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Taylor Made’s New Facility Expands Distribution
Taylor Made Group has acquired the 80,000-square-foot facility formerly owned by Swany America Corp. in Johnstown, N.Y. Taylor Made’s purchase…
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Thor Motor Coach Rolls Out New Floorplans
Thor Motor Coach will be at the Florida RV SuperShow Wednesday, Jan. 16 through Sunday, Jan. 20. This show will…
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Star brite Releases New RV Care Kit
Star brite recently released a new arsenal of products in its RV Care Kit, an interior and exterior detailing kit…
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Flexsteel Appoints Creekmuir to Board
Flexsteel Industries has appointed William S. Creekmuir as an independent director of the company. Creekmuir has more than 30 years…
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Spartan Offers Services to SuperShow Attendees
Spartan Specialty Vehicles has expanded its factory service availability to RV owners for winter travel convenience by opening the doors…
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Pittsburgh RV Show Takes Over 9 Acres
The Pittsburgh RV Show will be held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center from Jan. 19-27. “If you love…
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Walorski Announces Senior Staff Changes
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) has announced recent staff changes in her Washington, D.C., and Mishawaka, Ind., offices. “My job…
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Jayco Temporarily ‘Shelves’ Its Fold Downs
Jayco is stopping production of fold-down trailers in 2019 until further notice, RV PRO has learned. The RV manufacturer is…
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Lazydays Names Stephens VP of Customer Experience
Lazydays has named Linda Stephens vice president of customer experience effective immediately. Stephens will continue to report to William P.…
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Schattdecor Acquires U.S. Coating
The Schattdecor Group has finalized the purchase of U.S. Coating Co. of Lexington, S.C., a 24-year provider of decorative surfaces.…
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Parallax to Attend Quartzsite Show
Parallax Power Supply will be in attendance for this year’s 2019 Quartzite RV show in Quartzite, Ariz. Taking place Jan.…
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EasyStart Nominated for RISE Award
The EasyStart 364 has been nominated for the RISE Aftermarket Product Award for 2019. The RISE award (Recognizing Innovation &…
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Spartan and Foretravel to Launch Luxury RV
Spartan Motors and Foretravel Motorcoach are launching a luxury RV at the Florida RV SuperShow next week. Steve Guillaume, president…
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Starcraft Introduces Super Lite Travel Trailer
Starcraft plans to unveil the all new Starcraft Super Lite travel trailer this month, targeting the 2019 Tampa Super Show for its product…
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NTP-STAG Releases Pre-Cart Ahead of Expo
NTP-STAG recently released its Expo Pre-cart form of e-commerce shopping ahead of the show in Nashville, Tenn. “Over the past…
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Recreation Leaders Meet with Sec. Sonny Perdue
Recreation took center stage at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Jan. 8 as Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) leaders…
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Prolite Unveils New Renewable Energy Trailer
Canadian manufacturer Roulottes Prolite is introducing its new Prolite12V renewable energy trailer. Two 100-watt solar panels will produce the necessary energy…
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Emmy Award Winner to Host Session at RVX
On March 14 at RVX: The RV Experience, the RV Industry Association will be hosting a panel of expert executives…
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BMW, North Face Camper Available in Fall
BMW Group subsidiary Designworks recently unveiled a new camper concept and virtual reality experience, in partnership with The North Face,…
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LCI Promotes Menefee to VP of Operations
Lippert Components has promoted Jim Menefee to the role of VP of operations. Previously, Menefee was regional operations manager for…
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RV PRO’s ‘Weekend Edition’ Debuts Saturday
Beginning this week, RV PRO will roll out a weekend newsletter every Saturday. The “Weekend Edition” represents an opportunity for hearing from…
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Brett Motheral to Head Dicor Aftermarket
Dicor Corp. has appointed Brett Motheral as director of aftermarket sales. Motheral will succeed Dave Majewski who is retiring effective…
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Boating Sales Up 4 Percent, Expected to Grow
The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) has announced that retail unit sales of new powerboats were up an estimated 4 percent in…
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Winegard Hires Six People for New Endeavors
Winegard has announced the addition of key personnel to drive its future endeavors in technology related to the “Internet of…
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AGWS Offering Golf Getaway at NADA
American Guardian Warranty Services (AGWS) will be exhibiting at the 2019 NADA Show from Jan. 24-27 at booth No. 5558N…
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Cummins CFO Retires, Successor Named
Cummins has announced that Chief Financial Officer Pat Ward is retiring after 31 years and Mark Smith is succeeding him. Both moves are…
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Valley RV Show Could Be Industry Indicator
