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Caravanning Club Appoints New Execs
Three new director level appointments have been made at the Camping and Caravanning Club that mark the start of a…
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ORR Already Makes Progress in 2020
The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) recently announced new recreation initiatives its members have helped with in 2020. Indiana has unanimously passed…
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RV Scholarship Application Now Available
The application for the Mike Molino RV Learning Center College Scholarship Program is now available online. The program is available to…
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RVTI Seeks to Expand Tech Trainer Team
Now that classes have officially begun at the RV Technical Institute’s Elkhart, Ind.-based campus, the organization is looking to grow their team…
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Lonski & Associates Adds Marine Industry Vet
Lonski and Associates, a recruitment firm specializing in staffing, has added commercial marine industry specialist Dan Macri. With a focus…
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Good Sam Seeks RV Storage Facilities for New Network
Good Sam recently created the Good Sam RV Storage Network. The goal of this new nationwide network is to recognize…
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NMMA: Marine CEOs Say Business is Stable
The NMMA has reported the fourth-quarter results of its Marine CEO Sentiment Survey. The survey found that 88 percent of polled CEOs…
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Three New Jellystone Parks to Open in 2020
Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts has signed franchise agreements for three new parks to open this year in Michigan and…
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Details for Hall of Fame Induction Dinner Announced
The RV/MH Hall of Fame’s Annual Induction Dinner honoring the Class of 2020 will be held Aug. 3 at the…
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RVIA to Host Webinar on Trade Issues
The RV Industry Association will host a webinar on trade issues at 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Feb. 12, for…
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Contour Airlines Coming to Indianapolis
Indiana Secretary of Commerce Jim Schellinger joined executives from Contour Airlines as they announced plans to establish an aircraft base…
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Camping App Offers Offline Search
Camping app Dyrt has announced The Dyrt PRO, a subscription that gives campers offline access to The Dyrt’s entire set…
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ARVC Online Education Portal Debuts
The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) has announced its NFPA 1194 Completion Certification class will be available…
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West Virginia to Create Office of Outdoor Rec
Legislation has been introduced in West Virginia to create an office of outdoor recreation. The bill details the responsibilities of…
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HSM MetalWorks Expands Production Capacity
HS Manufacturing, a full-service components and capabilities provider, is shifting the reporting structure of its Fort Smith, Ark., plant to…
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VIDEO: Influencers Garner 1.2M YouTube Views Driving Lance Camper
Lance Camper partnered with YouTube full-time RV influencers “Mortons on the Move” to create a reality-based web series chronicling Tom…
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VIDEO: Go RVing Releases New Videos for Diverse Audiences
Go RVing has added seven new videos to its AWAY series, which is a collection of adventures by real people who hit the…
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Mom Makes a Living Flipping RVs
Sarah Lemp, 36, lives in Livonia, Michigan, with her husband, Jason, and their five children, ages 2, 8, 11, 13…
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Facebook Show to Discuss RV Weight
Facebook Live show, “RVing in New England,” will discuss RV weight management and safety with Trey Selman at 7 p.m. ET today.…
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VIDEO: Jaguars’ QB Goes on Road Trip
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew said last week that he has had enough fun this offseason and is heading to Naples, Fla.,…
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RVDA of Canada Sends Out Advocacy Survey
As the RV Dealers Association of Canada prepares for its annual Parliament Hill Day, the association stated that it continues…
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Park Owner, Operator Group Reaches Membership Milestone
The “RV Park/ Campground Owners and Managers Operations & Marketing Forum,” a private Facebook group, has surpassed 1,500 active members.…
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VIDEO: Timken Releases Five Auto Tricks
The Timken Co. has launched five new “Tricks of the Trade” videos focusing on commercial and light vehicles. “Tricks of the Trade”…
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Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Go Into Effect Feb. 8
The White House recently issued a new proclamation expanding steel and aluminum tariffs to include products where steel and aluminum comprise two-thirds or more of the…
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Walorski Launches Women in STEM Caucus
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) this week launched the first Women in STEM Caucus, alongside co-chairs Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.),…
