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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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REV Group Acquires Lance Camper
REV Group is acquiring Lance Camper. This acquisition, announced Saturday, enables REV to enter the rapidly growing $10 billion towables…
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Winnebago May Get Tax Breaks for New Facility
Winnebago Industries could nearly double its workforce with the potential addition of a new, high-tech manufacturing facility in Middlebury, Ind.…
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LCI Hires New Aftermarket Saleswoman
Lippert Components recently announced that Lois Swartzendruber has been hired by the company in the role of inside sales for…
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Thor Motor Coach Displaying at Florida SuperShow
Thor Motor Coach products will be on display to the public at the Florida RV SuperShow beginning Wednesday, Jan. 17…
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Alde Adds Spencer Tangeman to Service Team
Hydronic heating system manufacturer Alde Corp. has appointed Spencer Tangeman as service technician. Company president Ken Elwell made the announcement.…
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33rd Annual Fort Myers RV Show Approaching
The Fort Myers RV Show will be held at the Lee Civic Center on Jan. 25 – 28. “Attendees can…
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Regency RV Debuting New Products at SuperShow
Regency RV recently announced that it will be rolling out its new Xalta and Xalta Class B motorhomes along with…
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Community: RV Show Raises Money for Homeless
The annual 2018 Camping and RV Show of the North recently took place in Gaylord, Mich. This story originally appeared…
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Gallery: 2018’s Northern Wholesale Show
The Northern Wholesale Show in Redwing, Minn., took place over two days full of classes and opportunities for networking within…
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Route 66 Severs Ties with NTP-STAG
The Route 66 dealer network has severed its ties with national parts distributor NTP-STAG, effective immediately. “The inability to secure…
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World RV Conference Set for Shanghai in October
Members of the World RV Conference (WRVC) Steering Committee met at the National RV Trade Show in Louisville, Ky., in…
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KING Introduces Clear-Cover Satellite Antennas
KING recently introduced two new automatic satellite TV antennas with first-ever clear covers for use with Dish and DirecTV satellite…
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Go RVing Tie-In Program Provides Access to Leads
The 2018 Go RVing Dealer Tie-In Program is now available for dealers to leverage the power of the national advertising…
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ORIR Meets to Discuss Policy Priorities
The Outdoor Recreation Industry Roundtable’s (ORIR) Government Affairs Committee met yesterday afternoon to discuss the coalition’s collective legislative priorities and…
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Trade Complaint Filed Against U.S.
Prepare for a tense moment in Canada-U.S. relations — with hard bargaining on NAFTA on the horizon prompting nervous glances at Donald…
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Covercraft and TEN Team Up
Covercraft has announced a partnership with TEN to be the Official Vehicle Cover Sponsor of the Week to Wicked program…
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RV & Camping Show Kicks Off Today
The Century Center in South Bend, Ind., will carry brand new, 2018 model RVs during the 44th annual Valley RV…
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Leadership Conference Details Released
RV industry leaders are converging in Tampa, Fla., on Sunday to kick off the 2018 Annual RV Leadership Conference at…
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Stone Vos Unveils New Acrylic Fabrics
Stone Vos has announced a new product to its acrylic fabric lineup for 2018. The Brooksville, Fla.-based awning fabric replacement…
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Longtime RV Executive Lovell Martz Dies at 80
Lovell K. Martz, 80, residing in South Bend, Ind., passed away peacefully at home at 12:25 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9,…
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Boston Expo Expects Record Attendance
The Boston RV & Camping Expo will run from Friday, Jan. 12 to Monday, Jan. 15, and is expected to…
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NATDA Offers Webinar on Management Software
The North American Trailer Dealers Association (NATDA) is continuing its Dealer Education webinar series by exploring whether it is time…
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CalRVDA Sends Reminder for Conference
CalRVDA sent out a reminder that there is less than three weeks left to book rooms for the CalRVDA Conference…
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Vehicle Sales in Mexico Take Huge Hit Due to NAFTA Uncertainty
Mexican auto sales cratered in December and ended 2017 down 4.6 percent from a year earlier as rising inflation and…
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2018 IOTA Products Guide Now Available
The new 2018 IOTA Power Products Guide, a resource for referencing IOTA’s complete line of AC/DC power converters and battery…
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Yamaha Marine University Initiatives Ramp Up
Yamaha Marine Group announced that it will put more resources behind Yamaha Marine University in 2018 with more programs focused…
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Horizon Global’s OEM Division to Make Big Announcement at Auto Show
Horizon Global and its OEM division, TriMotive-Westfalia, will participate in the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Mich.…
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LCI Approves All American Super Suspension
Earlier this year, the Super Suspension underwent, and successfully completed, NAVISTAR Proving Ground’s 1,000-mile simulated lifetime durability test. The test…
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PullRite Celebrates 39 Years, Plans Expansion
PullRite Towing Systems recently announced its celebrating its 39th year, marking the anniversary with a major facilities expansion. Recently Pulliam…
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Frank Pontius of Forest River Cargo Division Dies at 59
Frank W. Pontius, 59, of Elkhart, passed away Monday, Jan. 8, at Elkhart General Hospital. This obituary appeared in the…
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Date Set for RVSEF’s RV Technical Education and Safety Conference
