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Thefts Reported at Dutchmen Mfg., Gateway RV, and Jellystone Park
A staff member of Dutchmen Mfg. reported to Elkhart County police Monday scrap wire was stolen from the business, 72440…
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Preview: Torklift ‘Builds People’
SUMNER, Wash. – On a recent winter day, worker stations at Torklift’s 52,000-square-foot facility buzzed with activity, a cacophonous symphony…
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Ultrafabrics Launches New Collection
Ultrafabrics recently launched Wired, a new collection created for its hand and matte finish, with a grain inspired by technology.…
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Northpoint Commercial Finance Hits New Milestones
Northpoint Commercial Finance, a leading provider of multi-industry inventory finance solutions throughout the U.S. and Canada, recently reported several milestones…
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ADP Offering Webcast on Tax Reform Impact
ADP will offer a webcast to help understand recent tax reform at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. EST on Thursday,…
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Crane Reports 2017 Results, 5 Percent Increase Due to RVs
Crane Co., a diversified manufacturer of engineered industrial products, reported full year and fourth quarter 2017 financial results, and provided…
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Southern RV Signs on as Atlanta Motor Speedway Service Provider
Southern RV, a McDonough, Georgia-based, family-owned and operated RV sales and service company, has signed on as the official RV…
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Ally Financial Reports 2017 and Q4 Results
Ally Financial is reporting a 2017 net income of $929 million, compared to $1,037 million in the prior year. Results…
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Patrick Industries Announces New $50 Million Stock Buyback Program
Patrick Industries’ board of directors recently approved a new stock repurchase program that authorizes the repurchase of up to $50 million of…
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Sandhills Publishing Launches RVUniverse.com
Sandhills Publishing has announced the launch of RVUniverse.com, an online marketplace connecting buyers and sellers of new and used RVs.…
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Horizon Global Names Carl Bizon President
Horizon Global recently appointed Carl Bizon as president of its Horizon Americas segment, effective today. Bizon is a recognized leader…
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Canadian Distributor to Offer Dometic Products
Entreprise Robert Thibert Inc., a Canadian leader in RV parts and vehicle accessories distribution, announced the addition of Dometic to…
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Trends: Northcoast Research Call Winnebago, Thor Industries Dealer Inventories ‘Unsustainable’
Iconic RV firms Winnebago and Thor Industries fell in heavy volume Friday, extending recent losses as an analyst raised concerns over dealer inventories. Northcoast…
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Retired Stag-Parkway VP Dies at 74
Max Arthur Hartman, 74, of Buchanan, Ind., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 24. He was born March 7, 1943, in Elkhart,…
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NHTSA Lists One Recall
Forest River is recalling certain 2017 to 2018 Forest River Cherokee travel trailers. On the affected trailers, a 14-gauge and…
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Airxcel Products Celebrate 50th Anniversary
Coleman-Mach air conditioners and Suburban furnaces is celebrating 50 years. The original Coleman air conditioner was the creation of inventor,…
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Air Lift Releases New Air Spring Spacers
Aftermarket air suspension specialist Air Lift Co. has debuted a new product line for drivers of lifted trucks looking for…
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LCI Completes Taylor Made Group Acquisition
LCI Industries has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, LCI, has completed the previously announced acquisition of Taylor Made Group. Headquartered in Gloversville, N.Y., Taylor…
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NAFTA Negotiations May End Soon
Important decisions about NAFTA’s future are now in the hands of the Trump administration, as American negotiators turn to their political…
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Industry Ships More Than 500,000 Units in 2017
RV wholesale shipments finished 2017 with 504,599 units up 17.2 percent compared to the 430,691 units shipped in 2016. RVIA’s…
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Flexsteel Reports Second Quarter Results
Flexsteel Industries has reported its second quarter and fiscal year-to-date financial results, showing that net sales were $129.4 million, up…
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Hopkins Names Patrick Tuttle VP and Chief Human Resources Officer
Hopkins Mfg. Corp. recently hired Pat Tuttle as vice president and chief human resources officer. Tuttle will lead and direct…
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Photos: The 2018 RV Leadership Conference
The RV Leadership Conference took place Jan. 14-15 in Tampa, Fla., where attendees engaged in an assortment of educational workshops…
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RV Resort Proposed for Colorado Town
During a work session Wednesday night, Alamosa, Colo., city councilors appeared receptive to a proposal to locate an RV resort…