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Brunswick Net Sales Relatively Unchanged
Brunswick Corp. has reported results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2019, showing consolidated net sales of $4.1…
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Texas Jellystone Launches RV Rental Service
Representatives with North Texas Jellystone Park have announced that it has launched RV rentals for families. “We’re very excited to offer RV…
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Indiana House Passes Sales Tax Exemption
Legislation from state Rep. Doug Miller, R-Elkhart, Ind., that would exempt out-of-state purchases of RVs from state sales tax for…
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Walorski Remarks on USMCA Signing
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) has released the following statement after joining President Trump at the White House for the…
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Community: Girl Camper to Raffle R-Pod on Feb. 14
Girl Camper has partnered with Forest River to offer the newest R-pod 196 light-weight travel trailer to one lucky winner…
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Rademacher Joins KOA Conversions Team
Chris Rademacher, current owner of the Des Moines West KOA Holiday in Iowa, will be joining the Kampgrounds of America…
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RV Rental Study Touts Buyer Conversion
RV Trader has released a study offering insights into the growth of the RV rental market along with detailed guidelines…
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NERVDA Facebook Show to Discuss Boston Expo
The Boston RV & Camping Expo recently wrapped up, and Bob Zagami, executive director of NERVDA, and John DiPietro, an…
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Community: Lichtsinn RV Giving Program Tops $22,000
Lichtsinn RV and the Lichtsinn RV team of employees donated a combined more than $22,000 for the 2019 calendar year…
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ARVC Predicts 52,000 RV Sites for 2020
The 2019 Industry Trends and Insights Report, released by the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds, includes numerical data to support anecdotal evidence of the campground industry expanding rapidly in the past five…
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Trends: Economists Look to RVs During Election Year
The six or seven vehicles that come off the assembly line each day at Riverside plant in Indiana’s Amish country…
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Porsche-designed RV Worth $2M
Newell Coach has been crafting motorhomes for half a century, and the p50 was created to honor the company’s 50th…
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Job Openings Fell to 6.8 Million in November
On the last business day of November, the number of job openings fell to 6.8 million, down by 561,000 from…
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Former Wells Fargo CEO to Pay $17M
The U.S. government announced Thursday that former Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf has been banned from ever working at a bank again and will…
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RVIA Testifies to Fix RV Length Issue
RV Industry Association Manager of Government Affairs Nick Rudowich recently testified in support of legislation (WA SB 6083/HB 2242) that…
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Lonski & Associates Adds RV Recruiter
Lonski & Associates, a recruitment firm specializing in staffing, has added RV industry specialist Greg Volhonsteff to its team. From…
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IEDC Board to Hold Entrepreneurship Committee Meeting
The entrepreneurship committee of the Indiana Economic Development Corp. (IEDC) board of directors will hold a public meeting at 2:40…
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Northstar’s Robert Willett Dies at 85
Northstar Truck Campers regrets to announce the passing of Robert Charles Willett, father of Rex C. Willett. Robert Willett, 85,…
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VIDEO: ‘RVs Move America Week’ Registration Opens Soon
RVs Move America Week, taking place Sunday, May 31, through Thursday, June 4, in downtown Washington, D.C., is the time…
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Canada Begins USMCA Ratification Process
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will move next week to formally approve North America’s new, long-delayed free trade pact.…
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IEDC Launches New Export Assistance Program
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. (IEDC) has launched the Indiana State Trade and Export Promotion (IN-STEP) program to develop and…
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SBA to Create More Opportunities for Women, Underserved, Veteran Entrepreneurs
Jovita Carranza now serves as the 26th administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Carranza will lead the only federal…
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How to Turn Prospects Into Customers
There is a magic formula for turning prospects into customers. It isn’t a well-kept secret, complicated potion, or hard-to-swallow pill.…
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Community: Girl Camper, Forest River Partner
Girl Camper has partnered with Forest River to offer the newest R-pod 196 light-weight travel trailer to one lucky winner…
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Senate Passes New NAFTA
The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a revamp of the 26-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement that includes tougher rules…
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Go RVing Lists 2019’s High-Value Outlets
