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American Guardian Unveils 2022 F&I Training Schedule
F&I provider American Guardian Warranty Services (AGWS) has announced the 2022 AGWS University F&I training schedule. AGWS webinars are designed…
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RV Industry Keeps Rolling Through Larger Economy’s Setbacks
The RV industry has done what many U.S. businesses did in the face of this year’s epic shortages and surging…
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Cummins Unveils $2B Share Buyback Plan
Cummins has disclosed that its board of directors authorized a common stock repurchase program of $2 billion. Notably, the company…
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Campspot Records Record Growth Year, Expects More of the Same in 2022
Campspot, an online marketplace for RV resorts, family campgrounds, cabins, glamping options and more, today announced that it has generated…
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Exclusive: Jayco Visits Colorado for Ambassadors’ RV ‘Hand Off’
Representatives from RV manufacturer Jayco visited Morrison, Colo., on Tuesday to meet with two members of the company’s ‘Ascend Ambassador’…
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Exclusive: Innovative Motion Technologies Acquires Micro-Air
Innovative Motion Technologies (IMT), the parent company of Raffel Systems – an industrial technology designer, manufacturer and supplier of integrated…
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Performance Brokerage Services Aids New Jersey Dealership Sale
California-based Performance Brokerage Services, which has offices across the country, said it recently advised on the sale of Toms River,…
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Go RVing Spotlights 2022 Dealer Program
The 2022 Go RVing Dealer Tie-In Program allows participating dealers to leverage the power of the industry’s national advertising and…
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Brown & Brown Acquires Dealer Admin. Services
Brown & Brown Dealer Services has acquired Dealer Admin. Services (DAS), according to an announcement from J. Scott Penny, chief…
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KOA’s O’Rourke Receives Top ARVC Award
The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) awarded Toby O’Rourke, president and CEO of Kampgrounds of America (KOA),…
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Blog: Know the Difference Between Product, Brand and Lifestyle Marketing
As a marketing professional in the RV industry, you are fortunate to have a wonderful product to showcase for the…
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Empowered Ventures Acquires Paramount Plastics
Empowered Ventures, an employee-owned holding company based in Carmel, Ind., announced the acquisition of Paramount Plastics, a custom plastics thermoforming…
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BMPRO Announces Update for its Mobile ProSmart App
Following the recent release of the multi-functional ProSmart system, software technology company BMPRO has now announced that the ProSmart mobile…
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Brown & Brown Unit Buys Corporate Insurance Advisors
Brown & Brown said that its subsidiary, Brown & Brown of Florida, has purchased substantially all assets of Corporate Insurance…
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Labor Shortage Expected to Lead to Raises in 2022
The amount of money companies are setting aside for raises is expected to rise at the fastest rate in more…
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Podcast Preview: Jeff Rutherford
Jeff Rutherford, CEO of Airxcel, will be our next guest on In Tow with RV PRO; his episode goes live…
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DexKo Global Acquires Progress Manufacturing
DexKo Global Inc., makers of trailer running gear, chassis assemblies and related components, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Dexter Axle…
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California Sets Date to Ban New Gas-Powered Generators, Lawnmowers
California environmental regulators have set a date to halt the sale of new gas-powered leaf blowers and lawnmowers, the latest…
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Winnebago Releases 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report
Winnebago Industries has published its 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report. The report features baseline data to support the company’s recent commitment…
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Lemonis Gives Alma Mater $3.1M ‘Tip’
Marcus Lemonis, the entrepreneur, philanthropist, advocate, TV personality and the chairman and CEO of Camping World, who also hosts CNBC’s…
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Cooper Standard Makes Changes to Global Executive Team
Cooper Standard, makers of components and systems serving a variety of markets, including RVs and marine, announced changes to its…
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LOOK Trailers Has Become a Top Cargo Trailer Manufacturer
Demand for cargo trailers, like RVs, has been insatiable as of late, and an Indiana company meeting that need has…
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Exclusive: Northern Wholesale Show Brisk with Activity
Temperatures outside the Treasure Island Resort & Casino – host to Northern Wholesale Supply’s 35th annual RV Supershow in Welch,…
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Camping World Continues Expansion with Michigan Acquisition and New Build in Missouri
Camping World Holdings has announced the purchase of an RV dealership in Michigan, and and construction of a new location…
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Aqua-Hot Announces Corporate, Leadership Realignment
