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Meyer Distributing Expands in Connecticut
Meyer Distributing, a leader in automotive specialty products marketing and distribution, has added a cross-dock location in Waterbury, Connecticut. The…
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nuCamp Names 2022 Top Dealers
nuCamp, manufacturer of teardrop trailers and truck campers based in Sugarcreek, Ohio, unveiled its Top Dealers for the 2022 model…
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Jayco Unveils 10k-Square-Foot Healthcare, Fitness Facility
RV manufacturer Jayco has opened its nearly 10,000-square-foot healthcare facility for employees on its Middlebury, Indiana, campus. The facility launched…
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Proforma Launches 7,500th eCommerce Store
Proforma, the $500 million technology company in printing, promotional products and packaging, recently launched its 7,500th eCommerce store. Proforma reached…
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Ep. 51 – Bob Zagami on the Historic Past Couple Years and a Look Ahead at ’23
By all accounts 2023 is the year that things return to normal, but the past couple of years have been…
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Blog: Tom Kline, Phil Ingrassia on FTC Safeguards Obligations
In this 15-minute session, dealer consultant Tom Kline of Better Vantage Point talks with Phil Ingrassia, president of the RV…
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PPL Motor Homes to Open New Oklahoma City Location
PPL Motor Homes unveiled plans for expansion into the Oklahoma City area, with their fifth location located in El Reno,…
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Lippert Names Executive VP, Chief HR Officer, Sr. Legal Counsel
LCI Industries announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Lippert, has promoted Eileen Pruitt to executive vice president, chief human resources…
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Portfolio Unveils New Logo
F&I provider Portfolio recently underwent its first brand redesign since launching in 1989, unveiling an updated logo designed to “reflect…
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NHTSA Releases Weekly Recall Report
Three RV companies are featured on this week’s vehicular recall report from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. Chrysler is…
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Wholesale RV Values Mixed as Winter Intensifies
“The average sales prices for motorhomes and towables sold at wholesale auctions were mixed last month, with towables declining and…
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Cortes Campers’ Deal with Pete’s RV Expands Market by Six States
US Lighting Group, makers of Cortes Campers, said it has signed Pete’s RV Center as a Cortes dealership that will…
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Chinook RV Adds New Floorplan to Bayside Lineup
Chinook RV has added a new floorplan to its Bayside Class B models: the Bayside TB. The floorplan offers twin…
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2023 Redwood Featuring Firefly Touchscreen
Firefly Integrations recently partnered with Redwood RV to provide its customers with the what Firefly said is a best-in-class electrical…
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Free Webinar on Opening a New Dealership Location
How do you know if you’re in a place where your business can sustain a new location? During this webinar,…
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Gathering Clouds and Growing Turbulence
Businesses are preparing for a more challenging operating environment in 2023. After two years of frenetic commercial activity fueled by…
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RVIA’s Bryan Ritchie is Now VP of Standards
Bryan Ritchie has been promoted to vice president of standards for the RV Industry Association’s standards department. Ritchie joined RVIA…
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NTP-STAG Show Seminar to Highlight Online Fixed Ops Training
More than ever before, parts and service management personnel – known as fixed operations professionals at a dealership – must…
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Meyer Distributing Now Carrying Wilson Electronics Products
Wilson Electronics products are now available at Meyer Distributing, including the popular weBoost cell phone signal booster. Along with RVs,…
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Keep it Handy: OSHA Housekeeping Checklist for RV Dealers
Housekeeping reduces waste and helps processes run more smoothly. Organizations that employ it can sell, manufacture and deliver more products…
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Horizon Global to be Acquired by First Brands Group
Horizon Global has entered into a definitive merger agreement with First Brands Group, a global automotive parts manufacturer that serves…
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APCO Holdings Acquires F&I Company National Auto Care
APCO Holdings, parent company of Easy Care, has acquired National Auto Care, according to an announcement by Lovell Minnick Partners,…
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Community: Little Dealer Little Prices Gifts Hundreds of Toys
Prescott Valley, Arizona-based Little Dealer Little Prices, a Campers Inn RV company, donated more than 55,000 pounds of toys and…
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RVWA, and RVTI Offering 2023 All-Female Technician Classes
After a successful pilot class in August 2022, the RV Women’s Alliance (RVWA) and the RV Technical Institute (RVTI) are…
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Garmin Rolls Out ‘Dash Cam Live’
Garmin has introduced the all-new Garmin Dash Cam Live, an always-connected dash cam that offers drivers access to a live…
