allison Transmission Holdings has announced plans for a new vehicle testing facility at its global headquarters. The manufacturer said…
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TA Associates Invests in ARI Network
ARI Network Services, a provider of software and marketing solutions to dealers, equipment manufacturers and distributors, has received a strategic…
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Jaeger-Unitek Lands an RV Distribution Deal
Jaeger-Unitek Sealing Solutions, a thermoplastic and rubber profile extrusion producer, has partnered with Collins & Co. for an exclusive RV…
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MITO to Distribute Glomex Products
Glomex Marine Antennas USA recently welcomed MITO Corp. as its newest RV distributor. It will market the Italian manufacturer’s integrated…
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Thor to Sponsor RVDA Dealer Lounge At RVX
Thor Industries will sponsor the RVDA Dealer Lounge at the RV Industry Association’s inaugural event, RVX. Centrally-located in the brand…
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VIDEO: Walorski Introduces Bipartisan Bill for Tariffs
U.S. Reps. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) and Ron Kind (D-Wis.) recently introduced the Import Tax Relief Act, a bipartisan bill that would…
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VIDEO: RV Transport Drivers Help Nab Bandits
Some RV transport drivers took the law into their own hands recently when they found two trucks the Elkhart County…
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Winnebago Awarded Iowa Tax Benefits
Winnebago Industries is getting state tax benefits to help consolidate jobs at its Forest City, Iowa, campus. This story by…
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Trends: Boat Manufacturing May Plateau
Boatbuilding is forecasted to plateau later this year, according to a group of economists who analyze the U.S. boating industry.…
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Norcold to Unveil New Polar 10DC Refrigerator
Norcold has announced that it will be introducing the new Polar 10DC during RVX at booth No. 1329 under its…
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ORR Welcomes Congress, Celebrates Early Wins
The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) hosted a reception for the 116th Congress and celebrated the monumental steps its members have…
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Lazydays Announces $5,000 Fuel Card Winner
Lazydays recently awarded its $5,000 fuel card giveaway winner, Steven Bond from the Seattle area. Upon learning of his win,…
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Indiana Gov. Holcomb Goes to Europe
Governor Eric J. Holcomb will lead an economic development trip to Europe next week, visiting key international partners in France,…
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Community: REDARC Sponsors Australian Scout Jamboree
REDARC was recently a proud sponsor of the AJ2019 Australian Scout Jamboree, supporting the hi-tech electronics activity in the hopes…
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RV Technical Institute Board of Directors Appointed
The first board meeting for the RV Technical Institute’s newly appointed board of directors concluded yesterday with an adoption of…
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Skyline Champion to Unveil Crystal Cottage at RVX
Skyline Champion Corp. will be introducing the new Crystal Cottage at the RVX show in Salt Lake City. “Over the…
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LKQ Fourth Quarter Revenue Reaches $3 Billion
LKQ Corp. has announced results for its fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, 2018, showing fourth quarter revenue…
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Camping World Asks for 15-Day Extension on Report
Camping World Holdings has filed a form 12b-25 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission providing the company a 15-day…
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Online Boot Camp Available for RV Service Advisors
The Mar-Kee Group has released a new RV-specific service advisor sales training program called the “RV Professional Service Advisor 90-Day…
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Spartan Motors Reports 15 Percent Sales Increase
Spartan Motors has reported operating results for the fourth quarter and full year periods ending Dec. 31, showing sales increased $109…
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Go RVing Partners with IZEA Influencers
IZEA Worldwide, operator of IZEAx, an online marketplace connecting brands and publishers with influential content creators, has partnered with Go RVing to kick…
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Thousand Trails Celebrates 50 Years with Collectible Pins and Time Capsules
Thousand Trails is celebrating the brand’s 50 years in the campground industry with 50th anniversary festivities planned across its network…
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Community: Dometic to Raise Awareness with 1,000 Teddy Bears
Since partnering with Care Camps last August and creating the Dometic Capital Fund, Dometic has been able to help send…
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Community: Winnebago CEO Writes Letter to 12-Year-Old Boy
A year or two ago, the now 12-year-old Jacob Davies became interested in traveling and decided he wanted to live…
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VIDEO: Liz Crawford Talks RVX’s ‘The Reveal’
Vice President of Trade Shows at RVIA, Liz Crawford, discusses the upcoming RVX: The RV Experience trade show kicking off…
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Richard Curtin Predicts Slight Shipment Dip in 2019
RV shipments will be down slightly in 2019, according to a new forecast prepared by longtime RV industry analyst, Richard…
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Forest River Unveils New Digital Owner’s Guide
Forest River has partnered with Tweddle Group to create a new, 100-percent digital owner’s guide for its RV, marine and…
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Black Book Reports Volume Increase, Mixed Values
Black Book recently reported that the average selling price for motorized units was $40,158, which is down $3,277 (7.5 percent) from…
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S.C. Dealership to Span 19 Football Fields
Longtime Midlands dealership John’s RV Sales and Service is setting up shop in Lexington County, S.C. – a 25-acre shop,…
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Thor Motor Coach Launches Customer Care App
Thor Motor Coach has announced a new customer care app that runs with Togo, a technology company owned by TH2.…
