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RV Scholarship Deadline Extended Through August
The deadline to apply for the Mike Molino RV Learning Center College Scholarship has been extended to Friday, Aug. 17.…
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RV Trip-Planner Harvest Hosts Gets New Owner
https://youtu.be/ZPI73EqlXjQ Harvest Hosts, a network of overnight experiences for RV travelers in North America has announced Joel Holland as its…
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Survey: Canadian Campers Hard Sell for Peer-to-Peer RV Rentals
More than 6 million new North American households have adopted the camping lifestyle since 2014, with the number of campers…
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KOA Makes Top 25 Tech Businesses in Montana
Kampgrounds of America, based in Billings, Mont., has been named one of the top 25 tech businesses in the state…
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Outdoor Rec Committee Holds Inaugural Meeting
The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) welcomed key outcomes from yesterday’s inaugural meeting of the Interior Department’s “Made in America” Outdoor…
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Dometic Sees a 33 Percent Increase in Net Sales
Dometic recently reported its second quarter 2018 results showing total net sales of SEK $5.2 billion, an increase of 33…
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New Forest River Division Adds 325 Jobs
A new division of RV manufacturer Forest River, called East to West and North to South Inc., is setting up…
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Spartan Motors Gets New VP of Aftermarket
Spartan Motors has announced that Kurt Beyer has joined as the VP of aftermarket, which includes functions such as aftermarket parts sales…
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Black Book: Towable Values Hit All-Time High
Black Book recently released a report showing that the average selling price for motorized RV units was $45,566, which is down…
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Dicor Names New Division General Manager
Dicor Corp., a division of Airxcel, has appointed Craig Weddle as MCD and United Shade general manager. Weddle was previously…
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WinStar Casino, Resort Partners with Fun Town RV
Texas-based Fun Town RV is set to build upon the patron RV experience at WinStar World Casino and Resort thanks…
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Boyd Group Opens New Collision Repair Center
The Boyd Group recently opened a collision repair center in Elkhart, Ind. The center previously operated as Duncan RV Repair.…
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Regency RV Adds Two New Jersey Locations to Network
Regency RV has added Dylan’s RV Center in Sewell, N.J., to its roster of dealers selling its new Xalta Class B…
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Community: Keystone RV to Show Variety of RV Jobs to Boys & Girls Club in Goshen, Ind.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Elkhart County announced that Thor Industries and its subsidiaries will present a series of four…
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Entegra Rolls Out Reatta Luxury Diesel at FMCA
Entegra Coach recently unveiled the Reatta, the newest addition to its luxury rear engine diesel product offering, at the Family…
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RV Care and Priority RV Networks Reach 194 Dealers
RV Care and Priority RV Networks have expanded to 194 dealers in North America. RV Care’s Derek Paterson and George…
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N.C. Bandits Nab Items from Youngbloods RV
Two North Carolina men face a long list of charges after a report of suspicious activity at a truck dealership…
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RV Crashes May Land Goodyear $105 Million Fine
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. could face a $105 million fine if it failed to properly report crashes to federal…
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Independent Director Joins Spartan Motors’ Board
Spartan Motors has appointed Jeri L. Isbell to the company’s board of directors, effective July 13. Isbell was also appointed to the board’s…
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Court Rules Jayco Could Forgo RV Buyer’s Repairs
Even though the buyer of the RV described it as a “jalopy,” the 7th Circuit of Appeals in Indiana found the…
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OnCommand Connection Integrates Fleetsoft Solution
OnCommand Connection Advanced Remote Diagnostics has been integrated with the software of Fleetsoft, a provider of fleet maintenance and inventory management…
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Zinke Enlists New Advisory Committee
U.S. Department of the Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke recently proclaimed that “Recreation is Back” in a video and is now…
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Reservations Open for 2018 RV HoF Dinner
There’s still time to make reservation for the RV/MH Hall of Fame’s Annual Induction Dinner celebrating the Class of 2018…
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Beijing RV Show Reports 89 Percent Satisfaction Rating from Vendors
With 700 exhibitors showcasing 450 vehicles on 376,700 square feet of exhibit space to 22,193 visitors from 20 countries, the…
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Wells Fargo Income Declines in Its Second Quarter
