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Business Owners, Former Coworkers Call Marcus Lemonis a ‘Vulture Capitalist’
Inc. magazine recently spoke with 20 small-business owners that either dealt directly with Marcus Lemonis, CEO of Camping World, or…
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Jellystone Park Revenues Up 15.5 Percent
Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts recently reported that its second quarter revenue was up 11.9 percent, while year-to-date revenue jumped…
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Canada and U.S. Negatively Impacted by Steel Tariffs
Canadian manufacturers who grew up in Canada-U.S. free-trade peacetime are quickly learning about tariff complexities — and pain — as…
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FMCA Introduces New Member Health Insurance Plan
The Family Motor Coach Association has partnered with RV Insurance Benefits to provide the coverage RV travelers desire at rates…
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U.S. Steel Unveils Major Upgrades in Gary, Ind.
Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb and Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson joined David B. Burritt, president and CEO of U.S. Steel…
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Police Unit to Focus on RV Company Thefts
A special police unit is seeking to curb burglaries and thefts from businesses including RV companies in northern Indiana. This…
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Community: Gift Helps the RV Heritage Foundation Surpass the $1 Million Kevin Clayton Challenge
Pleasureland RV President Dan Pearson has made a substantial contribution to the Kevin Clayton $1 Million Debt Reduction Challenge, bringing…
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Suspect Behind Spate of RV Factory Thefts in Cuffs
Goshen, Ind., police have arrested a man after forming a special unit to investigate a spate of thefts from RV companies.…
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300 Million Elkhart Transformation Explored
Plans that could involve $300 million in development to transform a portion of downtown Elkhart, Ind., into a more walkable…
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NMLA Releases Finance Market Study
A comprehensive marine finance market study of lending trends and operations in the U.S. was recently released by the National…
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RV Joke Book Hits Shelves
The RV/MH Hall of Fame and Museum is now carrying the newly released RV joke book You Might Be A…
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Trump Threatens Canada with Tariffs Again
President Trump launched a fresh auto-tariff threat against Canada late Friday at a time when Ottawa finds itself in a…
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RVIA’s Crawford Joins Indy Customer Advisory Board
Visit Indy has added RV Industry Association’s Liz Crawford to its Customer Advisory Board. Visit Indy’s CAB assists the Destination Marketing…
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National Indoor RV Centers Partners with RV Nomads
EPIC Nomad TV has partnered with National Indoor RV Centers (NIRVC), which has signed on as a platinum level sponsor for the…
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Community: Airstream Honors Veterans and First Responders
Airstream is honoring military personnel and first responders with Airstream Salute, a new program designed to help those who give so…
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Senators Introduce Bill to Reform the National Security Tariff Process
Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Doug Jones (D-AL) recently introduced a bill to reform the national security…
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Prop 65 Webinar Offered for California Dealers
A webinar will be offered at 2 p.m. ET on Thursday, Aug. 16, for those wanting to learn more about…
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Class of 2018 Inducted Into RV/MH Hall of Fame
More than 400 industry leaders, friends, colleagues and guests gathered at RV/MH Hall of Fame last night to help celebrate the…
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RV Rental Training Course Added Online
RV Education 101, a video and RV consumer information company, has added an RV Rental Course to their RV online…
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Eight States Sign Confluence Accords
On July 25, eight states ratified the Confluence Accords in Denver, Colo., to create a partnership around the shared values…
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Thor’s RV Vocational Training Detailed
Thor Industries is partnering with the Indiana State Board of Education and Wa-Nee Community Schools to empower students through RV…
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Trump Administration to Reduce Fuel Economy Target
The Trump administration on Thursday revealed its long-anticipated plan to roll back Obama-era standards meant to cut planet-warming emissions from…
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Thor Industries Vocation Training Taught at School
A new program to teach high school students’ vocational skills for working in the RV industry will be rolled out…
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California Redwoods RV Resort Offers 360 Tours
Giant Redwoods RV and Camp Destination has launched a marketing video and a 360 virtual tour of the property in…
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VIDEO: Go RVing’s ‘Unexpected’ Web Series Promotes Various RVs
Adventure skier Brody Leven and photographer Adam Clark are proving to be a dynamic duo across Go RVing’s social media…
