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RVIA Maintains ANSI Standards Accreditation
The RV Industry Association has recently been re-accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The association has maintained this…
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Hotel Registration Closing Friday for RVs Move America Week
Less than four weeks remain until RVs Move America Week in Washington, D.C., where volunteers from across the RV industry collectively…
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GEN-Y Hitch Chooses R&R Marketing Consultants
R&R Marketing Consultants has been chosen by GEN-Y Hitch to provide sales and marketing services throughout the U.S. and Canada,…
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Blog: A Deep Dive on GLBA Regulations
GLBA regulations, which have been in effect since 1999, require institutions that provide financial products to consumers, including loans, to…
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Lippert Launches New ‘RV Owner School’
Lippert announced that registration is now open for its new technical program, the “RV Owner School.” The first official class…
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Patrick Completes Acquisition of Diamondback Towers
Patrick Industries announced it has completed the acquisition of Diamondback Towers, which does business as Diamondback Marine, a Cocoa, Fla.-based…
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NRVTA Introduces the Summer of Certification
Recognizing that many people are planning their summer schedules, the National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) announced a new promotion this…
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RVDA of Canada to Celebrate RV Tech Week June 1–7
As sales of new and used RVs continue to be riding a wave of popularity, RV technicians continue to be…
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Canada’s Traveland RV Celebrating 45 Years in Business
Traveland RV Group sure has come a long way since it started as a double-wide trailer on a gravel lot…
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Report: Global Port Congestion Getting Worse
The lifelines of global trade are becoming more expensive, with port congestion worsening and turning widespread world-wide. That’s according to…
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Grand Design Expansion Plans Include Hundreds of New Jobs
Despite talk of a worker shortage and a March unemployment rate under two percent, the economic growth just continues in…
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Way Launching New On-Demand Water Heater
RV appliance and component provider Way Interglobal has launched a new water heater for RVs: the Greystone RV Flex Temp…
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The Shyft Group’s Daryl Adams is Regional Award Finalist
The Shyft Group’s President and CEO Daryl Adams has been named an Entrepreneur Of The Year 2022 Michigan and Northwest…
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EQ Systems Moving to Michigan Location
Days LLC, doing business as EQ United, a logistics provider and manufacturer of components for RVs, trailers and specialty markets,…
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King of the Airwaves
When it comes to marriage, Susan and Lael King are partners in every sense of the word. As an inventor,…
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Lazydays’ Revenues Up 39% in Q1
Lazydays Holdings reports net income in the first quarter of $28.3 million, up $19.4 million compared to the first quarter…
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Lazydays Buying Dave’s Claremore RV in Oklahoma
Lazydays Holdings has signed a letter of intent to acquire Dave’s Claremore RV in Claremore, Okla. The dealership is located…
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Camping World to Sponsor RVWA Education Symposium
The RV Women’s Alliance (RVWA)’s inaugural Education Symposium, slated for Oct. 11-12, has named Camping World its platinum sponsor. The company has teamed up…
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Infinity UV Brings Powder Coating Technology to RV Industry
Infinity UV announced it is bringing groundbreaking technology to the RV builders in the Michiana area. Using a low-temperature ultraviolet…
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Local North Carolina Council in Dispute with RV Dealership
To park, and where to park – that is the question for Bogue RV, an RV dealership located in a…
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Harvest Hosts: ‘Near-cations’ and Camping are Hottest Travel Trends
Harvest Hosts’ survey is designed to show the current state of travel and how Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X and…
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Camping World Sets Another Record with $1.7B in Q1 Revenue
Camping World Holdings reports revenue of a record $1.7 billion, an increase of $104.6 million, or 6.7 percent, during the…
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Grand Design Celebrates Elkhart Expansion
Grand Design said it is excited to be expanding into Elkhart, Ind., with a new facility, and that its campus…
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Lippert Launches New CURT CrossWing Hitch
Lippert has introduced its new CURT CrossWing fifth wheel hitch. The company said the hitch “provides an unmatched coupling experience…
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Elkhart, Ind., Chamber Recognizes Nexus RV with Award
Nexus RV has received a Business of the Month Award from the Greater Elkhart Chamber Business Recognition Council, chamber officials…
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NRVTA Graduates Find Success in Self-Employment