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Rina Aponte Celebrates 20 Years with Priority One
Priority One Financial Services has announced that operating manager Rina Aponte is celebrating 20 years with the company. Starting at…
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Video: RVIA Looks Back at 2017
The RV Industry Association recently released a video overview of 2017. RVIA reports that members throughout the industry made a…
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Flexsteel Adds Two to Marketing Leadership
Flexsteel Industries has added two marketing leadership roles to navigate the rapidly evolving digital and traditional marketing needs of its…
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Aqua-Hot a Finalist for Made in Colorado Awards
Aqua-Hot Heating Systems has been named a finalist in ColoradoBiz magazine’s annual Made in Colorado awards. The company was selected from hundreds…
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Oregon Ends State’s Option for Movable Tiny Houses
A major change to Oregon’s building codes has effectively ended the state’s acceptance of movable tiny houses. This negatively affects…
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New National Park Service Acting Director Named
The U.S. Department of the Interior named Dan Smith as the new acting director for the National Park Service (NPS)…
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Covercraft Joins Grassroots Motorsports at Daytona
Covercraft will be exhibiting at the Grassroots Motorsports Experience at the Rolex 24 at Daytona this weekend. The perennially sold-out…
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Jellystone Debuts on Top 200 Franchisee List
For the first time, Jellystone Parks recently appeared on Franchise Business Review’s Top 200 list of award-winning franchise opportunities. It…
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NAFTA Talks Pressured to Move Forward
U.S. Commerce Sec. Wilbur Ross thinks Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used his speech at the World Economic Forum on Jan.…
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KOA Adds Cape Charles/Chesapeake Bay Resort
Kampgrounds of America has added the Cape Charles/Chesapeake Bay KOA Resort in Virginia to its 500-plus campground KOA system in…
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Trends: FBI Warns on Avoiding Fraudulent Online Vehicle Sales
As an update to I-111414-PSA, released Nov. 14, 2014, the FBI is issuing additional information and warnings regarding the fraudulent online…
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NTP-STAG Gains Serious Momentum
GRAPEVINE, Texas – Droves of dealers and suppliers took to the expansive convention floor at Marriott’s Gaylord Texan for the…
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Black Book Integrated Into Autosoft’s DMS
Black Book, a division of Hearst Business Media that provides industry-leading used vehicle valuation and residual value forecast solutions, has…
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American Family Adds Salem Location
Waldvogel Commercial Properties has leased 1259 E. Main Street in Salem, Va., to American Family RV. Headquartered in Chesapeake, Va.,…
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Leisure Time Celebrates 45 Years of Selling RVs
In 1973, 55-year-old James Dobson built a little building on McAllister drive in East Saint John, Canada. One day, a…
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Fort Myers Show Kicks Off
The 33rd annual Fort Myers RV Show rolls into Lee Civic Center for a four-day run starting Thursday, according to…
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Keystone RV Gains Goshen Permit
The Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety members Monday approved an occupancy permit agreement with Keystone RV Co. for…
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Torklift Upgrades Automated Guides
Torklift International upgraded its website giving customers and dealers a more user-friendly experience including automated application guides, dealer portal and…
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Yamaha Initiative Celebrates 10 Years
The Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative celebrates its 10-year anniversary in 2018. Having contributed more than $3.5 million in funding and…
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Kinedyne Unveiling Securement Straps
Kinedyne, a supplier of cargo control technologies, including cargo securement, capacity and access solutions for the transportation industry, announced the…
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ICE Detention Center Plan Abandoned
A prison management company has canceled plans to build a $100 million ICE detention center in Elkhart County, Ind., according…
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Southwire Promotes Raatz
In an effort to bring additional focus to its RV and marine business, Southwire has promoted Bobby Raatz to director…
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DexKo Acquires Assets of Kodiak Products
Elkhart, Ind.-based DexKo Global, a supplier of highly engineered trailer running gear, chassis assemblies and related components announced that its…
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NTP-STAG Show Hits Texas
The annual distributor show season is continuing with the NTP-STAG Show wrapping up today at the Gaylord Texan Hotel in…
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Neil Thomas Joins Trojan Battery
Trojan Battery Co. of Santa Fe Springs, Calif., a supplier of deep-cycle batteries, has announced the appointment of Neil Thomas…
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Supershow Sets Attendance Record