Wells Fargo & Co. recently reported a net income of $5.2 billion for second quarter 2018, compared with $5.9 billion for second quarter…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for REV Group and Grand Design
Grand Design RV is recalling certain 2018 to 2019 Grand Design Solitude fifth wheel trailers. The liquid propane (LP) gas…
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Forest River Factory Approved for Tax Phase-In
The Elkhart County Council gave initial approval Saturday to a tax phase-in for a $6 million RV factory being built in…
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Webinar to Explore Trust and Influence
KPA’s HR expert Christina Johnson will hold a free webinar entitled “How HR Can Build Trust & Influence in an…
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Fourth of July Sets New Record at KOA
The 2018 Fourth of July Holiday results at Kampgrounds of America locations were up slightly from the previous record-setting year…
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Pascua Yaqui Tribe Breaks Ground for RV Park
The Pascua Yaqui Tribe and Casino Del Sol officially broke ground on July 12 for an extensive hospitality project, which includes a new…
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Cummins CEO Laments Tariffs and Job Loss
As a potential trade war looms over recently-imposed tariffs on China, Indiana businesses are expressing concern about the fallout. It…
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Multiple Countries to Testify Against Trump Admin
The European Union, Japan, Canada, Mexico, along with automotive trade groups, Volkswagen AG, and the UAW are among those scheduled…
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American Family RV Adds Virginia Location
American Family RV, with locations in Chesapeake and Salem, Va., has completed development of its third location in the state…
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Roadmaster Launches FitMaster Towing Sales Tool
Roadmaster recently released a new, web-based interactive sales tool called FitMaster. “FitMaster is a visual representation of all the towing…
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ADP to Host Employee Life Cycle Webinar
ADP will host a webinar to help employers keep up with current legislative activity surrounding recruitment and human capital management.…
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uCamp18 Rally Kicks Off July 16
Hundreds of teardrop camper enthusiasts will gather in the heart of Ohio’s Amish County for uCamp18 from July 16 to 21.…
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General RV Breaks Ground on Superstore
General RV Center will break ground on a new superstore on Dixie Highway near Clarkston in Springfield Township, Mich., at…
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Active RV Upholstery Center Expands Product Lines
Active RV Upholstery Center in Yuma, Ariz., has expanded its RV product lines. The company now offers a high-quality furniture…
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Two More Congress Members Sponsor Rec Act
Last month on Advocacy Day, RV industry executives met with their Members of Congress and asked them to co-sponsor the Recreation…
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Go RVing Events Roll Through the Summer
Go RVing’s experiential marketing plan continues to select events where the RV industry and lifestyle can reach new audiences. This…
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Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Restore Parks
The National Park Service faces nearly $12 billion in deferred maintenance at NPS sites, according to the RV Industry Association.…
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NTP-STAG Named Expo Silver Partner
The RV Dealers Association, the National RV Dealers Association, has announced that NTP-STAG is returning as a Silver Partner of…
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Urgent.ly Roadside Assistance Partners with Tredit
Urgent.ly Roadside Assistance, a digital roadside assistance platform, has partnered with Tredit Tire and Wheel Company, a distributor of tires to…
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Thor-Owned Mighway Rentals Expands Partnerships
Mighway – the RV Rental Marketplace – recently expanded its partnerships to include all industry sectors, aiming to better serve consumers…
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Spartan Displays K3 605 Chassis Preview
Spartan Specialty Vehicles offered Class A RV owners an up-close look at the 2019 Spartan K3 605 chassis for the…
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Northgate Transforms Camp Into Jellystone Park
Northgate Resorts will reopen the former Girl Scout camp in Golden Valley as a Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resort on…
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VIDEO: Headliner Announced for NATDA Trade Show
Country superstars Florida Georgia Line will perform live Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway ahead of NASCAR’s Big…
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Photos: Jayco’s Boys & Girls Club Party
Jayco recently celebrated its 50th year in business at the second “RV Day” event on July 10 held at the…
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Rep. Kevin Brady: Trump Must End Trade Fight
President Donald Trump faced unusually blunt criticism from within his own party, as one of the U.S. House’s top lawmakers…
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Camping World Acquires Russ Dean RV