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ITC Holdings Partnership Introduces Folks to Rec
Michigan officials have come up with a new way to introduce the Great Outdoors to some of the state’s urban…
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Community: Thor Donates Nine RVs to Tents for Troops
Thor Industries and six of its subsidiaries donated $15,000 and nine RV units to Tents for Troops. The new 2019…
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Community: Cava Robles RV Resort Offers Wildfire Discount
More than 18 wildfires continue to ravage California, and the staff at Cava Robles RV Resort in Paso Robles wants…
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RumbleOn Expands Into Boat and RV Market
RumbleOn, an online powersports marketplace, recently appointed Kevin Cooper as director of specialty vehicles to support its strategic planning for…
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Campground Views Helps Increase Resort’s Reservations by 244 Percent
Natural Springs Resort in New Paris, Ohio, measured a 244 percent increase in online reservations during the period of April…
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VIDEO: Zinke Talks on Maintenance Backlog
https://youtu.be/UTwCD0ulaH8 A new video has been released from the Department of the Interior urging action on maintenance backlog. The video…
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NAFTA Talks with Mexico Continue Thursday
The U.S. and Mexico plan to hold ministerial-level NAFTA trade talks on Thursday in Washington, D.C., the second such meeting…
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Campgrounds Targeted by Canada Revenue Agency
The Canadian Camping and RV Council (CCRVC) has recently been made aware that Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has reassessed a…
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Kat Lewis Joins RV PRO Staff
BROOMFIELD, Colo. – Kat Lewis has been hired as the sales support coordinator at RV PRO magazine. Previously, she taught writing, rhetoric,…
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FMCA University Library Launches Online
The Family Motor Coach Association recently introduced the FMCA Library. This online education resource puts a wealth of trusted information at…
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Rees and Spader Partner for Special Vegas Expo Session
https://youtu.be/JVp1mnX5ybo A World of Training President Michael Rees and Spader Business Management President John Spader are teaming up for a…
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Marcus Lemonis Talks RV Sale Increase on CNBC
Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis recently appeared on CNBC’s Power Lunch to discuss the future of the RV industry. RVs…
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Despite NAFTA Negotiation, Canada May See Duties
Even with hopeful signs on NAFTA and a trade detente between the U.S. and the European Union, Canada still isn’t…
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Jellystone to Hold Workshop for Prospective Owners
Current and aspiring campground operators will soon have a chance to explore the feasibility of owning and operating their own…
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Housing Market May See Significant Slowdown
The U.S. housing market – particularly in areas like Seattle, Silicon Valley and Austin, Texas – appears to be headed…
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RVX Preview Held in Salt Lake City
This week, the RV Industry Association’s events team hosted its first-ever RVX Exhibitor Academy in Salt Lake City, Utah, where more than…
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NAFTA Changes May be Finalized in August
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said it’s possible NAFTA partners will reach a tentative agreement next month to revamp the…
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Trends: Go RVing Catches Up with the Soulful RV Family
Editor’s Note: This Q&A appeared on the RV Industry Association website. Photos courtesy of Go RVing. Go RVing has built relationships…
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RV Tech Institute to Beta Test Curriculum in November
A flurry of planning and activity has taken place since the RV Industry Association board of directors approved and the…
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Rec Growth Discussed with USDA Leaders
Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) leaders recently met with U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Steven Censky to discuss the essential…
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Trump’s Letter to Mexico Urges for Renegotiation
Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday released a one-page letter from Donald Trump in which the U.S. president…
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Walorski: Tariff Exclusion Process Is Broken
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) recently renewed calls for the Commerce Department to fix the broken exclusion process for steel and aluminum…
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Indiana Unemployment at 3.3 Percent
Indiana’s unemployment rate stood at 3.3 percent for June and remains lower than the national rate of 4 percent, according…
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Powerboat Registrations Increase
The National Marine Manufacturers Association has reported that its preliminary data shows that new powerboat registrations were up 3 percent…
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Canada Conflicted on How to Respond to Tariffs
Canada fired back at Donald Trump’s metals tariffs with dollar-for-dollar retaliation. For autos, it might not be so simple. This…