The Go RVing public relations team executed on a comprehensive media plan in 2019 that delivered hundreds of placements across a wide…
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NATDA Welcomes 2020 Association Support
The North American Trailer Dealers Association (NATDA) has welcomed some of the trailer industry’s biggest names to its sponsorship ranks.…
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Walorski Applauds Phase One Signing
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) recently released the following statement on the signing of the Phase One trade agreement between…
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Community: PPL Motor Homes Donates 450 Teddy Bears
Texas-based PPL Motor Homes recently collected more than 450 teddy tears during its annual “Cuddles for Kids” toy drive. Local…
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Brownfield Takes on New Role with KOA
Larry Brownfield, who has served as Kampgrounds of America’s director of franchise development for several years, will now take on…
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RumbleOn Proposes Public Offering of Stock
RumbleOn, an e-commerce company for pre-owned vehicles, has announced that it is proposing to offer and sell, subject to market…
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Former Gander Mountain Retail Stores Close End of January
The owner of Camping World, who once warned West Marine that he “was coming to get you,” plans to complete…
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Jaguars’ QB Hitting the Road in an RV
Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew II is doing it in style, with his own RV. And he wants help from the…
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CampCalNow to Host Spring Summit on April 7
CampCalNOW RV Park and Campground Alliance will hold a Spring Summit April 7-8 at Launch Pointe Recreation Destination and RV…
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Boat Sales Reach Highest Volume Since 2007
The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA), representing North American recreational boat, engine and marine accessory manufacturers, has announced that as it finalizes…
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Trends: Indiana Climbs 17 Spots in U-Haul’s State Relocation
The Hoosier state appears to be bucking the trend of people fleeing the Midwest, according to the do-it-yourself mover U-Haul.…
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NERVDA Show to Discuss Self-Park Camping
The New England RV Dealers Association (NERVDA) announced that it will have an informal conversation with Jim Turntine, the owner/developer…
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VIDEO: Inventor of Autodocked Demonstrates Upcoming Device
BROOMFIELD, Colo. – About a year ago, Jon Calvin conceptualized an automated docking system for ridding black and gray water…
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27,000-plus New Jobs Coming to Indiana
Indiana Gov. Eric J. Holcomb has announced the end of a third consecutive, record-breaking year for economic development in Indiana,…
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2020 Abbreviations Could Lead to Check Fraud
The new year is giving scammers an easy way to forge documents, but business owners can protect themselves with an…
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Trump Forgoes Re-Imposing Brazil Tariffs
President Trump has decided not to reimpose 25 percent tariffs on steel and 10 percent tariffs on aluminum imported into…
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TACO Releases 2020 Camping Guide for Texas
The 2020 RV Travel & Camping Guide to Texas is now being provided to consumers at RV shows, visitors’ bureaus…
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Chinese Camping Expo Draws 50,000 People, Touts Self-Driving Vehicles
The Hainan Camping Exposition held Dec. 27-29 in Haikou, China, boasted more than 50,000 visitors. The Expo has been successfully held for…
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Elkhart Area Steel Plant Plans to Hire 250 People
A metal-forming startup that will reuse the former Chassix plant in Bristol, Ind., plans to get started with a bond of up…
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Trump Plans to Sign Phase One Trade Deal Jan. 15
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will sign a “Phase One” trade deal with China on Jan. 15, and plans to…
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Trends: Gas Prices Expected to Drop in 2020
GasBuddy recently predicted that 2020 will feature a yearly national average of $2.60 per gallon, representing a 2 cent drop…
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RVWA to Hold NTP-STAG, Northern Wholesale Cocktail Events
The RV Women’s Alliance is starting the new year with two events focused on bringing members and potential members together.…
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Trends: National Gasoline Price Increases 4 Cents
The national average gasoline price increased 4 cents to $2.58 as 2019 comes to a close, a spike attributed to…
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Delaware Police Still Investigating Alleged Fraudulent Dealer
The Delaware State Police Troop 4 Financial Crimes Unit has again arrested 58-year-old William G. Carey, of Salisbury, Md., in…
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FAA Invests $5.9M in Elkhart Airport
The FAA has agreed to invest an additional $5.9 million in the Elkhart Municipal Airport between 2020 and 2025, city…
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Gander Store in Pennsylvania Officially Folds