The Florida RV SuperShow had just over 73,000 attend the five-day SuperShow and the crowds were in a buying mood.…
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Meyer now carrying Telesteps
Meyer Distributing has added Telesteps to its portfolio of offerings for its dealers. Telesteps has the world’s first telescopic ladder…
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Active RV Upholstery on ‘American RVer’
Active RV Upholstery Center in Yuma, Ariz., has expanded its already extensive RV product lines. The company now offers custom front 100 percent Tailor-Made Sheepskin Captain Chair Seat…
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RVDA of Canada Partners with Stealth Enterprises
The RVDA of Canada has entered into a new endorsement partnership with Stealth Enterprises. The RVDA of Canada Board has added…
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ResNexus Joins CalARVC’s Education Day
One of the participants in CalARVC’s Software Education Day on Feb. 27, which is open to park operators across the…
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Cummins on Most Admired List
Columbus-based Cummins Inc. recently was included in the annual World’s Most Admired Companies list. Compiled by FORTUNE, the list includes 680…
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Lippert Showcases Gold Circle Dealer at NTP-STAG Expo
Lippert Components will showcase several RV dealer profit programs as well as new products at the 2018 NTP-STAG Expo in…
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Big Growth From Little Trailers at nuCamp
NüCamp RV in Sugarcreek, Ohio, south of Canton, has pulled 225 jobs and $50 million in annual sales from the…
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NADAguides Releases 2017 Year-End Review
In a year-end review by NADAguides, the data gathered by the organization showed that RV shipments for all segments continued…
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Extinguisher Recalls Continue
Erwin Hymer Group and Gulf Stream Coach are the latest manufacturers to face recalls due to faulty fire extinguishers, according…
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Grand Rapids Show Draws Youth
The Grand Rapids Camper, Travel and RV Show at DeVos Place is bigger than ever, taking up all of the…
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Sobel Offers Atlanta Sales Course
Sobel University announced open enrollment today for the upcoming Comprehensive Sales Course in Atlanta on Feb. 12-16. The best-selling Comprehensive…
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Charlotte Show Eyes Record
The North Carolina RV Dealers Association (NCRVDA) hosted the biggest RV (Recreational Vehicle) show of North Carolina in Charlotte, North…
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Council Adopts New Leadership, Goals
The Great Outdoors Month Council in January approved a new Executive Committee. Executive Committee members are: CHAIR: Frank Peterson –…
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Camping World Holdings Enters Outdoor Market
The following article reflects the opinion of Motley Fool, a stock and investing firm. Call it brand extension if you…
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2017 Boat Sales Could Top 269,000
Preliminary figures show that more than 263,000 new boats were sold in 32 early-reporting states in 2017 as the recreational…
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Gallery: 2018’s Arrow Distributing Show
Many people traveled to Biloxi, Miss., for Arrow Distributing’s show for a number of deals and educational opportunities at the…
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Indiana Supreme Court to Review Dealer’s Tax Case
An Indiana case dealing with out-of-state tax issues will come before the Indiana Supreme Court after the justices unanimously granted…
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ORIR Targets Wildfire Fighting Costs
The Outdoor Recreation Industry Roundtable (ORIR) has expressed its strong support for the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act legislation introduced in…
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RV Trader Launches 2018 Model Guide
RV Trader has released its annual New Model Guide online. This year’s guide highlights the latest 2018 models coming from…
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KPA Offers Workplace Violence Webinar
Gregory Arace and Kelly Pinkerton will give a webinar on how to reduce the threat of workplace violence at 1…
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Contoure to Showcase New Washer/Dryer Combo at NTP-STAG Expo
National Quality Products, makers of Contoure Space-Saving Appliances, announced its featured product for the 2018 NTP-STAG Expo, the ventless, washer/dryer…
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RVDA of Canada Renews Endorsement of iA-SAL
The RVDA of Canada has renewed its platinum endorsement partnership with iA-SAL, a division of Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial…
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Florida RV SuperShow Sets New Record
The Florida RV Trade Association (FRVTA) opened the doors for the 33rd Annual 2018 Florida RV SuperShow on Wednesday, Jan.…
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VIDEO: Q&A with Bill Rogers of NTP-STAG
Days before the NTP-STAG Show in Texas, RV PRO sits down with Bill Rogers, VP and general manager of NTP-STAG,…
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Horizon Global Joins Team Penske Nascar, Indycar Programs
Horizon Global has joined Team Penske with a new multi-year partnership beginning in 2018. Horizon Global towing and trailering brands…
