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Next Podcast Guest: Jarrod McGhee of Texas’s Fun Town RV
The second Tuesday of the month means another episode of the In Tow with RV PRO podcast airs. This week…
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Care Camps Adds New Board Members
Care Camps has six new members joining the nonprofits’ board of directors. Kristina Akin, Debora Hankinson, Kathy Holland, Jamie Rademacher,…
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Blue Compass RV Acquires Coach-Net
Blue Compass RV has acquired Coach-Net, a company designed to provide peace of mind to its member-RVers. The company has…
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The Shyft Group Invests $16M in EV Production
The Shyft Group said it will invest in and expand the company’s facilities in Charlotte, Michigan, which will enable production…
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Storyteller Overland Taps New VP of Marketing
RV manufacturer Storyteller Overland recently promoted Thor Audiss to vice president of marketing. The company said Audiss has spent the…
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Patrick Industries Reports 20% Jump in YOY Sales
Patrick Industries reported a profitable fourth quarter and a solid 20% increase in revenue year-over-year, despite a 47% drop in…
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Fun Town RV Opens in Oklahoma City
Texas-based Fun Town RV has opened its newest location in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. “We are excited to pick up a…
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Registration Deadline for RVIA Leadership Conference is a Week Away
The deadline to register for the RV Industry Association (RVIA)’s Leadership Conference is next Friday, Feb. 17. The brand-new Leadership…
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Meyer Distributing Partners With Truma
Meyer Distributing has formed a new collaboration with Truma, a provider of appliances and other products for the outdoor recreation…
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Relentless Dealer Services Introduces Dealer-Focused App
Relentless Dealer Services has released its new Dealer Participation Roadside Assistance program. For the first time ever, RV dealerships will…
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Kentucky’s Skaggs RV Outlet Acquires Valley RV Sales
Skaggs RV Outlet in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, has recently acquired Valley RV Sales in Corbin, Kentucky. Skaggs RV Outlet is a…
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Lending Company Octane Reports on 2022 Growth
Lending company Octane, which has long been focused on the powersports market but entered the RV and marine markets in…
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Cummins Reports Big Jumps in Revenue, Income for ‘22
Power generation company Cummins reported fourth quarter revenue of $7.8 billion, a double-digit increase over the same quarter as last…
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Roadmaster Steering Stabilizers Return Following Supply Chain Problems
Reflex Steering Stabilizers, long known for their ease of installation and reliability, are now available at Roadmaster again after a…
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American Technology Adds Several to Executive Team
American Technology Components (ATC) has made several changes to its executive team. Ross Nusbaum has been promoted to the position of…
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First Brands Finishes Horizon Global Acquisition
First Brands Group has completed its buyout of Horizon Global at a price of $1.75 per share. First brands said…
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Harvest Hosts’ Joel Holland is ‘RVing in New England’ Guest
Joel Holland, the man who bought Harvest Hosts in 2018 and today boasts access to hundreds of unique camping experiences…
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Lippert Appoints New CTO
Mark Woloszyk has been named the new chief technology officer at Lippert. He succeeds Rob Ford, who retired at the…
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Lippert Launches Sales Commitment to Benefit Care Camps
Lippert said it is launching a year-long commitment to donate 1.5% of consumer e-commerce sales to support Care Camps. Lippert…
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Coach-Net Launches New Mobile App
RV driver support company Coach-Net has launched a new app for iOS and Android mobile devices. The company said this…
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InterMotive Vehicle Controls Names New GM
Tracy Weatherfield has been promoted to the role of general manager for InterMotive Vehicle Controls. Weatherfield’s responsibilities include overseeing day-to-day…
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Byron Chartier Joins Ranger Distribution
Ranger Distribution (RDI) has added RV industry vet Byron Chartier to lead its new product development and quality control. Chartier…
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Edmonton RV Expo Starts Thursday
Following a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the 2023 Edmonton RV Expo returns this week, Feb. 9-12, at the…
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Hifonics Celebrates 40th Anniversary, Touts New Amplifier
Hifonics introduces its all-new for 2023 BRUTUS ELITE (BE40) 40th Anniversary amplifiers, the next generation of its BRUTUS ELITE 35th…
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Lippert Implements VRA Technology to Improve Customer Experiences
Lippert has launched an all-new Visual Remote Assistant, an innovative technology that the company said will greatly improve the Lippert…