Aqua-Hot, an Airxcel brand, has realigned its corporate structure with the creation of four organizational teams and the naming of…
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Lazydays Celebrates Growth Milestone with ’Thanks a Billion’ Celebration
Lazydays recently held a company-wide celebration of achieving and exceeding the $1 billion annual revenue mark. The celebration included a…
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Michigan Utility Rolls Out Hybridized Work Truck
The Holland, Mich., Board of Public Works’ (HBPW) newest utility truck is cleaner, quieter and less expensive to maintain thanks…
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THOR Industries Reports Record Q1 Net Earnings
The world’s largest RV manufacturer, THOR Industries, has reported first quarter net earnings of $3.96 billion, an all-time record for…
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Airxcel Acquires Elkhart Composites
Airxcel and its parent company, THOR Industries, announced the acquisition of Elkhart, Ind.-based Elkhart Composites. Founded and operated by John…
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RVIA Issues Call to Action to Members
The RV Industry Association has issued a rare call to action to its membership regarding a meeting of the California…
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Lippert Wins Four Product Awards at 2021 SEMA Show
Lippert said it was honored to win four awards this year at the 2021 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, including…
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Camping World Announces Proposed Add-On to Senior Secured Term Loan
Camping World Holdings announced plans to issue a $300 million add-on to its senior secured term loan to fund the…
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Air Lift Announces Front Kit Application for Recent Ford F-250, F-350 Models
Aftermarket air suspension manufacturer Air Lift Co. unveiled its AL1000 front kit (80537) fitment for 2020-22 Ford F-250 and F-350…
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Colonia Del Rey Holding Open House at New Location
Colonia Del Rey RV in Corpus Christi, Texas, is inviting the public to its brand-new opening. The dealership has relocated to…
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Performance Brokerage Presents Exclusive Dealer Webinar
Performance Brokerage Services is presenting a webinar this week geared toward dealership owners with the topic, “Buy, Sell, or Hold?”…
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Patrick Industries to Issue $225 Million in Bonds in Private Placement
Patrick Industries announced Tuesday that it intends to offer $225 million in convertible senior notes (bonds) in a private placement…
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Chisolm Trail RV Teams Up for Make-A-Wish Benefit
This is the season of giving, and if your business or an RV business you know of is lending a…
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Oracle Lighting Wins 2021 YEN Vanguard Award
Oracle Lighting announced that it has been awarded the 2021 YEN (Young Executives Network) Vanguard Award during the recent 2021…
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RVIA Chief: Industry Unity at Heart of RV Sales Success
The RV industry has experienced unprecedented growth over the past two years, an accomplishment made possible in large part due…
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Man Arrested in Multi-State Catalytic Converter Theft Scheme
A Dodge Center, Minn., man is suspected of stealing more than 100 catalytic converters in Minnesota and Iowa, according to…
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Cofair Appoints Derema Group as National RV and Marine Rep Group
Derema Group, a national sales and marketing agency in the outdoor recreational markets, announced that Cofair Products has appointed it…
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Dometic Sharpens Focus on End Consumers
In the crush of day-to-day business, it can sometimes be easy to lose focus. It might be meeting a deadline…
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Exclusive: Trailer Source Opens Western Slope Store
Colorado-based dealership Trailer Source is expanding once again with the opening of a new store in Grand Junction, on the…
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KZ RV Appoints New Marketing Communications Director
KZ RV, a subsidiary of THOR Industries, has hired Julie Eck as director of marketing communications. The announcement was made…
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U.S. Jobless Rate Sinks as More People Find Jobs
America’s unemployment rate tumbled last month to its lowest point since the pandemic struck, even as employers appeared to slow…
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Study Reveals COVID Concerns Not the Reason for Empty Offices
As many companies wonder why their workplaces remain ghost towns, a new survey reveals that COVID concerns are not what’s…
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RVDA Titan Award Given to Forest River Founder Pete Liegl
Forest River CEO and founder Pete Liegl received the national RV Dealers Association’s (RVDA) Titan Award on Dec. 2. The…
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Mark Wahlberg Adds Second Ohio Airstream Dealership
Actor, producer and businessman Mark Wahlberg is growing his automotive dealership footprint with the opening of a second Ohio Mark…
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RV One and Airstream of Jacksonville Plan Arlington Superstore
The city approved a permit Nov. 23 for Welday Services Group, of Columbus, Ohio, to renovate the existing building at…
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Dealer Survey Spotlights Customers, Importance of Relationships
Manufacturing marketing leader Huebner Integrated Marketing released new research on the relationship between dealers of big-ticket outdoor items such as…