Gander Outdoors in West Manchester Township, Pa., has officially closed, weeks after the company CEO all but confirmed its days were…
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NHTSA Seeks Public Comment on Updating Tire Safety Standards
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is requesting public comment on whether to update the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety…
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Hoosier Students Asked to Pitch Innovative Ideas
Applications for the 2020 Innovate WithIN pitch competition, a statewide initiative hosted by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC), Indiana…
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RV Industry Veteran Ralph Cortas Dies at 87
Ralph Edward Cortas, 87, residing in Elkhart, gently departed this life on Friday, Dec. 20, at Hubbard Hill Estates. This…
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NMLA Announces New Directors and Officers
The National Marine Lenders Association has announced the candidates elected by the membership to serve on its board of directors…
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Opinion: I’ll Pass on Autonomous RVs, Thanks
With 2020 fast approaching, it got me thinking about the future … of driving. It seems like nearly every day…
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VIDEO: Walorski Issues Statement on USMCA Passage
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) released the following statement after voting for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), a deal negotiated by…
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House Passes New NAFTA, Content in Trucks and Auto to Change
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a new North American trade deal on Thursday that includes tougher labor and…
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Spending Package Includes Outdoor Rec Priorities
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday to pass a $1.4 trillion spending package which consists of two separate pieces…
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RVIA President Delivers Message on 2019
Editor’s note: RV Industry Association President Craig Kirby has released a letter summarizing 2019’s impact on the RV industry (below).…
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China, U.S. Discuss Signing Phase 1 Trade Deal
China and the U.S. are in touch over the signing of their Phase 1 trade deal, China’s commerce ministry said,…
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63 People Attend MARVAC Tech Training
Michigan RV and Campgrounds (MARVAC) held its tech training classes Dec. 10-12. A total of 63 people attended the three-day training…
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NMLA Releases Revised Marine Lending Resource
The National Marine Lenders Association has released its latest review of the U.S. marine lending industry at MRAA’s Dealer Week…
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Thousand Trails Celebrates 50 Years
Thousand Trails celebrated 2019 in historic fashion, as the popular network of campgrounds observed 50 years in the campground industry.…
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Trends: Auto Group Hires Local College Talent
The Kirby Auto Group has begun successfully filling its need for qualified RV/automotive technicians through the local Oxnard College Automotive…
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Indiana to Host International Business Conference
Indiana Sec. of Commerce Jim Schellinger and the Indiana Economic Development Corp. (IEDC) will host an inaugural conference, the Indiana…
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Sunkissed Village RV Resort Opens
Sunkissed Village, a new RV resort community located next to The Villages in Summerfield, Fla., recently opened. Sunkissed Village features…
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Community: Forest River CEO Discusses Battle with Cancer
Forest River has acknowledged the hard reality that most of their employees and customers share a bond that no one…
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RV PRO Updates Logo for 2020
RV PRO magazine is updating its logo beginning with the January 2020 issue, celebrating 15 years of serving up news…
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Suppliers Worry Over Delayed USMCA Ratification
The head of Canada’s parts suppliers association is warning the federal opposition parties that delaying ratification of the new North…
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China Trade Deal Expected to Be Signed in January
Last week, the U.S. and China announced a preliminary Phase One trade deal. Despite indications that the two nations would…
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Home Builder Confidence Index Up Five Points
The National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) monthly confidence index increased five points to 76 in December from an upwardly-revised…
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Class of 2020 RV Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
The board of directors of the RV/MH Heritage Foundation has announced the names of those who will be inducted into…
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Jellystone Reports Sales Up 9.9% Over 2018
Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts recently celebrated its 50th anniversary by posting record system sales for the 12th consecutive year. Same-park sales…
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Minnesota Creates Outdoor Recreation Task Force
Outdoor recreation industry leaders, including Outdoor Recreation Roundtable, REI and Outdoor Industry Association, recently applauded Minnesota’s announcement of an Outdoor…
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