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Cavco’s Revenues, Earnings Up in Recent Quarter
Manufactured housing maker Cavco Industries has reported third-quarter net revenue of $501 million, a 16% increase over the same quarter…
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Wholesale RV Values Increase as New Shipments Decline
Eric Lawrence at Black Book reports this month that the results of shipments of new RV product going out is, as…
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New Top Execs Named at Lance Camper
REV Group, which makes delivery and emergency/specialty vehicles, as well as RVs, said Hector Flores is its new vice president…
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Wyoming Events Complex to Host International Airstream Rally
A dozen downtown merchants gathered in the conference room at the Broadway Theater for an informational meeting in Rock Springs,…
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The Season for Dealers to Show the Love
Subaru tapped into the ultimate human emotion in their Love campaign that started in 2007. Their competitors were spending billions…
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Bontrager Outdoors Acquires Braxton Creek RV
Bristol, Indiana-based Bontrager Outdoors has acquired Shipshewana, Indiana-based Braxton Creek RV. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We are…
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Valterra Names New Director of Sales
Donna Warr has been promoted to Valterra’s director of sales. Warr joined Valterra in 1986 and has worked in several…
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Roadmaster Debuts Auxiliary Lighting Kit for Towed Vehicles
Roadmaster has introduced its new Auxiliary Lighting Kit is designed for applications where traditional diodes won’t work, or for vehicles…
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Correction: Correct Dates for Annual Detroit RV Show
Editor’s note: Wednesday’s story about the annual Detroit RV and Camping Show contained some incorrect information. The following is the…
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Kampgrounds of America Seeks Submissions for Outdoors Grant
Kampgrounds of America is now accepting submissions for its “Get Out There Grant.” Launched in 2018, the special grant program…
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nuCamp’s Barefoot Officially Rolls Out to North American Market
In a project that dates back almost four years ago, nuCamp has started to roll units of its Barefoot travel…
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Reservation Software Co. RMS Issues 2023 State of the Industry Report
Online reservation software company RMS North America has just released its 2023 State of the Industry Report, providing an in-depth…
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Luxury RV Maker Bowlus Delivers New Heritage Edition
Luxury RV maker Bowlus introduces its latest model, the Heritage Edition. The Heritage will be Bowlus’ most accessible offering, the…
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RV Designer Releases New Lighting Fixtures
RV Designer (RVD) has released a variety of interior lights suitable for replacement fixtures or upgrades to existing fixtures. The…
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Harvest Hosts’ CampersCard Offers Free Marketing for Campgrounds
Harvest Hosts, a campground membership program for RVers, debuts its new CampersCard, a campground discounts and benefits program that will…
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REV Group Names New Interim CEO
REV Group has appointed Mark Skonieczny, chief financial officer, as its interim CEO following the departure of Rod Rushing as…
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Bish’s RV Acquires Utah Dealership
Utah’s Stewart’s RV has been acquired by Bish’s RV, a dealership group with stores located in multiple states around the…
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Winnebago, Adventure Wagon Partner on Adventure-Ready Vans
Winnebago and Adventure Wagon, a builder of modular camper vans, announced their collaboration on a limited edition van that combines…
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Venture RV Partners with Xtreme Outdoors
Venture Recreational Vehicles, a division of KZ RVs, has a new partnership with Xtreme Outdoors Boat & RV. Venture RV…
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RV Fixed Ops Certification Week is March 5-11
The Society of Certified RV Professionals, the RV Technical Institute (RVTI), and the Mike Molino RV Learning Center have designated March 5-11 as…
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Maxxsonics to Attend MasterTech Expo 2023
Maxxsonics will be in attendance at MasterTech Expo 2023 this year. MasterTech Expo 2023 takes place March 5-8 at the…
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Revised Dates for FMCA RV Club Meeting in March 2024 in Tucson
FMCA, an international organization for RV owners, has revised the dates it originally announced it would be holding its 108th…
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Krakora to Lead Getzler Henrich’s Automotive Practice
Kevin Krakora has been named the Automotive Practice Leader of Getzler Henrich & Associates, one of the nation’s oldest and…
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2022 Marked a Record Sales Year for Dometic
Dometic reported its net sales for 2022 set an all-time record. The Sweden-based global company reports its earnings in Krona,…
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2023 RV Women’s Alliance Partnerships Available
The RV Women’s Alliance said it will continue to deliver impactful programs and events that further its mission to make…
