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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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Outdoor Rec Speakers Discuss Private Partnerships
Partners Outdoors 2018 recently showcased ideas for the great outdoors with TED-like talks. Presenters from across the recreation community and…
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Canada Cancels 500 U.S. Boat Orders
Hundreds of orders for U.S. boats have been cancelled by Canadian boat dealers as tariffs introduced by that country are…
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Achievement Speaker Headed to the Vegas Expo
https://youtu.be/63FqnsfVuIs Chris Alford, lead trainer for Elite Dealer Services, will make his speaking debut at the RV Dealers Convention/Expo during…
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Canadian P2P Rental Site Grows 1,900 Percent
It’s been just over one year since Chad and Cherie Ball launched Alberta, Canada-based WheelEstate, a website that matches campers with…
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Chinese Tariff List Doesn’t Include Steel Wheels
The White House, through the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), recently released a revised list of Chinese goods…
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EU Cars May Get 20 Percent Tariff
President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 20 percent tariff on all European Union-assembled light vehicles coming into the U.S.,…
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Community: LCI Builds Chair for Tall Teen
A Michigan Center man who once held the title as the world’s tallest male teen is relaxing in a new…
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RVIA Sees Five Big Impacts from Advocacy Day
The RV Industry Association recently released the top five impacts from Advocacy Day which happened during Committee Week earlier this…
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Ruling Permits State Sales Tax on Online Purchases
Online shoppers could find costs going up after the Supreme Court did away Thursday with a decades-old precedent limiting the…
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Airstream CEO Added to National Forest Board
Bob Wheeler, president and CEO of Airstream, has been named to the volunteer board of directors of the National Forest…
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RVX to Participate in Commerce Department
RVX: The RV Experience was recently notified of its selection by the U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration to…
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La Hacienda RV Resort Wins Annual Award
La Hacienda RV Resort has received the “Large Park of the Year Award” from the Arizona Association of RV Parks…
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Elkhart Manufacturers to Celebrate Partnership
Lippert Components will be holding a press event to celebrate state and national recognition for Elkhart County’s Advanced Manufacturing Sector…
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Winnebago CEO Talks Growth Plans on CNBC
Winnebago CEO recently appeared on CNBC’s Power Lunch to discuss the manufacturers growth plans and earnings during the RV boom.…
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Trump Chooses White House Aide for CFPB Director
President Donald Trump has chosen Kathy Kraninger, a little-known White House budget aide, as director of the Consumer Financial Protection…
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Webinar to Address Sexual Harassment Policies
Mike Molino RV Learning Center’s strategic partner KPA will present the “Sexual Harassment & #MeToo: How to Protect Your Employees…
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Morgan Stanley, Stanek Group Webinar on Tax Reform
The Mike Molino RV Learning Center will work with Morgan Stanley to deliver a tax reform webinar for dealer principals…
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Community: Acts of Service Helps Five Star Life Campgrounds
With less than a few days before its campgrounds open, nonprofit Five Star Life was in need of help before the opening…
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Torklift Announces Photo Contest Winner
People from all across the country submitted photos to Torklift in hopes of upgrading to the latest high-performance Talon truck…
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Woman Who Defrauded RV Supplier to Run Pretzel Franchise Gets 7 Years
An Elkhart woman who collected as much as $429,000 in wages by billing her employer for fake hours was sentenced to…
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PRVCA Accepting Volunteer Award Nominations
The Pennsylvania RV and Camping Association (PRVCA) is accepting nominations for its “Volunteer of the Year” award to be presented…
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Woman Who Defrauded RV Supplier to be Sentenced
An Elkhart woman who admitted to faking employees’ hours at her job and pocketing the wages faces a sentence of…
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Chinese Aluminum Faces Duties of 210 Percent
The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced the preliminary determination that imports of common alloy aluminum sheets from China are…
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VIDEO: RVIA’s James Ashurst Talks RVX, Tech Institute and More
James Ashurst, the RV Industry Association’s senior VP of marketing and communications, visited RV PRO recently to discuss Advocacy Day,…
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RVIA Members Build Trust with NHTSA
During Advocacy Day, 23 RV Industry Association members attended the visit to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to meet…
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KPA to Host Webinar on OSHA Visit Preparation
The Mike Molino RV Learning Center’s strategic partner KPA will host a webinar on OSHA visit preparation at 2 p.m.…
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Asian Steel Propane Cylinders Face Raised Duties
Imported steel propane cylinders, including the nearly one million used by the RV industry each year, are under investigation by…
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RV Businesses Double Since 2009 in Spokane, Wash.
For Karyn Dietz, owner of Airstream of Spokane, Wash., business hasn’t always been good. Sales of the steel capsules-on-wheels slumped…
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Jason Lippert Wins Regional EY Award, Explains Why
Lippert Components CEO Jason Lippert recently won the regional Entrepreneur of the Year award for 2018 – an award that…
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RVIA Members Report Successful Capitol Hill Advocacy Day
WASHINGTON, D.C. – RV industry executives who met with members of Congress last week for Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill as…
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Lazydays RV Resort Honored
Lazydays RV Resort has earned its fourth consecutive TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence. The achievement spotlights companies that provide a superior…
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U.S. Marine Orders Canceled by Other Countries
Retaliatory tariffs by Canada and the European Union are prompting marine dealers abroad to cancel orders of U.S.-built boats —…
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ORR Awards Federal Tech Initiatives in Rec
Five federal initiatives have won Beacon Awards in 2018 from the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) for successes in harnessing the…
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Going from Criminal Offender to Ivy Tech Welder
A group of inmates graduated Thursday with welding certifications after completing a program run by Ivy Tech Community College in…
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Sun RV Resorts Adds Myrtle Beach Resort
Sun RV Resorts will be opening a new RV resort in Myrtle Beach, S.C., called Carolina Pines in spring/summer 2019.…
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Carmakers Could Lose a Million Vehicle Sales
If President Donald Trump slaps a 25 percent tariff on imported vehicles, it may cost the U.S. auto industry 1…
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Possible RV Campground Coming to Naches, Wash.