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Sobel University Attendance up 21 Percent
Sobel University has reported that enrollment for its January comprehensive sales course was up more than 21 percent than last…
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Whitlow Joins VB
VB-Airsuspension North America recently hired Jeff Whitlow as national sales manager for the U.S., Canada, and Mexico markets. Whitlow will…
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Truma Announces Winter Dealer Training Schedule
Truma will hold four training sessions for dealers and technicians throughout the country over the next two months. These training…
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Lippert Annexation Project Delayed
Facing an outcry of concern from affected neighbors, Goshen City Council members Tuesday voted to table a request by Lippert…
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Rear View Safety Introduces System With Built-In DVR
Rear View Safety, a supplier of vehicle safety solutions, including backup camera systems, backup sensor systems, driver fatigue systems, mobile…
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Outdoorsy Begins Canada Tour
Outdoorsy, an RV rental marketplace, begins its Canada and Ontario roadshow at four major RV events, creating an immersive experience…
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Indiana Cracks Top 10 in Forbes Best States
Forbes recently released its annual ranking of the best states for business. Indiana cracked the top 10 coming in at 10th…
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RVIA to Replace National RV Trade Show with New Event
During the 2018 RV Leadership Conference earlier this week, the RV Industry Association’s Board of Directors unanimously determined that a…
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Arrow Show Kicks Off on Chilly Gulf Coast
BILOXI, Miss. – Arrow Distributing’s crew left its frigid Nebraska home Monday hoping to head to warmer beaches in Mississippi…
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Jayco and Spartan Unveil Embark Luxury Coach
Jayco and Spartan Specialty Vehicles recently unveiled the Jayco Embark luxury coach at the Florida RV SuperShow in Tampa. Built on the…
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LCI to Acquire Marine Supplier Taylor Made Group
LCI expects to enter into an agreement to acquire Taylor Made Group. Headquartered in Gloversville, N.Y., Taylor Made is one of the…
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Patrick Industries Announces $125 Million Offering
Patrick Industries intends to offer $125 million in convertible senior notes in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers. Additionally,…
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Winegard Adds to OEM Sales Force
Winegard Co. recently hired James Witty as RV OEM account manager for the Elkhart, Ind., area. Witty brings 15 years…
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Highland Ridge RV to Debut New Models
Highland Ridge RV is partnering with Lazydays RV to showcase several new models at the 2018 Florida RV SuperShow. Show…
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Jeff Stickfort Rejoins Blue Ox
Jeff Stickfort has rejoined Blue Ox as a dealer development manager in outside sales serving customers in South Texas and…
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Grand Design’s Transcend Receives Top Honors
Grand Design RV was honored with the RV PRO’s “Best of Show” award and RV Business’s “Top Debut” awards for…
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VIDEO: Inside Torklift: America at Work
In 2017, Torklift International had a year-over-year growth of 25 percent, according to the Washington-based company. At the heart of…
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RV Health Offers Virtual Clinic to Industry
RV Health is a telehealth program for RVers on the road meant to act as a primary care physician. Monthly…
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All American Super Suspension Sales Rep Announced
Bob Mater and Sonny Dismuke, principal owners of Stalwart Design & Development, have sent out a notice saying that Ben…
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Spader Partners with A World of Training
Spader Business Management recently secured partial ownership in A World of Training. Both companies specialize in the development of businesses…
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Equalizer Systems Adds New Laser to Production
Equalizer Systems has announced the addition of a state-of-the-art Optiplex Nexus Fiber Laser to its fabrication shop production. The Mazak Optiplex…
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Grand Coach Class B’s on Display at Auto Auction
Grand Coach will have three of its national brands on display at this year’s Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction in Scottsdale, Ariz.…
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Reineke RV Dealership Coming to Toledo, Ohio
Reineke Family Dealerships has announced a partnership with Coleman Sales & Service in Toledo, Ohio, to create Reineke RV. This…
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Aspira to Demo Reservation Management System
Representatives from Dallas-based Aspira will demonstrate the company’s all-in-one campground and reservation management system on Feb. 27 at CalARVC’s Software…
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Michigan Jellystone Park Receives Highest Network Assessment Rating
The Frankenmuth Jellystone Park in Michigan has won a national award for achieving the highest assessment ratings in the 80-unit…
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