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THOR Promotes Todd Woelfer to COO
THOR Industries announced the promotion of Todd Woelfer to senior vice president and chief operating officer (COO). Woelfer joined THOR…
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Grand Design Solitude Model Hits Sales Milestone
Grand Design RV said it has reached the 25,000-units-sold mark for its Solitude fifth wheel. Statistical Surveys recently reported the…
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Continental Launches New Aftermarket Website
Continental has launched a new website encompassing all of Continental’s OE-quality aftermarket replacement parts, diagnostic equipment and solutions for specialty…
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Eberspaecher Recovering from Hack Attack
Germany-based Eberspaecher Group announced that on Sunday, Oct. 24, it was the victim of a targeted hacker attack. Parts of…
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Canadian Manufacturers Dealing with Labor Shortage
A new survey of Canadian manufacturers has found 82 percent of respondents are facing labor shortages and 75 percent feel…
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LKQ Corp. Launches ‘LKQ Cares Holiday Vote’
LKQ Corp., parent company of NTP-STAG, announced its inaugural ‘LKQ Cares Holiday Vote’ charitable program, which commenced on Giving Tuesday,…
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Thetford Purchased by Private Investment Firm
Monomoy Capital Partners, a private investment firm focused on operational value creation, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Thetford…
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Arrow Introduces Newest Sales Rep
Arrow Distributing has announced Bert Spray as its newest sales representative. Spray will be working out of the company’s Hammond,…
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Meyer Adds StingRay Hydrofoils
Meyer Distributing announced that it has landed another big marine name: StingRay Hydrofoils. “This is only one of many new…
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Sobel University Resumes In-Person Training
Tacoma, Wash.’s Sobel University has returned to in-person classes for its Comprehensive Sales Courses following the CDC’s guidelines for safe…
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Teens Accused of Leading Troopers on Chase Before Crashing into RV
A 16-year-old Florida driver is accused of fleeing a traffic stop on Florida’s I-75 before crashing into an Airstream camper-van…
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ARVC Foundation Raises $60K for Emergency Disaster Relief
The ARVC Foundation has announced it raised $60,000 at its annual auction held on Nov. 11 at the 2021 Outdoor…
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Trim-Lok Announces Major Elkhart Expansion
Trim-Lok has announced plans to move into a new facility in Elkhart, Ind., where it has been doing business for…
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Industry Icon George O’Leary Donates $1M to ARVC’s National School
The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) is excited to announce it has received a generous gift that…
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ALCOM Acquires Triton Trailers
North American aluminum trailer supplier ALCOM announced its completed acquisition of Triton Trailers, manufacturer of aluminum trailer products. Headquartered in…
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Alde International Names Managing Director
Petter Johnsson has been appointed as the new managing director of Alde International Systems AB. Alde is a member of…
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Adventure Ready Brands Acquires Outdoor Lighting Company
Adventure Ready Brands, which markets a range of outdoor recreation products, has acquired LuminAID, maker of solar-powered lighting and charging…
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U.S. Jobless Claims Plunge to Lowest in 52 Years
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits plummeted last week to the lowest level in more than half a…
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Meyer Distributing Partners with Louisiana Grills
Meyer said to fire up the pellet grill, smoker or charcoal through its new partnership with Louisiana Grills, maker of…
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RV Retailer Expands in the Western United States
RV Retailer (RVR) has acquired Holland RV Center, with three stores in Southern California, and Folsom Lake RV in Northern California. This expands…
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Elkhart County Unemployment Dips Below 2 Percent
The unemployment rate in Elkhart County, Ind., fell to 1.8 percent in October, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development reported…
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Sudbury Hires PR Firm Martin Flory Group
To increase its brand awareness and market share throughout North America, Sudbury Boat Care Products has hired Martin Flory Group.…
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U.S. Automakers Detail Mask, Vaccination Requirements
The Detriot 3 automakers said Tuesday they will extend requirements for workers to wear masks at work sites, but are…
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Patrick Industries Completes Williamsburg Acquisitions
Patrick Industries has completed the acquisitions of Indiana-based Williamsburg Marine and Williamsburg Furniture (collectively “Williamsburg”), a manufacturer of marine and motorized…
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RVIA Releases Videos of 2021 Annual Meeting Reports
On Friday, Nov. 19, the RV Industry Association (RVIA) held its 2021 Annual Meeting. The event is the primary membership-wide…