The National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) has worked to improve customer service in the RV industry by helping to train…
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CRVA Announces Annual General Meeting
The Canadian Recreational Vehicle Association (CRVA) invites members to its annual meeting to be held June 1 at the The…
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RV Retailer Announces Campaign to Support Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund in May
RV Retailer has announced that Motor Home Specialist will donate $500 for every motor home it sells in May to…
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Wholesale RV Values Are Mixed, But Volume is Up
“The volatile performance of the stock market and less than ideal economic reports in recent weeks have many consumers saying…
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Cummins Reports Sales, Net Income Boost in Q1
Power generation company Cummins reported Q1 revenues of $6.4 billion, an increase of 5 percent year-over-year. Sales in North America…
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REV Group Appoints VP, General Manager for REV Recreation Group
REV Group announced Alan Farash as its new vice president and general manager of subsidiary in charge of RV production,…
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EPA to Host Virtual Meetings on Heavy-Duty Vehicle Emission Rule Proposals
Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new, stronger standards to reduce pollution from heavy-duty vehicles and engines starting in model…
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GEN-Y Hitch Celebrates 10 Years of Business
GEN-Y Hitch said it is excited to announce its 10-year anniversary. Since establishing the business in 2012, the company has…
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Manufacturer Announces Self-Named Street in its Hometown
Plastic components manufacturer ICON, in collaboration with the City of Winkler, Manitoba, Canada, announced ICON Drive, a north-south street to…
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New Online Campervan Rental and Buy/Sell Company Debuts
Nevada-based Vancation has officially launched its online RV rental and marketplace platform to offer what it said is a more…
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National ARVC Represents RV, Camping Industries at EV Summit
The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) recently represented the outdoor hospitality industry at the first-ever Electric Vehicle…
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Canadian Groups Seek Government Assistance
The Canadian Camping and RV Council (CCRVC) and RVDA of Canada were on Parliament Hill last week to shed light on industry issues that…
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Best Practices for OEMs and Dealers in Measuring Customer Satisfaction
How are you currently measuring customer satisfaction with your products and services? Regularly measuring customer satisfaction will help you rapidly…
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Jayco Launches Massive Campus Solar Project
Jayco announced that it will soon be wrapping up a major energy reduction project, which will transition more than 10…
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Meyer Distributing Announces Orlando Expansion
Meyer Distributing announced the expansion of its Orlando, Fla., distribution hub. The expanded inventory hub will contain full coverage of…
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Camping World Opens SuperCenter in Rochester Area
Camping World Holdings announced the opening of Camping World of Rochester, N.Y. The SuperCenter expands RV sales and service to…
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Colonial Airstream Hosts Successful RV Show
Colonial Airstream and RV recently hosted a multi-day event it called “The Next Adventure RV Sales Event” at its 50,000-square-foot…
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Cortes Campers Receives $1.5M Purchase Order from Outback RV of Texas
US Lighting Group announced that its subsidiary, Cortes Campers, has received an initial purchase order worth $1.5 million from Outback…
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Billings Becomes Hotbed for Montana RV Buyers
It seems like everywhere you look in Billings, there’s an RV dealership, and there’s good reason for that. Two more…
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Brown & Brown to Buy Patrick Quinlan Insurance
Brown & Brown announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the general insurance operations of Quinlan Insurance.…
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Newmar Unveils New Model Year Changes
This past Tuesday at the 2022 Newmar dealer event, Vice President of Sales John Sammut highlighted new year model changes.…
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Nebraska RV Dealership Owners Arrested
A South Sioux City, Neb., couple who ran an RV dealership were arrested for allegations of fraud. According to the…
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Media Training Available at RVs Move America Week
As part of RVs Move America Week in Washington, D.C., in early June, a new offering for attendees this year…
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GE Appliances Announces New Citizenship Goals
GE Appliances marked Earth Day a week ago by releasing its 2021 Corporate Citizenship Report, highlighting the latest progress and…
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Catalytic Converter Thefts Have Increased Four-Fold in Three Years
There has been a sharp increase in the number of catalytic converters being stolen across the country, resulting in vehicles…
