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CDK CEO Addresses COVID-19, Reduces Prices
CDK Global President and CEO Brian Krzanich has issued the following statement to its customers and partners in regard to…
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RV Trader Webinar to Educate Dealerships on CARES Act
RV Trader will be providing a webinar on the CARES Act’s Paycheck Protection Program at 4 p.m. ET on Thursday,…
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Sobel University Offers Free Sales Training
Sobel University has announced that it is offering its online sales principle training to all RV Dealers Association dealer members…
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Trends: Boat Dealers See Lower Sales
More than 80 percent of dealers responding to the monthly Pulse Report survey said lower new-boat sales in March resulted…
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Blog: A Soldier’s Perspective on Airdropping into the Unknown
In a night parachute jump, you cannot see the ground, you cannot see if you are over water, and you…
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THOR CEO Reduces Base Salary to Zero
THOR Industries has implemented a combination of pay reductions and furloughs as it manages through the COVID-19 pandemic. As a…
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White House Economist Says Loans are Ready
Top White House economist Larry Kudlow said banks are “ready to go” on a small-business loan program as borrowers line…
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RumbleOn Halts Inventory Acquisition
RumbleOn has announced operating results for the year ended Dec. 31, 2019. The company also provided a business update in…
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Dealership Donates RV for Quarantining
Firefighters in the city of Beloit, Wis., have a place to be quarantined, if needed, to keep their families safe.…
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Life Industries Increases Production of Sanitizing Solution
Life Industries Corp., of North Charleston, S.C., a manufacturer of maintenance products for the marine, RV and aviation industries, has…
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Canada Details Emergency Wage Subsidy Program
Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau has released details on the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program. These details confirmed that RV dealers across…
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NRVTA Releases Service Tech Videos
The National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) has released the first three videos in a series of online commercials encouraging people…
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EchoMaster Launches AHD Product Line
EchoMaster has launched a complete analog high-definition (AHD) product line. The product line includes AHD safety cameras, AHD monitors, and…
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Relentless Dealer Services, Bish RV Partner
Relentless Dealer Services (RDS) has partnered with Bish’s RV, a Boise, Idaho-based company with seven locations in Idaho, Wyoming, and…
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Earthkind Utilizes Natural Resources to Fight Bugs
Kari Warberg Block grew up around bugs, but never liked them. She does, however, have a healthy respect for them.…
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Cummins, DuPont Partner for Respirator Masks
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the globe, Cummins and DuPont are helping address the nation’s shortage of N95 respirator masks. Cummins’…
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Lazydays Reduces Workforce by 25%
Lazydays Holdings has announced actions it is taking in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These actions are in response to…
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Xtreme Outdoors President Donates Masks
Yong Lee, president and co-founder of Xtreme Outdoors, has donated more than 1,200 N95 respiratory masks to the Parker Jewish…
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Bandits Steal Five RVs in Florida
Thieves stole five RV trailers and equipment worth about $200,000 from a Bradenton dealership overnight, according to the Manatee County…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for Newmar, TMC, and Sprinter
Newmar is recalling certain 2019 to 2020 Essex and London Aire, 2019 Mountain Aire, Ventana LE and Ventana and 2020…
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GE Appliances Donates 100,000 Masks, Gloves
GE Appliances has announced that it will donate 100,000 surgical masks to health-care facilities in five states where it manufactures…
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KING Updates Website Dealer Portal
KING has announced the launch of its new website at www.KingConnect.com. “In light of global events, our primary concern is…
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Superior Industries Execs Reduce Salary
Superior Industries International has announced actions aimed at further preserving financial flexibility to manage through a possible prolonged lower production…
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Thetford’s Europe Location Closed This Week
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Thetford has decided to close down Thetford B.V. in Europe for the period of April 6-10.…
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Truma Moves Date for Tech Training
Due to scheduling conflicts, Truma has made the decision to change the date of the next Truma Tech Talk Webinar…
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RVIA: CARES Act Provides Floorplan Financing Relief