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Outdoorsy in Talks for $100M EV Order
RV rental company Outdoorsy is in talks with Rivian Automotive and Ford Motor Co. to order $100 million in electric trucks…
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Camping World Declares Quarterly Dividend
Camping World Holdings announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular cash dividend of $0.50 per share on the…
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Forest River RV’s Ligonier, Ind. Plant Seeks 500 Workers
Elkhart, Ind.-based Forest River RV announced last week that it plans to expand to Ligonier to house its parts, service…
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RVDA’s RV Learning Center Encourages Year-End Donations
As the calendar runs out on 2021, a year-end donation to the Mike Molino RV Learning Center is an investment…
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Elkhart County COVID-19 Advisory Level Moves Back to ‘Red’
Indiana’s Elkhart County this week moved back into the “red” advisory level that indicates the counties in the state with…
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ARVC Elects New Board Members, Executive Committee Leadership
The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) recently announced the results of elections held in four areas, as…
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SBA Updates Applicant Deadline Guidance for COVID-19 Loan Program
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced updated guidance for COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program applicants to better…
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Wade’s RV was Founded on Service with a Smile
Wade’s RV is a rapidly expanding four-location Oklahoma dealership with stores in Glenpool, Goldsby and Sand Springs, and is one…
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Wingamm’s Oasi Motorhome Makes its U.S. Debut
Wingamm, a manufacturer of luxury compact RVs in Europe that recently announced its expansion into the U.S. market, will debut…
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Keystone RV Promotes Chandler Tenney to Product Manager
Ten-year industry veteran Chandler Tenney has been promoted to product manager for the Passport division at Keystone RV. Having focused…
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OSHA Suspends Enforcement of Biden’s Vaccine Mandate
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Wednesday that it has suspended the implementation and enforcement of President Joe Biden’s…
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Corey Langley Promoted to Director of Operations for NATDA
The North American Trailer Dealers Association (NATDA) announced the promotion of Corey Langley to the organization’s new director of operations.…
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Plews & Edelman Power Steering Campaign Wins Award
Plews & Edelmann, a manufacturer and marketer of power steering components, hoses, automotive fittings and turbo oil lines, has earned…
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Momentum in Goshen Builds for New Industrial Development
Plans for the construction of a major multi-facility industrial development on Goshen, Ind.’s southeast side continued their march forward Tuesday…
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Exclusive: Colorado Inventor Out to Save Shops Time (Meaning Money)
Dustin Forsling had never invented anything before. His years as an RV service technician led him to the occasional idea…
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Cortes Campers Secures Dealership Distribution Agreements
RV manufacturer Cortes Campers has secured multiple distribution agreements, according to its parent company, US Lighting Group. Cortes Campers is…
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Indianapolis KOA Holiday Named Kampgrounds of America’s 2022 Campground of the Year
The Indianapolis KOA Holiday, owned and operated by David and Lori Vaughan, was named the Kampgrounds of America Campground of…
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KOA Annual Convention Features 2021 Award Winners
Kampgrounds of America (KOA) announced the winners of its annual campground awards during its annual convention in Baton Rouge, La.,…
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British Columbia RV Lot Catches Fire
Smoke can be seen for miles away from a fire in the Sumas Prairie area, near Abbotsford, B.C., Canada. The…
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Secretary Chambers Announces IEDC’s New EVP of Talent and Workforce
Indiana Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers has announced Tony Denhart has been named executive vice president of talent and workforce…
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Broadmoor RV Challenges Other Businesses to Fundraise for Special Olympics
This report from Yaktrinews in Washington highlights the charitable giving of a Pasco, Wash., RV dealership. It was an eventful…
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Cummins Names Vice President of Cummins Filtration
Cummins Inc. has named Steph Disher as vice president of Cummins Filtration. Disher began leading the filtration business in August…
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RVIA Membership Renewals Underway
Membership renewals for all members of the RV Industry Association (RVIA) are currently underway. Thanks to the support of more…
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Truma Names Head of Service
Truma North America has named Kyle Hastings to the head of service position. In this role, Hastings will lead customer…
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RVDA of Canada Board Elects Josée Bédard as its Chair
Josée Bédard of Roulottes Chaudière in Levis, Quebec, Canada, has been elected as the new chair of the board of…
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