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A ‘Brite’ Past Leads to a Brighter Future
It’s been a busy 50 years for Star brite – which celebrates five decades in business next year – and…
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Patrick Industries’ Earnings Top $1B; 58% Increase
Patrick Industries reported net sales of $1.3 billion during the first quarter, an increase of 58 percent year-over-year from the…
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Dometic Posts 55% Increase in Sales for Q1
Sweden-based Dometic, which releases its earnings in Krona, reported sales during the first quarter equivalent to $770 million, a 55…
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Garmin Posts 9% Revenue Increase
Garmin today announced results for the first quarter ended March 26. Highlights for first quarter 2022 include: Record consolidated revenue…
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RV Chassis Drive Sales Spike for The Shyft Group
The Shyft Group, which serves multiple transportation markets including RV chassis, reported sales of $207 million in the first quarter,…
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Dometic Hires New Talent to Support its RV Customers
Dometic has added 10 new employees to its roster to support the company’s wide array of RV customers. The company…
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46th Annual Puyallup RV Show Returns After COVID Hiatus
Puyallup, Wash., a small city about 35 miles south of Seattle, will be the host for the 46th annual Puyallup…
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Newmar Event Features Top Dealer Awards
On Tuesday evening, Newmar’s 2022 dealer event at the Gaylord Hotel and Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., included dinner, a…
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J.D. Power Report Finds Prices Up Across the Board
J.D. Power has released its NADAguides Market Insights for the first quarter and the report found that prices were up…
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Wilkins RV Expands with New York Location
Wilkins Recreational Vehicles announced it has completed an agreement to purchase Jim’s RV Center and will soon acquire their operations…
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RVIA Study IDs Changing RVer Demographics
ELKHART, Ind. – The “typical” RV buyer is getting much younger. That was the assessment of a panel of RV…
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THOR Named to Newsweek’s ‘America’s Most Trusted Companies’
THOR Industries has been named to Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Trusted Companies 2022. The award is presented by Newsweek…
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Jayco Breaks Ground on Employee Health Clinic
Jayco has broken ground on a new health clinic to serve its employees and dependents utilizing the company’s health plan.…
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Cook Political Report’s Amy Walter to be a Speaker at RVs Move America Week
Attendees at this year’s RVs Move America Week, June 5-9 in Washington, D.C., will hear political analysis from Amy Walter,…
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Actor John Ratzenberger Partners with Xtreme Outdoors
Actor, producer and director John Ratzenberger will be traveling the backroads of America this year, towing a 2022 Little Guy…
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Newmar Welcomes Dealers to Florida Gathering
ORLANDO, Fla. – Mike Happe, CEO of Winnebago Industries opened Newmar’s 2022 dealer event Tuesday at the Gaylord Hotel &…
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Fun Town RV Opens Second Texas Super Store
Fun Town RV announced the grand opening party of its new location in Corsicana, Texas, slated for April 30. The…
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Julie Markiewicz Promoted to VP at Lippert
Lippert announced that Julie Markiewicz has been promoted to vice president of internal audit and compliance. In her expanded role,…
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DENSO Announces Two Promotions
DENSO Products and Services Americas has promoted Reggie Cruz to director of corporate planning and Manny Rodriguez to senior manager…
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Brown & Brown’s Revenues Up 11%
F&I provider Brown & Brown reported first quarter revenues of $904.7 million, an increase of $89.4 million, or 11 percent,…
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Make-A-Wish Partnering with Winnebago Industries
Minnesota’s KARE covers Winnebago’s new partnership with the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Nothing says bonding like an old-fashioned family road trip. Being…
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Blog: Defining the Role of Lifestyle Marketing for RV Companies
Over the last several months, I’ve shared the differences between product marketing, brand marketing and lifestyle marketing, and we’ve also…
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March Shipments Set a New All-Time Record
Results for the RV Industry Association’s March 2022 survey of manufacturers determined that total RV shipments ended the month with…
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Lance Camper Launches New Video Series
Lance Camper announced the release of its all-new video series, “Lance at a Glance.” This series of short, under-a-minute videos…
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Coach-Net Hosts Industry Partners at New Headquarters
Every year, Coach-Net, a provider of RV technical and roadside assistance for 35 years, honors its hardworking employees with an…
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Airstream of Utah Announces New Location, Grand Opening