On March 27, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) into law. Section 2306 of…
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Lance Camper Donates PPE to Local Hospital
In acknowledgment of the nationwide shortage of personal protection equipment (PPE) Lance Camper has donated its available supply of PPE…
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ICON Pivots to Aid Health-Care Workers
Like many companies, ICON is pivoting to find ways to support front-line health-care professionals as they work diligently to combat…
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Cummins CEO Reduces His Salary by 50%
Cummins has provided an update on the actions it is taking in response to the impact of COVID-19. “The impact…
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RV Length Bill Signed Into Law
On March 25, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill (WA HB 2242) into law that solves an RV length…
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Winnebago Executives Take Pay Cut
Winnebago Industries has announced additional actions and support activities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “As the COVID-19 situation continues…
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VIDEO: SBA Details Loan Application
Millions of small business owners will be turning to the government, seeking help for an individual and nationwide cataclysm, the economic…
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USMCA Slated to Take Effect July 1
The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement will not take effect by June 1, after officials in the three countries failed to…
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Dometic Cooler Wins Red Dot Award
The Red Dot Jury has given the Dometic CFX3 powered cooler/freezer a Red Dot Award for product design. Dometic’s portable…
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RECVEX Dealer Connect Offers Free Trial
The RECVEX Dealer Connect platform is now available to dealers nationwide on a 120-day free trial and free integration, according…
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FMCA Announces Event Cancellations
The COVID-19 outbreak has resulted in a number of event cancellations for the FMCA RV club. After canceling FMCA’s 101st…
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Trump to Approve 90-day Delay on Tariff Payments
President Donald Trump will allow certain businesses to defer some tariff payments by three months, three sources told CNBC on Tuesday. This…
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Camping World Institutes Curbside Pickup
Camping World has introduced curbside pickup due to the impact of the COVID-19 virus. Effective immediately, Camping World and Gander…
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Winnebago Products Receive Extensions for Warranty Coverage
Winnebago has announced it will provide goodwill repairs and replacement parts for 60 days beyond the expiration of the company’s…
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Heartland Donates Three RVs to Elkhart County
In its continued effort to support local COVID-19 response teams during this pandemic, towable RV manufacturer Heartland RV has donated…
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Trends: Jobless Claims Reach 6.6 Million
The COVID-19 pandemic rages on, and the damage being done to the U.S. economy is only getting worse. This story by Heidi…
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U.S. Announces New Paid Sick Leave, Expanded Family Leave Implementation
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced new action regarding how American workers and employers will benefit from the protections…
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Trends: Oil Prices Climb 10%
Crude futures surged on Thursday, after President Donald Trump expressed optimism that a damaging price war between Saudi Arabia and…
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Facebook Group Rallies RVs for Health-Care Workers
A spontaneous idea by a Dallas-area woman for keeping her doctor husband quarantined from the rest of the family when he is off…
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Canadian Dealer Donates RV
One of the biggest fears of front-line health-care workers is bringing the coronavirus home with them and infecting their loved…
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Lazydays Named No. 1 RV Dealer in Florida
Lazydays has been ranked as the No. 1 dealer in Florida across multiple categories. The annual rankings are compiled and…
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Planet Audio Launches Four Amplifiers
Planet Audio, a division of BOSS International Group, recently launched four new Mini Bang Series amplifiers. The MB1200.1D, MB600.2D, MB300.4D,…
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Bumps in the Bayou for Premiere RV
Louisiana saw its share of tough times over about a five-year period. And Billy Thibodeaux’s Premiere RV – like pretty…
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Government Approves $349B for Small Businesses
Following President Trump’s signing of the historic Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza and Treasury Secretary Steven…
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Airstream Contributes to Ohio’s Efforts
Airstream has taken steps to utilize the company’s resources and workforce to help “flatten the curve” while production is temporarily suspended…
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Duo Form to Produce Face Shields, Personal Protective Gear