The RV Safety & Education Foundation’s (RVSEF) RV Technical Education & Safety Conference has been scheduled to run Sept. 27…
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Gov. Holcomb Details Education Goals
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb said he wants to re-enroll 25,000 college dropouts in school, double the number of state apprenticeships…
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Rear View Safety Debuts New DVR Monitor
Rear View Safety recently released the RVS-3710-DVR 7-inch Digital Quad View Color Monitor with Built-in DVR. In addition to recording…
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Dometic to Host Celebrity Chef at Florida Show
Dometic will host celebrity chef Kevin Roberts at booth #552 at the Florida RV Supershow from Jan. 17 – 21. Roberts,…
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Grand Design Receives Fifth RVDA Quality Award
Grand Design RV was, for the fifth consecutive year, awarded the RVDA Dealer Satisfaction Index Quality Circle award last November,…
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RV Trader’s Heather Chandler Makes ’40 Under 40′
At the National RV Trade Show, hosted in Louisville, Ky., the RV Industry Association released its inaugural “40 Under 40”…
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Several Outdoor Brands Team with Verde
Therm-a-Rest, Platypus, SealLine, and PackTowl are partnering with Verde Brand Communications as its public relations agency of record. Verde will lead creative, integrated media relations,…
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Peer-to-Peer RV Rental Company Enters U.S. Market
Campanda.com, a peer-to-peer RV rental company, recently set up its U.S. operations in Cambridge, Mass. Campanda offers RV owners to…
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RV University and PRO Seminar Lineup Announced
The lineup for PRO Education Seminars at the NTP-STAG Expo has been announced. The live and online courses focus on…
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Dometic to Show New Toilet Innovation at Supershow
Dometic will display a new toilet seat option to the RV aftermarket at the Tampa, Florida RV Supershow, Jan. 17 –…
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Family RV Group to Acquire Dunlap RV Centers
Family RV Group has acquired Dunlap RV Centers, an RV dealership with four locations in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia. Family RV Group is a…
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Airstream Trailers Open Showroom in Scottsdale
On Friday, Jan. 12, Airstream of Scottsdale, Ariz., will be celebrating a grand opening of its new store with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and…
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Hopkins Acquires Tiger Accessories Group
Hopkins Mfg. Corp. has announced that it has acquired Tiger Accessories Group, a leading supplier of vehicle lighting and cleaning…
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Oak Hill Capital Partners to Acquire Safe Fleet
Safe Fleet Holdings has announced that it will be acquired by Oak Hill Capital Partners. Under the terms of the…
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ADP Offering Webinar on Hiring Practices
ADP will be giving a webinar for business owners, HR leaders, and finance execs at 1 p.m. EST on Thursday,…
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PHOTOS: Mercedes-Benz Vans to Show First Camper Van Concepts
From Jan. 13 to 21, Mercedes-Benz Vans will exhibit camper van concepts based on its new pickup, the X-Class, for the…
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Aqua-Hot Announces Management Changes
Aqua-Hot Heating Systems has promoted Travis Smith to general manager, in addition to his current responsibilities as director of finance.…
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Lance Launches Private Print Store for Dealers
Lance Campers recently announced its new online print store as a digital resource for its dealer partners. “The Lance Private…
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RVDA Member John Howard Sr. Dies at 88
RVDA has informed its membership that longtime RVDA member John Howard Sr., founder of Howard RV Center, passed away on…
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Fire Breaks Out at Coachmen
Fire damaged RV manufacturer Coachmen in Middlebury, Ind., last Saturday. Firefighters from at least four departments were called to the…
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Sidewall Additive Producer Wins Grant
MITO Material Solutions has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant for $224,988 to…
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X12-Powered MCI Coaches Available in 2019
Cummins recently announced that beginning in 2019, X12 powered motor coaches will be available for delivery from Motor Coach Industries (MCI), a…
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Harvey Evacuees Eagerly Await FEMA Trailer Move-In
Thousands of families in need of temporary housing following Hurricane Harvey continue to face red tape and delays. This story by…
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Don McNamara of Giant Recreation World Dies at 75
Donald Lester McNamara, founder of Giant Recreation World, passed away Jan. 1. He is survived by his wife Barbara, his…
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Airstream Partners with Jayco Australia to Relaunch Brand
Airstream has announced that it has partnered with Jayco Australia to relaunch the Airstream brand in the country. Jayco Australia, an…
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Skyline and Champion Home Builders Combine
Skyline Corp. and Champion Enterprises Holdings, recently announced that they will combine their operations. Under the terms of the agreement,…
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LaSalle Bristol Extends XTRM Ply Warranty
LaSalle Bristol has announced an extension of the XTRM Ply roofing warranty from 12 to 15 years that began Jan.…
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RV Hall of Fame Names 2018 Inductees
The RV/MH Heritage Foundation board of directors has announced the names of those who will be honored and inducted into…
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WiFiRanger Announces New MicroLTE Pack
WiFiRanger recently revealed its latest LTE offering for the RV industry. The WiFiRanger MicroLTE Pack is an aftermarket solution for…
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Cummins Expands Reach of Tech Education
Cummins has announced that it will join forces with more than 10 Memphis-area education and industry partners to launch TEC: Technical Education…
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Firefighters Injured Battling Cana Cabinetry Fire
More than a dozen fire departments responded to a fire at a local manufacturing plant of Cana Cabinetry, sister company…
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