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Meyer Distributing Canada Opens Calgary Location
Meyer Distributing Canada, a leader in automotive specialty products marketing and distribution, announced the addition of its Calgary, Alberta, crossdock.…
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Yaber Unveils Projector Geared Toward RVers and Vanlifers
Yaber, makers of entertainment projectors, is introducing a few new products at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this…
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RV/MH Hall of Fame Unveils Class of 2023 Inductees
The RV/MH Heritage Foundation Board of Directors has announced inductees for the RV/MH Hall of Fame Class of 2023. On…
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Patrick Industries Publishes First Responsibility & Sustainability Report
Patrick Industries has published its inaugural Responsibility & Sustainability Report. The company said the report introduces a framework for its…
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Jason Rano Named RVIA VP of Government Affairs
Jason Rano, a senior government relations executive with more than 18 years of experience directing, creating and implementing successful legislative…
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Suburban’s Art Klee to Retire
Suburban, an Airxcel brand focused on RV water heaters, furnaces and galley appliances, said that Division President Art Klee will…
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Colonial RV Now Carrying Winnebago’s Accessibility Enhanced RVs
New Jersey-based Colonial Airstream & RV said it is thrilled to now be carrying Winnebago’s Accessibility Enhanced RVs, which are…
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Terrytown RV Opens Classic Car Museum On-Site
Grand Rapids, Michigan-based TerryTown RV Superstore has just opened up a new classic car museum in its warehouse, called the…
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Blue Compass RV Celebrates Two Openings in Q4
Blue Compass RV has closed out an eventful year, with two store openings in the fourth quarter. The company that…
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RV PRO Holiday Schedule Resumes Thursday
RV PRO’s offices will once again be closed this Friday and Monday in observance of the New Year’s holiday, so…
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Meyer Distributing Adds Warehouse Space, Two Product Lines
Meyer Distributing has three new warehouses: a 205,090-square-foot facility in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, will service the Northeast; a 165,105-square-foot building in…
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Care Camps Launching Ambassador Program in 2023
Care Camps will launch a new Ambassador Program in 2023 to meet the growing needs of children experiencing cancer. Care…
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On-Demand Portion of RVDA Convention/Expo Launches
The on-demand portion of the RV Dealers Convention/Expo is now open to dealership employees and any other stakeholders who would…
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November Shipments Down 50%, Continuing Trend
The latest monthly shipment report compiled by the RV Industry Association’s survey of manufacturers finds November’s shipments down 50.4% from…
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Pittsburgh RV Show Coming Jan. 7
The Pittsburgh RV Show’s claim to fame is that it’s the longest-running indoor RV show in the country, and it’s…
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Idaho RV Business Makes Old New Again
The following business feature is from EastIdahoNews.com. Bini Bazer says he’ll never work for someone else again. In August 2021,…
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Oil Eater Launches Overnight Stain Remover
Kafko International, parent company of Oil Eater Cleaner/Degreaser has launched Oil Eater Overnight Stain Remover. The company said that customer…
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Genesis Products Acquires BHK of America
Genesis Products has acquired Virginia-based drawer-making specialist BHK of America for an undisclosed sum The acquisition will integrate BHK’s 46…
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Grand Design Promotes Booth to Product Manager
Grand Design has promoted Chase Booth to the position of product manager for the company’s Momentum line. Previously Booth was…
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PullRite Names New Regional Sales Manager
Pulliam Enterprises, parent company of PullRite Towing Systems in Mishawaka, Indiana, has hired Doug Kissel to fill the role of…
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RV Learning Center Offers New Parts Manager Course
The Mike Molino RV Learning Center has added to its curriculum geared at helping dealers and fixed operations professionals meet…
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Valterra Announces Retirement of George Grengs
Valterra co-founder George Grengs will retire at the end of this year, ending more than four decades as a fixture…
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RVshare Named Good Housekeeping 2023 Family Travel Award Winner
RVshare, which calls itself the largest community for connecting RV owners and renters, said it recently was named a winner…
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NRVTA Invests in Audio, Video Technology
The National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) invested heavily in new audio and video technology in 2022, an attempt to deliver…
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National ARVC Announces New Appointments to Business Forum
The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (National ARVC) recently announced a new appointment to its Business Forum and…
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CHaSE Manufacturing Acquires Native Hardwoods