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Flow-Rite Expands Contract Manufacturing Program
Supply chain disruptions globally have led Flow-Rite to recently expand its contract manufacturing program, providing a domestic source of plastic…
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RVi Partners with Aim Wholesale Distribution
RVi (RVibrake) is partnering with Aim Wholesale Distribution in Phoenix, Arizona. The company said that with Aim’s relationships in the…
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Fun Town RV Hosts Upcoming RV Party Inside Cowboys’ Home Stadium
Fun Town RV has released the dates for its 5th annual DFW RV Party inside AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.…
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NTP-STAG Kicks off the Year with its Expo in Colorado
NTP-STAG Expo was held earlier this month for the first-time ever in Colorado, and by all accounts it was a…
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Rina Aponte Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Priority One
Rina Aponte, senior operations manager for Priority One Financial Services, is celebrating her 25th anniversary of employment with the company,…
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Grand Jury Probes Faulty Goodyear RV Tires
A federal grand jury in Los Angeles is gathering evidence in a criminal investigation of Goodyear RV tires that the…
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Time Running Out on Accessing RVDA Con/Expo Materials
Tuesday, Jan. 31 is the last day that RV Dealers Association members will have to access educational materials and exhibitor…
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Plant Shutdowns Cut into Lippert’s Profit
OEMs shut down plants in December to try and get inventory on dealer lots back to “normal,” and that negatively…
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Grand Design Partners with NeuraFlash on Customer Service
Grand Design RV launches Salesforce Service Cloud, which it said is a best-in-class customer service platform designed for Grand Design’s…
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Safe-Guard’s Executive Chairman, Dave Duncan, Retires
Safe-Guard Products International, makers of branded protection products for the RV, automotive, powersports and marine industries, said its Executive Chairman…
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RVroofMagic Debuts Newest Sealant Formula
EPDM Coatings, parent company of RVroofMagic, has brought forth a new generation of the roof sealant. “Over the course of…
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Motor 1 Highlights Sprinter Rehab by Advanced RV
Building an RV with a kitchen, full bath, and living space using an extended-length van is a challenge. But fitting…
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Wild, Wild Woody’s RV
“We’re with them along the way for as long as they own their RV.” (company motto) When Woody Paylor opened…
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2022 RV Shipments Third-Best on Record
The RV Industry Association’s final survey of manufacturers for 2022 revealed that the industry ended the year with 493,268 units…
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Go RVing Launches 2023 Dealer Tie-In Program
The Go RVing Dealer Tie-In Program returns for 2023, allowing participating dealers to leverage the power of the industry’s national…
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Aqua-Hot Debuts the New 125M Heating System
Aqua-Hot, an Airxcel brand that makes hydronic heating systems for the RV market, has debuted its new 125 Modular system.…
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American Coach Kicks Off 2023 with Rebate Program
American Coach, a luxury Class A brand that is part of the REV Recreation Group, is kicking off the new…
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Catalytic Converters Stolen from Las Vegas Camping World
Catalytic converter thieves continue to cause expensive headaches for Las Vegas Valley residents, according to KVVU-TV, the Fox affiliate in…
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Kampgrounds of America Reports Record Revenue
Kampgrounds of America’s 60th year of business was capped off with record revenue, with totals beating 2021’s revenue – the…
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RVing in New England Looks at Recent Shows, Year Ahead
The weekly Facebook live program, “RVing in New England,” tonight will feature hosts Bob Zagami and John DiPietro discussing their…
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2023 Florida SuperShow Boasts Sales Uptick
The Florida RV Trade Association (FRVTA) reported big crowds on opening day of the 38th Annual 2023 Florida RV SuperShow,…
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Aliner Introduces the Evolution 12’
Pennsylvania-based Aliner has debuted its new Evolution 12’, which it calls the “supreme tow and go camper for first-timers.” The…
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RVTI Teams with General RV on Tech Recruitment
The RV Technical Institute continues to explore every option for getting the word out that the industry still has a…
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Brinkley RV Forms Exclusive Partnership with SuperSprings
Brinkley RV and SuperSprings International have announced that SumoSprings will be the exclusive provider of a suspension upgrade, Trailer SumoSprings,…
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Shurhold Names New Chief Operating Officer
Shurhold, a manufacturer of cleaning and maintenance products for RV, marine, automotive and aviation, has hired Forrest Ferrari as its…