The Valley RV & Camping Show is set to run this weekend at Century Center in South Bend, Ind. So…
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VIDEO: Furrion Introduces AI on Yacht at CES
Furrion has unveiled the “crown jewel: of its concept fleet: Adonis, a 78-foot customized Numarine yacht. This luxury smart yacht…
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NTP-STAG Expo 2019 Show App Now Available
NTP-STAG has launched the 2019 Expo Show App, availabile to download from the Apple Store and Google Play. The App…
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RV Intelligence Releases smartRVcontrols
RV Intelligence recently released smartRVcontrols, an aftermarket DIY remote control module that is connected to a smartphone or tablet. A…
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Torklift Seminar to Focus on New Products, Google
Torklift International will host a training seminar at the Arrow Distributing show in Las Vegas at 10 a.m. on Jan.…
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MBA’s Rental School Begins Feb. 5
MBA Insurance will hold its Rental School from Feb. 5-7, covering an array of topics to address industry changes and…
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Camping World Closes Third Gander Location
Camping World has closed a Gander Outdoors store in Appleton, Wis., the third Gander Outdoors to close since re-opening the…
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Ruling Made on Canadian HST and Insurance Income
The Canadian Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) recently won a major tax case involving HST and insurance, according to the RV…
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Georgia Dealership Focuses on Tiny Homes
The American dream comes in all shapes and sizes. At the Tiny Houses of Georgia dealership in downtown Augusta, it…
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Colorado’s River Run Resort Opens in This Summer
River Run, a resort located two hours from Denver in Granby, Colo., is set to open in summer 2019 and is now taking reservations…
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Camping World Closes on Minnesota Acquisition of Coates RV
Camping World Holdings has closed on the acquisition of Coates RV with locations in Hugo and Cloquet, Minn. “For over…
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RVX to Launch ‘Sales Navigator’ for Dealers
The RV Industry Association will be launching the “RVX Sales Navigator” during RVX: The RV Experience, March 12-14 in Salt…
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Joe Santos Joins Blue Ox in Manager Role
Joe Santos has joined the Blue Ox sales team as a dealer development manager in outside sales, serving customers in…
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Florida Show to Use Interactive Map for Exhibitors
The Florida RV Trade Association (FRVTA) will host the 34th annual 2019 Florida RV SuperShow from Tuesday, Jan. 15 through…
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RVWS Launches Social Media Management Service
RV Web Services (RVWS) has announced a new social media management solution aimed at helping RV dealers attract new customers…
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Airxcel RV Group Promotes Josh Miller
Airxcel RV Group has promoted Josh Miller to business development manager. Before this promotion, Miller was an outside sales representative…
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Ohio RV Supershow Begins Tomorrow
The 43rd annual Ohio RV Supershow will be held at the I-X Center in Cleveland, Ohio, from Jan. 9-13. This…
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Nextivity Unveils New Smart Signal Boosters
Nextivity has announced that its award-winning Cel-Fi GO Smart Signal Booster is available in six new bundles to resolve cellular…
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CompliancePoint Launches Cybersecurity Service
CompliancePoint recently established a data privacy solutions focus for the automotive industry, with resources to protect manufacturers, automotive lenders, dealers…
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USMCA in Limbo as Democrats Take House
Nancy Pelosi, a veteran Democrat brawler and vocal critic of Canada’s trade agreement with the U.S. and Mexico, resumed her…
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Elkhart’s EDC President Dobson Departs, Stager Steps In
The Economic Development Corp. of Elkhart County confirmed Friday that President and CEO Mark Dobson resigned on Dec. 27. This…
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Bowlus Road Chief Adds Virtual Tours to Product Line
Bowlus Road Chief has introduced virtual tours for its product line. Prospective buyers can view the interiors of both the…
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Journey RV Hopes to Sell to Dealerships Soon
For Jose Francisco Leal and his family, the journey to running their own RV company started with a single sketch.…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for Heartland, Keystone RV, and Winnebago
Heartland RV is recalling certain 2019 Heartland Elk Ridge, Milestone, Elk Ridge Express, Pioneer, Sundance, and Sundance XLT fifth wheels.…
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Trends: U.S. Manufacturing Sharply Declines
The Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. manufacturing activity slowed sharply to a two-year low in December, raising fears of slower economic…
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Dicor Promotes Waterman to Director of Finance
Dicor Corp., a division of Airxcel, has promoted Christy Waterman to director of finance. In Waterman’s prior four years with…
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Derema Group Announces Rep of the Year
Derema Group has named Teri Barrett as the winner of its Representative of the Year award. Barrett has been chosen…
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Canada Launches Red Seal Incentive for Women