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Gallery: Newmar Goes to Washington
President Donald Trump and Vice President Michael Pence were among the politicians touring the Newmar RV parked outside of the…
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Elkhart County Leaders Eye Continued Growth
Community and business leaders discussed Elkhart County’s economic strength and their plans to maintain growth for the community at a…
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Community: Brown & Brown Cofounder Pledges $15 Million to NYC Park
J. Hyatt Brown, of Brown & Brown, and his wife, Cici, are hoping to reverse New York City’s Riverfront Park…
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Walorski to Debate Challenger
For the first time ever, incumbent Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski has agreed to debate her Democratic opponent on television. In…
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‘Today’ on the Road in an RV
RVs will be featured on NBC’s The Today Show on July 23 and 24 when Al Roker and Craig Melvin…
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RV Trip-Planner Harvest Hosts Gets New Owner
https://youtu.be/ZPI73EqlXjQ Harvest Hosts, a network of overnight experiences for RV travelers in North America has announced Joel Holland as its…
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Survey: Canadian Campers Hard Sell for Peer-to-Peer RV Rentals
More than 6 million new North American households have adopted the camping lifestyle since 2014, with the number of campers…
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KOA Makes Top 25 Tech Businesses in Montana
Kampgrounds of America, based in Billings, Mont., has been named one of the top 25 tech businesses in the state…
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Outdoor Rec Committee Holds Inaugural Meeting
The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) welcomed key outcomes from yesterday’s inaugural meeting of the Interior Department’s “Made in America” Outdoor…
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Community: Keystone RV to Show Variety of RV Jobs to Boys & Girls Club in Goshen, Ind.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Elkhart County announced that Thor Industries and its subsidiaries will present a series of four…
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Zinke Enlists New Advisory Committee
U.S. Department of the Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke recently proclaimed that “Recreation is Back” in a video and is now…
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Reservations Open for 2018 RV HoF Dinner
There’s still time to make reservation for the RV/MH Hall of Fame’s Annual Induction Dinner celebrating the Class of 2018…
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Fourth of July Sets New Record at KOA
The 2018 Fourth of July Holiday results at Kampgrounds of America locations were up slightly from the previous record-setting year…
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Pascua Yaqui Tribe Breaks Ground for RV Park
The Pascua Yaqui Tribe and Casino Del Sol officially broke ground on July 12 for an extensive hospitality project, which includes a new…
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Cummins CEO Laments Tariffs and Job Loss
As a potential trade war looms over recently-imposed tariffs on China, Indiana businesses are expressing concern about the fallout. It…
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Multiple Countries to Testify Against Trump Admin
The European Union, Japan, Canada, Mexico, along with automotive trade groups, Volkswagen AG, and the UAW are among those scheduled…
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Two More Congress Members Sponsor Rec Act
Last month on Advocacy Day, RV industry executives met with their Members of Congress and asked them to co-sponsor the Recreation…
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Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Restore Parks
The National Park Service faces nearly $12 billion in deferred maintenance at NPS sites, according to the RV Industry Association.…
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Urgent.ly Roadside Assistance Partners with Tredit
Urgent.ly Roadside Assistance, a digital roadside assistance platform, has partnered with Tredit Tire and Wheel Company, a distributor of tires to…
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Northgate Transforms Camp Into Jellystone Park
Northgate Resorts will reopen the former Girl Scout camp in Golden Valley as a Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resort on…
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Photos: Jayco’s Boys & Girls Club Party
Jayco recently celebrated its 50th year in business at the second “RV Day” event on July 10 held at the…
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Rep. Kevin Brady: Trump Must End Trade Fight
President Donald Trump faced unusually blunt criticism from within his own party, as one of the U.S. House’s top lawmakers…
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Flamingo Lake RV Resort Completes Expansion
Flamingo Lake RV Resort has completed its first major expansion since 2009, adding 60 new, permanent RV sites. According to…
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The Hoosier State Drops in Business Ranking
Indiana has slipped slightly in a national business climate ranking. CNBC’s annual “America’s Top States For Business” list rates the…
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MARVAC Elects New Board Members
The Michigan Association of RV and Campgrounds has elected its new board members. They are as follows: Terry Goddard of…