DUO Form is focusing resources on helping the fight against coronavirus by using its extensive plastics knowledge to produce face…
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Fun Town RV Makes Local Donations in COVID-19 Fight
Jarrod McGhee, CEO and owner of Fun Town RV, a 13-facility dealership based in Cleburne, Texas, has related how the…
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Grand Design Donates 1,000 Protective Masks
Grand Design RV recently pledged a donation of 1,000 N95 respiratory masks and numerous sets of protective nitrile gloves to…
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Trailer Valet Aids Those in COVID-19 Crisis
Trailer Valet has announced its initiative to support the RV industry with products, in light of the recent letter penned…
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LCI Plant Manager Dies at 43
Lance Shepherd, 43, of Syracuse, died at 12:10 a.m. on Monday, March 30, at Goshen Hospital. He was born Feb.…
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SylvanSport Makes Protective Equipment
SylvanSport of Brevard, N.C., has developed the prototype for a medical-grade face shield and has switched its manufacturing plant to…
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Ameri-Kart Announces Temporary Closures
Ameri-Kart, a Myers Industries company, has announced a COVID-19 policy for its Michigan and Indiana locations. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb…
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Newmar Takes Dealer Show Online
It wasn’t quite the Indianapolis Speedway, and Vice President of Sales and Marketing John Sammut came tooling onto the scene…
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Winnebago Manufactures Medical Masks
Winnebago Industries has announced it will provide medical masks to MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center. The masks are being manufactured…
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Ocean Bio-Chem Reports Earnings, Increases Performacide Production
Ocean Bio-Chem has announced its full year and fourth quarter 2019 financial results, showing the company’s record net income was about $3.5…
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Covercraft Speeds Production of Protective Equipment for Health-Care Workers
Covercraft Industries is lending its manufacturing and engineering expertise to expand production of urgently needed personal protective equipment, mainly gowns…
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Canada Announces New Measures for Federal Stimulus
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced a series of new measures increasing support for businesses and workers across Canada. A…
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Life Industries Increases Sanitizer Production
Life Industries Corp., manufacturer of BoatLIFE, RVbyLIFE, and AeroLIFE, responded to a request from the South Carolina Department of Commerce…
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RVIA Releases CARES Act Resource Guide
On Friday, March 27, the House passed a “Phase 3” economic stimulus package, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security…
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Priority One’s Vogel Passes Away
Priority One Financial Services has announced the recent passing of Glen Vogel, operations manager. Vogel, a member of the Priority…
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Webinar to Cover Over-the-phone Product Selection
Sobel University is offering a free, 30-minute sales training webinar with international RV sales and management trainer, speaker and author,…
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NRVTA Restructures Training Program
The National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) has restructured its RV technical training classes taught at the Big Red School House.…
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California Couple Wins Lance Travel Trailer
A California couple has won a 2020 Lance Ultra-Light Travel Trailer, valued at $30,152. Pam Gaudreau and her husband, Mario…
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RVIA Cancels ‘RVs Move America Week’
The RV Industry Association has canceled “RVs Move America Week.” With the event scheduled for May 31 to June 4…
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RVIA Details Upcoming COVID-19 Webinars
The RV Industry Association will host webinars this week on the latest information on the virus and how to protect…
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‘RV Doctor’ Gary Bunzer Hospitalized for COVID-19
Gary Bunzer, a teacher and consultant who is affectionately known as “The RV Doctor” to many in the RV industry,…
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Canadian Import Broker Accused for Overcharging RV Manufacturers Millions
Several RV makers are accusing a Canadian import broker of inflating currency exchange rates and overcharging them by millions of…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for TMC, Sprinter, and Forest River
Thor Motor Coach is recalling certain 2020 to 2021 Tellaro 20AT and 20LT, and 2020 Sequence 20A, 20K, and 20L…
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VIDEO: KOA’s O’Rourke Offers COVID-19 Update
KOA President and CEO Toby O’Rourke has issued a short video to update those in the camping and outdoor industry…
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Blue Ox Suspends Some Production Functions
Blue Ox/Automatic is temporarily suspending some production functions at its facilities in Pender and Lincoln, Neb. This action is in…
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Camco Temporarily Suspends Manufacturing