Camping World Holdings has signed an agreement to acquire Russ Dean RV located in Pasco, Wash. A purchase price was…
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Flamingo Lake RV Resort Completes Expansion
Flamingo Lake RV Resort has completed its first major expansion since 2009, adding 60 new, permanent RV sites. According to…
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14 Gander/Camping World Locations Planned
Camping World Holdings has announced that 14 of its retail locations will operate with a cobranded offering showcasing both Gander…
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The Hoosier State Drops in Business Ranking
Indiana has slipped slightly in a national business climate ranking. CNBC’s annual “America’s Top States For Business” list rates the…
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MARVAC Elects New Board Members
The Michigan Association of RV and Campgrounds has elected its new board members. They are as follows: Terry Goddard of…
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NMMA President Says Trump Puts Jobs on the Line
The Trump administration on Friday completed its first phase of Section 301 tariffs on about $34 billion worth of Chinese…
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Airstream Lists Several Updates Made to 2019 Lines
Airstream recently released a list of updates and improvements made to its 2019 lineup of travel trailers with new décor…
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La Mesa RV to Celebrate Grand Opening
La Mesa RV will hold a grand opening for its new RV showroom which boasts more than 130,000 square feet…
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Truma Techs Offering AquaGo Installs at Rally
For the fourth consecutive year, Truma will be at the Winnebago Grand National Rally, which runs Monday, July 23, to…
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Air Lift Unveils New Wireless Compressor System
Air Lift has redesigned its popular WirelessONE on-board air compressor system, making it possible to level out a vehicle on…
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Dometic Celebrity Chef Headed to FMCA Con
Dometic will be supporting the FMCA Convention and RV Expo in Gillette, Wyo., July 18 to 21 at booth No. 453-459…
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ADP to Present Family and Medical Leave Webinar
ADP will host a webinar called “Family and Medical Leave Act: Compliance, Risks, Challenges, and Best Practices,” at 11 a.m.…
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RVX to Hand Out Free Dealer Tool Kit
Go RVing will engage in an extensive PR campaign designed to kick off the national camping and RV season in…
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Morgan Stanley Speaker to Host Tax Reform Webinar
The Mike Molino RV Learning Center, working with Morgan Stanley, will deliver a webinar for dealer principals at noon CT…
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Community: Longtime Winnebago Employees to Lead Forest City, Iowa, Parade
Harlan Rodberg and Larry Kearney of Forest City, Iowa, love reminiscing about the collective 100 years they’ve spent at Winnebago…
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Dolphin Motor Coach Partners with RV Station
Dolphin Motor Coach (DMC) has partnered with RV Station of Texas to expand its Class B motorhome product offerings at…
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NHTSA: Recalls Issued for Keystone, Forest River and More
Keystone RV is recalling certain 2018 to 2019 Keystone Cougar trailers equipped with an outdoor propane grill. The outdoor propane…
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CEO Salaries Disclosed for Thor, LCI and Patrick
Executive compensation is provided in several forms, usually including base salary, bonus, incentive pay based on hitting performance targets, stock…
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Oregon Winnebago Plant Dragging Financially
A decade after the Great Recession decimated Lane County’s RV industry in Oregon, an iconic RV name has re-emerged as…
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U.S. and China Enter a Trade War
A trade war between the U.S. and China officially started last week as the Trump administration has followed through with…
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Sobel University to Hold Salesperson ‘Boot Camp’
The Sobel University will be holding a Comprehensive Sales Course in a three-day course from Aug. 6-8. “The August class…
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Community: Jayco Holds Birthday Party for Boys & Girls Clubs
Boys & Girls Clubs of Elkhart County has announced that Thor Industries and its subsidiaries, Heartland RV, Jayco, Keystone RV,…
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Outdoor Rec Committee Meeting Set for July 17
On July 17, the members of the Made in America Outdoor Recreation Advisory Committee will meet with Department of the…
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Demco Announces New Retail Price Policy
Dethmers Mfg. (Demco), a manufacturer of RV towing equipment, has announced the adoption of a retail price policy this week…
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Several Vehicles Damaged in Fire at Dealership
Crews responded to a fire that damaged a large shed and six vehicles at an RV dealership in South Windsor,…
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Lawsuit Filed to Fight Trump’s Tariffs