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Truma Backs 70th Anniversary Melbourne Supershow
The Victorian Caravan, Camping & Touring Supershow returns to Melbourne next month, showcasing Australia’s best caravan, camping, four-wheel-drive and off-road…
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RV Women’s Alliance Looks Back on Impactful 2022
2022 was a big year for the RV Women’s Alliance, the nonprofit said. It was a year that saw major…
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Blue Compass RV Uses SuperShow to Debut Rebranding
Blue Compass RV celebrated its announced rebranding by starting with Blue Compass RV Tampa (previously RV One Superstores Tampa). It’s…
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Meyer Distributing Opens New Utah Facility
Meyer Distributing has opened a new crossdock in Hurricane, Utah, The company said the crossdock will have a direct feed…
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Relentless Dealer Services Acquires General Agent Services
Jamison Carrier of Relentless Dealer Services and Reggy Huddleston of General Agent Services have announced that RDS has acquired substantially…
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RVnGO Takes Steps Toward Filing IPO
RVeloCITY, doing business as RVnGO, a person-to-person RV rental platform, announced today that it has filed a registration statement on…
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Coming Tuesday: RVIA’s Craig Kirby on In Tow with RV PRO
This Tuesday is the fourth Tuesday of the month and that means another episode of the In Tow with RV…
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Ep. 52 – RVIA’s Craig Kirby on the Settling Down of the Tsunami
COVID-19 delivered a wave to the RV industry that no one could have foreseen even a couple of months before…
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EV Charging Firm Volta Acquired by Shell
A unit of oil giant Shell is buying EV charging firm Volta in an all-cash deal. Estimated to be worth…
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‘Sgt. Pushup’ Fundraises at SuperShow
Decorated U.S. Army veteran Patrick Parker, also known as “Sgt. Pushup,” returns to the Tampa Bay, Florida, region this week…
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RV, Park Model Electric Code Revision Cycle Begins
The RV Industry Association reports that the National Fire Protection Association is asking the public for help in updating the…
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ORR Partners with Foundation to Boost Rural Recreation Economy
Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) is teaming up with the Richard King Mellon Foundation for its next phase in helping rural…
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FMCA Announces Dates for March ’24 Rally
FMCA, a club for international RV owners, is inviting all RVers to attend its 108th International Convention & RV Expo…
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RV PRO Podcast Nominated as Outdoor Media’s Best of 2022
After recently hitting its 50th episode milestone, the “In Tow with RV PRO” podcast was nominated for Best Outdoor Podcast…
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What’s New in POP Displays
Elevating the merchandising of products at dealerships and offering customers a more in-depth experience are the goals for Lippert’s new…
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New Co-op Claims Full Coverage for all North America
A group of independent manufacturers’ rep firms have come together to launch Venture Co-op. According to Georgiann Voissem, founder of…
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Grand Design TO Offer MORryde Independent Suspension
Grand Design RV has invested into the MORryde Independent Suspension System for its units, the Solitude and S-Class series. On…
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Staff Additions, Changes at East to West RV
East to West RV, a division of Forest River, began its 2023 by sharing several promotions and staff additions it…
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Performance Brokerage Services Expands in Canada
Performance Brokerage Services is expanding into Canada with its addition of Bruce Marcia as its Canadian outdoor recreation partner. With…
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Portfolio Promotes Childers to Managing Director
Portfolio announced the promotion of Cliff Childers to the position of managing director, effective immediately. The 21-year industry veteran will…
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Care Camps Adds New Executive Director, Staff Changes
Care Camps has hired Gwynn B. Sullivan as its new executive director. Sullivan brings to the position more than three…
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NRVTA Leaders to Participate in Three Texas RV Shows
Two leaders from the National RV Training Academy (NRVTA), Terry “Cooper” Cooper and his wife, Evada, will participate in three…
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Meyer’s RV Acquires New York Dealer
East Coast dealers Meyer’s RV recently purchased Johnston RV located in Webster, New York. Meyer’s RV of Rochester, as it…
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Winnebago Debuts All-Electric Prototype at Florida RV SuperShow
Winnebago will reveal a fully operational prototype of its all-electric, zero-emission RV at the Florida RV SuperShow in Tampa, which…
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Red Diamond Debuts New Line of KONI Shocks
Red Diamond Aftermarket Solutions, a go-to-market brand of The Shyft Group, will exhibit this week at the 2023 Florida RV…
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