Airstream of Utah announced its new location’s Grand Opening Celebration from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 14,…
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Cavco Industries Acquires Manufacturing Facility in North Carolina
Cavco Industries announced its closing on the acquisition of a 184,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Hamlet, N.C. As previously announced, the…
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Protective Asset Partners with Powersports-Oriented Tech Company RumbleOn
F&I programs and services provider Protective Asset Protection announced it has signed a national agreement with RumbleOn, which Protective Asset…
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Tickets on Sale for RV/MH Hall of Fame Induction Dinner
Reservations are now open for the 2022 RV/MH Hall of Fame’s annual induction dinner. This year the event will be…
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New Podcast Episode this Tuesday
The next episode of the In Tow with RV PRO podcast will be going live this Tuesday with guest Chad…
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Exhibitor Info Now Available for RV Dealers Con/Expo
The RV Dealers Association released exhibitor information for companies interested in participating in the 2022 RV Dealers Convention/Expo live event…
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Mopeka Products Acquires Sonariot
Mopeka Products, makers of sonar tank monitoring solutions, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sonariot. Together, Mopeka…
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ASA Electronics Hires New Marketing Director
ASA Electronics has hired Rachel West as its new marketing director, following the retirement of Monica Pletchert. In this role,…
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FCCC Names Commercial Chassis Sales Manager for Western Region
Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. (FCCC) has appointed company and industry veteran Brent McKinney to be its new Western region technical…
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Lance Camper Resumes Plant Tours in May
Lancaster, Calif.-based Lance Camper has announced it has begun announced it is restarting plant tours for the public next month.…
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Publication Names West Virginia Dealership 2021 ‘Business of the Year’
Mountaineer RV & Outdoor Center was named the Weston Democrat’s Business of the Year for 2021. The dealership came into…
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Nebraska Dealers Now Allowed to Sell Large Fifth Wheels
One of the missions of the RV Industry Association is to monitor state and federal legislation that might have some…
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Missouri’s Coachlight RV Goes All-In on RVTI Certification
The RV Industry Association highlights one dealership’s effort to eliminate what the store owner calls “a thorn in the side…
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Cummins’ Prepares for Filtration Business to be Separated
Power generation company Cummins announced that its filtration business has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form S-1 with…
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A Satellite’s View of Supply Chain Issues
COVID-19 has again reared its ugly head in China, and parts of that country are undergoing the largest outbreak of…
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Dealership Merger Mania Continues
Brokers and advisors who put together mergers and acquisitions for RV dealerships say business is as brisk as ever and…
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Campers Inn Acquires Arizona’s Little Dealer Little Prices
Campers Inn RV recently announced that it was planning on expanding to the western United States, and this week took…
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Airstream Extends Program to Offset Carbon Emissions from ’22 Models
Airstream has extended its program to help neutralize the estimated carbon emissions created by the manufacturer and use of the…
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Hoefer Group Acquires North Dakota Factory to Build RVs
Hoefer Group, owned by RV industry veteran Charles Hoefer and directed by Hoefer’s wife Andrea Kine, has closed $3 million…
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Idaho’s Leisureland RV Recognized by Google
Leisureland RV Center of Boise, Idaho, was recently highlighted by Google in the 2021 Economic Impact Report to be the…
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NERVDA Salutes Dealer Bob Moore on His 97th Birthday
The New England RV Dealers Association (NERVDA) issued a statement Thursday congratulating Bob Moore, founder of Bradford’s RV, on his…
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Camping World Moving into Former Wisconsin Gander Store
A Camping World store will open soon in the former Gander Outdoors store at 1200 Crossing Meadows Drive in Onalaska,…
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Continental Cuts Earnings Forecast; Cites Ukraine War
Continental cut its annual earnings forecast and warned of “lasting consequences” for production and supply chains if the war in…
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Lippert Names Head of Europe Marine Group
Lippert announced Matthew Johnston has been named managing director for Lippert Marine Group in Europe. In this role, he will…
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Lippert Employees Step Up for National Volunteer Week
As part of National Volunteer Week, more than 1,200 Lippert employees from the company’s Michiana-area locations. Lippert Cares is an…
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