The American Institute for International Steel filed a lawsuit last week in the U.S. Court of International Trade in New…
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Spaces for California RV Show Sell Out
The 2018 California RV Show, the West Coast’s largest consumer RV show, has completely sold out of its available manufacturer…
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RVDA of Alberta Opens Golf Tourney Registration
Registration is open for the RVDA of Alberta’s 31st Annual Golf Tournament being held on Wednesday, Aug. 8. It will…
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General RV Grew Employment to 190 in 10 Years
It is hard to miss the giant parking lots of motor homes and RVs driving along Interstate 77 near Greensburg…
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RV PRO: Origins
Each year in the July issue, RV PRO magazine features an expanded set of stories that get at the heart…
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All Valley RV Founder Roy Padgett Dies at 78
All Valley RV Center of Lancaster, Calif., is saddened to announce the passing of its founder Roy B. Padgett on…
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Hail Causes Millions in Damage to Jack’s Campers
An RV dealership in western South Dakota said a recent hail storm damaged about 500 trailers and motorhomes, resulting in…
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Meyer Adds Girard Products
Meyer Distributing has added Girard Products to its extensive lineup. “This is a line that our customers have been asking…
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New VW California XXL Camper Debuting in August
Volkswagen has released a teaser sketch of its new Crafter-based camper van, confirming that it will base a new production…
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Last Call for Hall of Fame Dinner Reservations
The RV/MH Hall of Fame’s Annual Induction Dinner celebrating the class of 2018 is a month away, and it is…
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Wild Frontier RV Campground Adds 230 New Sites
Wild Frontier Campground is adding 230 new campsites, expanding to 345. This expansion positions Wild Frontier as one of the…
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PleasureLand RV Acquires Northview Campers
PleasureLand RV Center has acquired Northview Campers in Sioux Falls, S.D., and will be the seventh location to its family…
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N.C. Governor Tours SylvanSport’s Factory
SylvanSport was honored this past weekend with a visit from North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina First Lady…
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Harley-Davidson Lawyer Joins REV Group
REV Group named Stephen Boettinger, who had been a lawyer for Harley-Davidson, as its general counsel on Friday, continuing the company’s…
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Winnebago Co-founder Gerald Boman Dies at 82
Co-founder of Winnebago Industries, Gerald E. Boman, 82, passed away June 20 in Palm City, Fla., where he and his…
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ARVC Issues Warning on Suspicious Invoice to Campgrounds
RV park and campground owners in Maryland, South Dakota and other states have recently alerted the National Association of RV…
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Important Dates to Know for Aftermarket Conference
The annual RV Aftermarket Executive Conference will be hosted in Bonita Springs, Fla., next month at the Hyatt Regency Coconut…
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Optronics Expands LED Light Bar Family
Optronics International recently introduced five LED Light Bars, increasing the product line to eight. The new lamps include two 3-inch…
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CURT Group’s Luverne and UWS Celebrate Anniversaries
CURT Group’s Luverne, a manufacturer of truck, commercial van and SUV accessories, is celebrating 55 years, as well as UWS…
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Universal Lenders Expands Plan to 36-Month Terms
Universal Lenders, creators of the ZERO Plan and 2018 Dealers’ Choice award winner, has announced enhanced funding guidelines to allow…
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REV Coach Partners with Daimler Buses’ Setra
REV Coach has been named the full-service distributor and after-sales partner for Daimler Buses’ Setra brand in the U.S. and…
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Amazon May Increase 2018 Ecommerce by 80 Percent
With Amazon Prime Day looming, retailers and marketers are prepping their strategies for what’s turned into a new midyear shopping…
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RV PRO Wishes You a Happy Fourth
In celebration of Independence Day, RV PRO will be out of the office. The daily newsletter will resume on Thursday.…
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Gallery: RVIA Board Nominations Announced
Nominations are in for the RV Industry Association board of directors. Eight director positions are up for election including: one…
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CURT Celebrates 25 Years of Manufacturing
CURT is celebrating 25 years of business. Founded in 1993 by Curt Tambornino, its first products were trailer balls and…
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RV Retailer Acquires Motor Home Specialist
RV Retailer has acquired Motor Home Specialist in Texas from the O’Banion family. Donny O’Banion will continue to lead Motor Home Specialist…
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