To help meet an increasing need for more workers in the trades, the Government of Canada has introduced new initiatives…
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Dept. of Interior Restores Functions to Parks
The National Park Hospitality Association (NPHA) has expressed support for the decision recently made by the U.S. Department of the…
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Rear View Safety Announces Product of the Month
Rear View Safety has announced that its December product of the month is the RVS-125 Sensestat Wireless Obstacle Detection Sensor.…
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Horizon Global Receives Non-Compliance Letter from N.Y. Stock Exchange
Horizon Global has announced that it received a letter from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) informing the company of…
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RV Values Dip Slightly as Winter Arrives
Black Book recently released a report for November showing that the average selling price for motorized units was $43,132, which was…
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Dealers Favor Used Inventories in Baird Survey
Dealers surveyed late in October said their new towable RV inventories were too high, while their used towable inventories were…
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Government Shutdown Halts RV-Related Legislation
The RV Industry Association’s federal affairs team worked with Congress toward enacting key pieces of legislation during the “lame duck” session –…
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National Factory Activity Falls 5.2 Points
U.S. manufacturing activity slowed sharply to a two-year low in December amid a plunge in new orders and hiring at…
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Dealer Satisfaction Index Survey Closes Jan. 10
The RV Dealers Association’s 25th annual Dealers Satisfaction Index (DSI) survey closes on Thursday, Jan. 10. A link to the online version…
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Searer Puts RV Hall of Fame on the Right Track
Darryl Searer was vacationing down in Florida when he got a call back in January 2012 that the RV/MH Hall…
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Lazydays Awards Three Contest Winners
Lazydays recently sponsored its second Ultimate RV Tailgating Experience Sweepstakes in partnership with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Denver Broncos, and…
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Trends: U.S. Reports Large December Job Increase
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that non-farm payrolls rose to 312,000 in December, surging past expectations of 184,000. The…
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400 RVs Submitted for RVX’s ‘The Reveal’
More than 400 of the industry’s newest RVs were submitted by manufacturers for The Reveal, the first-ever national media RV product…
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UPDATE: Stolen RV Recovered
Johnnie Walker RV in Las Vegas, Nev., recently reported it had a 2019 White Water trailer stolen on New Year’s…
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LCI Hires Lindsey Stults for Emerging Markets
Lippert Components recently hired Lindsey Stults to direct the company’s business development within emerging markets. Stults attended Indiana University and…
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American Guardian Releases Training Schedule
American Guardian Warranty Services has announced its 2019 AGWS University F&I training schedule. The workshop is designed to provide insights…
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DISH Outdoors to Host NTP-STAG Expo Breakfast
NTP-STAG has announced that new sponsor, DISH Outdoors, will host an RV University breakfast at NTP-STAG’s 2019 EXPO in Nashville,…
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New RV Rental Company Coming to Montana
A new RV rental company aimed toward young adults is coming to the Bozeman, Mont., airport. Blacksford founder Jonathan Distad…
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57-Acre RV Resort Proposed for Georgia
The City of Emerson Planning and Zoning Commission in Georgia heard from a real estate investor Thursday evening who aspires…
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NCRVDA to Host RV Show at Greensboro Coliseum
The North Carolina RV Dealers Association (NCRVDA) is hosting the first RV show of the year from Jan. 4-6 in…
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Indiana Counties May Need More Industrial Space
With a humming economy and unemployment rates hovering around their lowest points in decades, St. Joseph and Elkhart counties in…
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Nuttall Resigns from Camping World, Exec Positions Realigned
Camping World Holdings has announced new assignments of its executive leadership team, including Roger Nuttall resignation from his position as…
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Long-Running Casper, Wyo., Dealership to Close
Stalkup’s RV Superstore is in the process of winding down operations, according to co-owner Ray Stalkup. The closing ends a…
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Suspects Behind FEMA Trailer Thefts Apprehended
Redding, Calif., police say two men stole FEMA trailers meant to house Camp Fire survivors. Officers got a call just…
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Aqua-Hot Appoints New Supply Chain Manager
Aqua-Hot Heating Systems has hired Erin Cable as its new supply chain manager. General Manager Travis Smith made the announcement.…
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ICON Extends Customer Service Hours
ICON, manufacturer and marketer of plastic components for RV’s, has extended its customer service hours to 8 a.m. until 5…
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FRVTA to ‘Roll’ in Annual SuperShow in Tampa, Fla.