Camco Mfg. of Greensboro, N.C., has announced that effective 5 p.m. Friday, March 27, it has temporarily suspended manufacturing and…
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Buyers Products Makes Series of Donations
Buyers Products, a manufacturer of work truck equipment, has made a series of extensive gifts to area non-profit organizations out…
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Trump Signs $2 Trillion Relief Bill
President Donald Trump signed into law the largest stimulus package in U.S. history Friday as part of the response to…
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RVezy Provides Emergency Accommodation
The founders of RVezy, a Canadian peer-to-peer RV company, have found a way to help essential workers self-isolate while staying close to…
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Trends: Industry Will Recover from COVID-19
An economics professor at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business in Indianapolis thinks the COVID-19-related shutdowns in Indiana’s RV…
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Camping World’s Debt Ratings Lowered
Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded the ratings of Camping World, including the corporate family rating to B3, the probability of…
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Blog: How to Market a Dealership During a Pandemic
The coronavirus outbreak will not last forever. This is perhaps the most important thing to remember. There’s the tendency to…
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KPA Webinar to Cover Managing Coronavirus Anxiety, Safety at Work
The Mike Molino RV Learning Center and strategic partner KPA will host a free webinar at 2 p.m. ET on…
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RV PRO July Issue Theme Changes
RV PRO will be changing direction regarding the magazine’s July Made-in-the-U.S.A. special section theme in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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NRVTA Moves Expo Online
The National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) has announced it will restructure plans for its first-ever training expo to move the…
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Heartland Donates Supplies to Local Health System
In an effort to support local healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, towable RV manufacturer Heartland RV has donated critical…
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La Mesa RV Temporarily Closes N.M. Store
La Mesa RV is temporarily closing its location in Albuquerque, N.M., out of an immediate precaution in relation to COVID-19…
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Xantrex Adds New Solar Charge Controllers
Following the introduction of solar panels last year, Xantrex has added two new solar charge controllers, designed to work with…
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Maxxsonics Supports Local Hospitals
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Maxxsonics USA is supporting local hospitals and businesses. Maxxsonics said it is donating thousands of…
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ORR Closely Monitoring COVID-19 Crisis
Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) and its members are monitoring the COVID-19 situation closely and working to provide information to the…
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Good Sam Pauses State Director Program
As of March 20, Camping World’s Good Sam organization postponed support for its state director program. Good Sam state directors…
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Patrick Industries Suspending Operations at Some Plants
Patrick Industries, responding to the coronavirus pandemic, is suspending operations at certain facilities. “In order to continue to both balance…
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Congress Reaches Agreement on $2 Trillion Stimulus Package
Leaders in Congress, along with Administration officials, have reached an agreement on a third economic stimulus package to respond to the…
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Jayco Donates RVs to Aid Local Response
Jayco is donating several units to a local health care facility and area first responders in an effort to help…
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RVIA Asks Industry to Advocate for Dealers
The RV Industry Association recently issued a statement calling to members of the industry to help in advocating for RV…
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FARVC: Florida Private Parks Need to Remain Open
The Florida Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds recently stated that Florida’s private RV parks need to remain open during…
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NetSource Offering Free Webinar on Social Distancing
NetSource Media is producing a webinar series called “Do More Digitally.” Hosted by NetSource’s director of digital marketing, Kevin Shayne,…
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Truma Offers Online Webinars for Techs
Truma has announced that it will spend this time focusing on educational programs that can be accessed online. Beginning Wednesday,…
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Throgmartin Holdings Changes Procedures Amid Pandemic
Throgmartin Holdings has announced operational changes to its three companies, Stone Vos, Talin Mfg., and Talin RV, to reflect the…
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Powerboat Registrations Up 10%
February boat registrations jumped 10.7 percent year-to-date in the main powerboat categories, and 9.6 year-over-year, according to preliminary data from…
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