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RVIA to Recognize Carefree of Colorado Engineer
Nick Haarhues from Carefree of Colorado will be recognized at the RV Industry Association’s inaugural RVX Show on March 14th…
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Torklift Crafts Frames for Homegrown Trailers
Torklift is partnering with Washington-based Homegrown Trailers by producing the frames for their towable Timberline model trailers. “Homegrown Trailers are…
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Thetford Booth to Illustrate RV Lifestyle at RVX
Thetford will debut a new lifestyle booth at RVX. Booth No. 1329 is designed to share with attendees how they…
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The RV Capital Gets Its Rendition of ‘Monopoly’
Elkhart, Ind., now has its own version of Monopoly, branded as, “A Fun Game Celebrating the RV Capital of the…
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Deborah Gardner to Keynote Women’s Alliance Reception
RV Women’s Alliance (RVWA) has announced that Deborah Gardner, author of How to Sell to Men Without Wearing a Low-Cut…
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Forest River was Hit with $250,000 in Fines
The ABC57 Investigates team spent almost a year going over stacks of IOSHA inspection reports and talking to several current…
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Dealer Spike Webinar to Cover Geofence Targeting
At 2 p.m. ET on March 28, NATDA Dealership Performance Training will host a webinar form Dealer Spike entitled “Connect…
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Leisure Travel Vans Awarded 7th DSI Award
Leisure Travel Vans, a division of Triple E, has announced that, for the seventh year in a row, it has…
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Hellwig Releases New RAM 3500 Sway Bar
Hellwig Products has announced the release of its new upgraded rear sway bar for the 2014 to 2018 Ram 3500…
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Toronto Spring Camping & RV Show Starts Feb. 28
The 2019 Toronto Spring Camping & RV Show will be held Feb. 28 to March 3 at the International Centre,…
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Congress Directs Trade Rep for Tariff Exclusion
The U.S. Congress directed the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to initiate an exclusion process for tariffs imposed on…
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RV Shipments Decreased 39 Percent in January
The RV Industry Association recently released the market report numbers for RV shipments in January. The RVIA January survey of…
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Second Half of 2018 Rough on Forest River
Berkshire Hathaway recently released its annual report, which contained information on the company’s Forest River subsidiary. According to the report,…
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VIDEO: Jim Hammill Says Hymer Family to Blame for Closure
In a recent CTV News story, former CEO of Erwin Hymer Group North America claimed that the Hymer family is…
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Winnebago Helps Laid Off Junction City Employees
When Winnebago decided to cut 220 jobs at its Junction City, Ore., campus early this month, warehouse lead Scott Miller…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for Forest River and More
Forest River is recalling certain 2019 Forest River Forester and Sunseeker and Coachmen Leprechaun and Freelander motorhomes. The U-Bolts that…
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Cavco to Showcase Smart Park Model RV
Cavco has announced that it will showcase a smart park model RV at RVX, March 12-14, in Salt Lake City.…
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Cummins Appoints Four Vice Presidents
Cummins has appointed Cary Chenanda, Julie Furber, Diana Rey-Marrero and Shon Wright as vice presidents of the company. Chenanda is VP of Cummins Electronics and Fuel Systems, a technology…
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Meyer Distributing Adds Flagstaff, Ariz., Location
Meyer Distributing has added a new location in Flagstaff, Ariz. The cross-dock will have a direct, next-day feed from Meyer’s…
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Suburban Redesigns Range Product Offering
Suburban has introduced a new line of range offerings with multiple design options. “The kitchen is a focal point in…
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Braxton Creek RV Partners with Maverick Sales
Braxton Creek RV has formed an exclusive distribution agreement for the western U.S. with Maverick Sales, a newly formed company…
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Blog: RVDA Discusses Erwin Hymer’s Impact on Dealerships
Editor’s Note: This blog post that appeared on the RV Dealers Association website has been edited according to AP Style…
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RVIA Details Plans for 2nd Annual Industry Awards
The RV Industry Awards at RVX are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 14, at the Depot in Salt…
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Rollick Shares Marketing Trends on RV Industry
Rollick has released the results of a recent survey of powersports, RV, and boat dealers about their current and future…
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Webinars to Cover Winter Safety, Harassment
The Mike Molino RV Learning Center and strategic partner KPA will host two free webinars next week. The first webinar…
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U.S. Funds Yearly Analysis of Outdoor Rec
The marine industry learned last year that outdoor recreation, including boating and fishing, contributes 2.2 percent to the U.S. GDP,…
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Australian Management Systems Company Enters U.S.
BMPRO, a leading supplier of control and power management systems to the Australian RV industry, has secured a substantial contract…
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Jellystone Park Ranked a Top 100 Franchise
Franchise Gator ranked Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts one of the Top 100 franchises in the U.S. for 2019. The…
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Rep. Walorski Issues Tariff Statement
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) released the following statement after the Commerce Department completed its investigation into whether auto imports…
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Gulf Stream’s Envision Receives Praise at RV Shows
Gulf Stream Coach has reported that its new lightweight travel trailer, the Envision, recently stimulated traffic, high interest, and sales…
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