The Florida RV Trade Association (FRVTA) will host the 34th annual 2019 Florida RV SuperShow, Tuesday, Jan. 15 through Sunday,…
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N.Y. Dealership Comes Under RV Retailer Ownership
An RV dealership in West Seneca, N.Y., was acquired last Wednesday by a fast-growing national company backed by private equity…
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New Flexsteel CEO Gets Stock Purchase Option
Flexsteel Industries recently announced that the company granted Jerald K. Dittmer, in connection with his appointment as the company’s president…
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20 RVs Burglarized in Ontario Dealership
Police are turning to the public for help after more than 20 RVs were broken into at Lakeview RV Centre…
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Industry Members Form RV Women’s Alliance
Members of the RV Industry have gotten together to create a new alliance of women, as well as men, who…
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RV Used by Browns QBs for Sale
One of the RVs rented by Baker Mayfield and used by Cleveland Browns quarterbacks during training camp can be yours…
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RVIA’s Top 10 Stories of the Year
As we wrap up another year, the RV Industry Association’s blog team consolidated its top picks for biggest news of…
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NERVDA Podcast Previews Boston Show
Join John DiPietro and Bob Zagami as they look back on the success of RVing in New England over the…
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Kinedyne Introduces Winch Bars
Kinedyne of Branchburg, N.J., a designer, manufacturer and distributor of cargo control technologies, including cargo securement, capacity and access solutions…
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National RV Covers Offers Quality Brand Covers
National RV Covers of Carlsbad, Calif., provides customers top quality brand name custom and semi-custom RV covers for every kind…
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County Approves Expansion of RV Park
The Mohave County Planning and Zoning Commission recently approved the expansion of a Fort Mohave recreational vehicle park. This story…
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RV Horizons Remains in Minnesota
Since Colorado-based RV Horizons purchased Houlton’s St. Croix Meadows RV Park in Minnesota in the fall of 2015, Town of…
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U.S. Payrolls Grow by 155,000 Jobs
Nonfarm payroll jobs rose 155,000 in November, down from 250,000 in October, while the rate of unemployment remained at 3.7…
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Digital January RV PRO is Available
The digital version of the January 2019 issue of RV PRO magazine has been posted online. This issue is our…
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RVDA Top Stories of 2018
The RV Dealers Association compiled a list of top stories about the industry for 2018. Among the stories most affecting…
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Solar Toy Haulers Certified Emerald
Coachmen’s Adrenaline and Forest River’s Work and Play Toy Haulers have been Certified Green for several years, but now they…
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Crux Shows off Winter Capabilities
Remember that early December snowstorm that surprised areas of the East Coast that don’t normally see much snow? Well, the…
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IMA Launches Education Initiative
The Indiana Manufacturers Association has begun an employer-driven education program to provide skilled workers to meet the needs of the state’s manufacturing industry.…
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D.C. Explorer Campaign Honored
Agents of Discovery and the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable – along with participating sites and partners – celebrated the D.C. Explorer Campaign with…
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Sika Website Wins Multiple Awards
Sika USA’s Industry division proudly announces that its new website initiative, launched in 2018, has received numerous accolades. The new…
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Texas Park Tops Jellystone Winners
Six years ago, Don and Jan Tardy and their adult children, Colt and Bree Perrin, acquired the former Whispering Pines…
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