CHaSE Manufacturing has acquired Elkhart-Indiana-based wood component manufacturer Native Hardwoods, bringing together two of the most complete RV wood product…
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Lippert Hosts Lights of Joy Event for Team Members and Families
Lippert gathered in holiday celebration at Shipshewana (Indiana’s) “Lights of Joy” with a company-hosted event for team members and their…
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SuperSprings Names New Director of Sales
Justin Coulter is the new director of sales for California-based SuperSprings International. Based just south of Louisville, Kentucky, Coulter will…
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Horizon Global Plans Training Seminars for 2023 NTP-STAG Show
Horizon Global Corp. will be offering product training seminars at the 2023 NTP-STAG EXPO Show’s RV University. There will be…
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Dave & Matt Vans Partners With Kift to Expand Van Life Community
Direct-to-Consumer van manufacturers Dave & Matt Vans has partnered with Kift, described as “creators of inclusive community hubs for digital…
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Brinkley Ships First Fifth Wheel to Indiana Dealership
Startup RV manufacturer Brinkley RV has delivered its first fifth wheel, the Model Z, to Walnut Ridge Family RV Sales…
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Continental Aftermarket Head Howard Laster Retires After 45 Years
Howard Laster, who has led Continental’s automotive aftermarket business in North America, by the end of this year, the company…
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Ohio RV Supershow Less Than Two Weeks Away
The Ohio RV Supershow is set to return Wednesday through Sunday, Jan. 4-8, at the International Exposition Center. Hundreds of…
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Four Wheels and Built for Adventure
Adventure vans have become a ubiquitous part of overlanding – self-reliant travel to remote destinations where the journey is the goal.…
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NTP-STAG Announces 2023 EXPO Featured Speaker Lineup
NTP-STAG unveiled the featured speakers at its upcoming EXPO 2023 in Denver in January. The annual dealer event will be…
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Truma Taps Marketing Veterans to Revitalize Department
Truma North America is heading into the new year with two new faces: Stacey Harris, head of marketing, and Denise…
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Cortes Campers Approved for Floorplanning with Gerzeny’s RV World
U.S. Lighting Group said Thursday that its subsidiary, Cortes Campers, has been approved to sell campers through a major U.S.…
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Jayco Opening New Health Care Facility
Jayco said it will open its nearly 10,000-square-foot holistic health care facility on its Middlebury, Indiana, campus the second week…
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Winnebago Board Approves Quarterly Cash Dividend
Winnebago Industries’ Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.27 per share payable on Jan. 25, 2023, to…
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General RV Center, Brinkley RV to Debut New Fifth Wheel
General RV Center has teamed with Brinkley RV to exclusively bring Brinkley’s new Model Z luxury fifth wheel to the…
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REV Group Reports Sales Increase in Q4
REV Group said it had net sales in the fourth quarter of $623.6 million, a 5.7% increase compared to the $589.9…
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Horizon Global Hosting Training Seminars at 2023 Meyer Show
Horizon Global said it will be offering an extensive product training seminar at the Meyer Distributing 2023 MEGA Show, which…
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Campers Inn RV Raises $400,000 for Care Camps
Campers Inn RV, which claims to be the nation’s largest family owned and operated RV dealership group, raised more than…
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RVIA Members: View Winter RoadSigns Forecast
ITR Economics recently presented a webinar with the latest Winter RV Roadsigns forecast, a quarterly report the company puts together…
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Patrick Industries Increases Share Repurchase Authorization
Patrick Industries’ Board of Directors authorized an increase in the amount of the company’s common stock that may be acquired…
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Winnebago Industries Releases 2022 Corporate Responsibility Report
Winnebago Industries has published its 2022 Corporate Responsibility Report, in which it details its continued progress across environmental, social and…
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‘Crazy Ideas Champion’ Named as Keynote at RVIA Leadership Conference
Keynote speaker Kyle Scheele, the self-proclaimed “Champion of Crazy Ideas,” will be one of the speakers at the RV Industry…
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Lion Energy Secures Domestic Supply From American Battery Factory
American Battery Factory’s (ABF) announcement last week to build its first gigafactory in Tucson, Arizona, for the production of lithium…
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Grand Design Hosts Toys for Tots Event
Cold, gray Saturday weather didn’t deter volunteers from heading out helping sort toys and books for the holidays for kids…
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Protective Asset Protection Renews Commitment to RV Learning Center
Protective Asset Protection has renewed its annual commitment to the Mike Molino RV Learning Center. The RV Dealers Association has…
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Inflation Moderates in November, Up 7% YOY