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NMMA President Says Trump Puts Jobs on the Line
The Trump administration on Friday completed its first phase of Section 301 tariffs on about $34 billion worth of Chinese…
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Community: Longtime Winnebago Employees to Lead Forest City, Iowa, Parade
Harlan Rodberg and Larry Kearney of Forest City, Iowa, love reminiscing about the collective 100 years they’ve spent at Winnebago…
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CEO Salaries Disclosed for Thor, LCI and Patrick
Executive compensation is provided in several forms, usually including base salary, bonus, incentive pay based on hitting performance targets, stock…
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U.S. and China Enter a Trade War
A trade war between the U.S. and China officially started last week as the Trump administration has followed through with…
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Community: Jayco Holds Birthday Party for Boys & Girls Clubs
Boys & Girls Clubs of Elkhart County has announced that Thor Industries and its subsidiaries, Heartland RV, Jayco, Keystone RV,…
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Outdoor Rec Committee Meeting Set for July 17
On July 17, the members of the Made in America Outdoor Recreation Advisory Committee will meet with Department of the…
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Lawsuit Filed to Fight Trump’s Tariffs
The American Institute for International Steel filed a lawsuit last week in the U.S. Court of International Trade in New…
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RVDA of Alberta Opens Golf Tourney Registration
Registration is open for the RVDA of Alberta’s 31st Annual Golf Tournament being held on Wednesday, Aug. 8. It will…
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RV PRO: Origins
Each year in the July issue, RV PRO magazine features an expanded set of stories that get at the heart…
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Last Call for Hall of Fame Dinner Reservations
The RV/MH Hall of Fame’s Annual Induction Dinner celebrating the class of 2018 is a month away, and it is…
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Wild Frontier RV Campground Adds 230 New Sites
Wild Frontier Campground is adding 230 new campsites, expanding to 345. This expansion positions Wild Frontier as one of the…
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N.C. Governor Tours SylvanSport’s Factory
SylvanSport was honored this past weekend with a visit from North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina First Lady…
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ARVC Issues Warning on Suspicious Invoice to Campgrounds
RV park and campground owners in Maryland, South Dakota and other states have recently alerted the National Association of RV…
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Amazon May Increase 2018 Ecommerce by 80 Percent
With Amazon Prime Day looming, retailers and marketers are prepping their strategies for what’s turned into a new midyear shopping…
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Gallery: RVIA Board Nominations Announced
Nominations are in for the RV Industry Association board of directors. Eight director positions are up for election including: one…
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$12.5 Billion of U.S. Goods Hit with Tariffs
The Canadian government confirmed Sunday that it has imposed tariffs on U.S. exports worth $12.5 billion. This story by Alanna…
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Training Program Gets $9.5 Million Investment
Since its inception last year, the Advanced Manufacturing Sector Partnership of Elkhart County has gained state and national attention. The…
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Economist: Tariffs May Cost 30,000 Hoosier Jobs
A Ball State University economist has released a policy statement that estimates fallout from President Donald Trump’s tariffs could result…
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Robots Considered to Fix Elkhart Workforce Problem
In Elkhart County, and especially in the RV industry, there’s a lot of vacant jobs that need filled. “What we’re…
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Outdoorsy Survey Busts RV Travel Myths
Outdoorsy has announced survey findings that debunk RV myths, while uncovering surprising insights into American and Millennial travel trends ahead of…
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Black Book: Motorized Unit Sale Prices Increase
Black Book recently released its monthly report, showing that the average selling price for motorized units was $46,539, which is up…
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TaigMarks Hires New Marketing Assistant
Downtown Elkhart advertising and public relations agency TaigMarks recently hired Drew Duncan as its new marketing and project assistant. Duncan…
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VIDEO: Zinke Touts ‘New Look’ for Rec
Recreation on America’s public lands has a new look in a new “Recreation is Back” video produced by the Department…
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REV Group Announces Partnership with Outdoorsy
REV Group has partnered between REV Rentals and Outdoorsy to offer RV rentals through Outdoorsy’s RV marketplace. The partnership with REV Group…
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Trends: Consumer Confidence Sees a Slight Dip
Consumer confidence fell well below economists’ expectations in June, fueled by a bleak outlook for U.S. economic conditions. This story…
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