Consumer prices rose less than expected in November, the second-straight month inflation pressures moderated more than anticipated by economists. The…
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Performance Brokerage Services Advises on Sale of Michigan Dealership
Performance Brokerage Services, which claims to be North America’s highest volume dealership brokerage firm, said it assisted in brokering the…
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Firefly Integrations Adds VP of Sales and Marketing
Joel Badskey has joined Firefly Integrations from Spartan RV Chassis, where he was national sales manager and account manager for…
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Lightspeed Announces RV Dealer RECT Excellence Award Winners
Lightspeed has come out with its first-ever RV Dealership RECT (Repair Event Cycle Time) Excellence Awards. “One of the key elements of…
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NRVTA YouTube Channel Passes 43K Subscribers
The National RV Training Academy’s (NRVTA) said it has posted nearly 300 videos to its YouTube channel, and the number…
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RVTI Chief Returns to In Tow Podcast
Curt Hemmeler, executive director of the RV Technical Institute, is our guest Tuesday on the In Tow with RV PRO…
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Northern Wholesale Show Concludes with Product of the Year
The Northern Wholesale show closed a day of solid sales on Thursday. Towards the end of the show Dean Kruchten,…
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PRVCA & RV Learning Center Announce Fixed Operations Training
The Mike Molino RV Learning Center and the Pennsylvania RV & Camping (PRVCA) are teaming up to provide online fixed…
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Cummins Employees Receive Prestigious Innovation Award
Seven Cummins employees have been chosen as recipients of the company’s most prestigious technical award, the Julius Perr Innovation award.…
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RV PRO’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2022
For the third straight year, RV PRO was proud to announce its 40 Under 40 Class of 2022. We sought…
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Pressure Systems and TST Make Leadership Appointments
San Antonio-based Pressure Systems International has promoted James Sharkey to president of P.S.I. and said he will continue to guide…
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Blue Ox Partners with Dealer Resources Group
Blue Ox Products has struck a new partnership with Dealer Resources Group (DRG) to provide best-in-class industry sales support to…
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Grote Industries Expands in Apodaca, Mexico
Grote Industries has expanded its engineering design center and production facility in Apodaca, Mexico. The branch there is called Grote…
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Cleer Vision Debuts New Baggage Doors
Cleer Vision Windows, an Airxcel brand, has taken the opportunity during this week’s New Products Showcase to introduce its new…
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Report: Labor Quality Still Big Concern to Business
Small businesses reporting labor quality as their top small business operating problem remains elevated at 21%, according to NFIB’s monthly…
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Northern Wholesale Show Underway in the North Star State
Northern Wholesale Supply’s 36th annual RV Supershow at the Treasure Island Resort & Casino in Welch, Minnesota, opened Wednesday. Dealers…
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THOR Posts Strong Q2; Progress Made on Reducing Backlog
The world’s largest RV manufacturer, THOR Industries, reported its Q2 earnings Tuesday after the market closed and its numbers reflect…
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Lippert Launches ‘Lippert Cares Foundation’ for Employees
Lippert is introducing the “Lippert Cares Foundation,” a nonprofit for Lippert team members experiencing unforeseen financial hardships. “Rooted in the…
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Aqua-Hot Rolls Out New Forced Air Heating and Water System
Aqua-Hot, an Airxcel brand, introduced its Aqua-Hot Gen 1 Compact Forced Air Heating and Water System today at the Airxcel…
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RVIA Spotlights 40 Under 40 Honoree
Kyle Correa-Brady, the RV Industry Association’s assistant general counsel, is congratulated by the organization by being recognized in RV PRO’s…
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Velarium Debuts at Airxcel December Product Showcase
Velarium, an Airxcel brand, will make its debut and launch its first product at the Airxcel December Product Showcase this…
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Best-Selling Author Sterling Hawkins to Speak At RV Leadership Conference
Founder of the #NOMATTERWHAT movement and author of best-seller “Hunting Discomfort,” Sterling Hawkins, will address attendees during the 2023 Leadership Conference.…
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AIMS Power Introduces Two New Lithium Batteries
Reno-based AIMS Power has released two new industrial grade lithium batteries, either of which the company said can replace multiple battery banks, eliminate…
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Origen RV Accessories Launches Three New SnapPad Leveling System Products
Origen brings three new, non-permanent jack pad accessories to the market for RV owners. Origen said they are its first…
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RVDA of Canada Renews Endorsement Relationship with Wells Fargo
The RV Dealers Association of Canada has renewed its endorsement relationship with Wells Fargo Distribution Finance for another three-year term.…
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