Yakima County Planning Services is now taking comments on a proposed campground that would house hundreds of RV spaces on…
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Community: Thor Employees Volunteer at Local KOA Care Camp
Thor Industries and Keystone RV employees and managers recently traveled to Camp Watcha-Wanna-Do near Fort Wayne, Ind., to facilitate hands-on…
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Economists Say Tariffs May Trigger Trade War
Steel and aluminum tariffs will hurt many manufacturers. But the value of imports covered by the duties is only $10.8…
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Trade War Will Impact Marine Industry Jobs
Canada’s tariffs on U.S.-built boats will cost Americans jobs, said Back Cove Yachts and Sabre Yachts sales and marketing vice…
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Community: Newmar Partners with Non-Profit VetsRoll
Recently, Newmar partnered with VetsRoll, a non-profit that transports hundreds of U.S. military veterans per year to the nation’s capital. The…
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RVIA to Open Tech Institute in Elkhart
Last Thursday, the RV Industry Association board of directors approved a comprehensive strategic plan and multi-million-dollar investment to address RV…
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NAFTA Negotiations Trouble Auto Panel
Worries about the escalating U.S.-Canada trade feud dominated the annual Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association Conference last Wednesday. This story by Grace Macaluso…
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Marine Consolidation to Continue Says Chris-Craft President
The marine industry is “unusually fragmented,” and Chris-Craft president Stephen Heese thinks that will continue to change in the coming…
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Lippert Part of New Goshen, Ind., Tax District
Goshen City Council members Tuesday approved on a 5 to 2 vote a resolution establishing a new tax increment financing…
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RV Industry Already Feeling Tariff Impact
President Donald Trump announced last week that the administration would follow through with 25 percent tariffs on imported steel and 10…
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Mini RV Rental School Sessions Detailed
A Mini RV Rental School will be offered as a two-part session and is open to all dealership personnel attending…
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Community: Spartan Motors Sponsors Children’s Research Hospital Event
Spartan Motorshonored its commitment to the community and FedEx partnership through its 3rd annual sponsorship of the FedEx St. Jude Classic, this week, at the…
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Tariffs Can Lead to Enormous Job Loss, Study
The Trump administration is considering a 25 percent tariff on imported cars and auto parts to help support the domestic…
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Trump Seeks Bilateral NAFTA Approach
The Canadian government is rejecting a push by the Trump administration to strike separate, bilateral trade deals with Canada and…
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Black Book Integrates Data with Loan System
Black Book will be integrating its vehicle valuation data with GOLDpoint Systems, a loan origination system utilized by auto lenders…
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Former Expedia Finance Chief Joins Outdoorsy
Outdoorsy recently hired Bob Bearden as CFO, as well as four new vice presidents from global, marketplace and technology companies. The expanded…
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RVIA Reports New All-Time High for Shipments
The RV Industry Association recently reported that RV industry shipments will reach 539,900 units in 2018, marking nine straight years…
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President Trump Proclaims Great Outdoors Month
President Donald J. Trump has proclaimed June as Great Outdoors Month – marking the 16th time a president has made such a…
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Study: Families Save More on Vacations with RVs
A new study conducted by CBRE Hotels Advisory Group has found that RV vacations cost much less than other types…
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RVIA Launches New Website
The RV Industry Association has launched a new website aimed at being more user-friendly and personalized to those in the…
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Industry Leaders Gather in D.C. for Committee Week
Leaders of the RV industry have gathered for the week-long, Capitol Hill event called Committee Week and Advocacy Day, which…
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Entegra Coach to Display Unit on Advocacy Day
Entegra Coach will display a luxury diesel coach in Washington, D.C., for the RV Industry Association’s Committee Week and Advocacy…
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EV Manufacturer Opening Indiana Plant
California-based SF Motors has detailed plans for a manufacturing hub in Mishawaka, Ind. The electric vehicle maker said it will invest…
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Polaris Industries to Acquire Boat Holdings
Polaris Industries has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Boat Holdings in an all-cash transaction valued at a net present…
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Go RVing Survey Predicts 25 Million Vacationing RVers
More than 5.8 million American RVers used their RV during the Memorial Day Weekend, according to Go RVing’s 2018 RV…
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2017 RV Wholesale Loans Hit $13 Billion, Study
The recently released 2017 Survey of Lenders’ Experiences details the results of the RV Industry Association’s annual nationwide survey of…
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NAFTA Decisions Remain Pending Near Deadline
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland ended trade talks with U.S. trade czar Robert Lighthizer a day early with the threat…
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Mark Koep to Speak on the Benefits of 360 Video
Mark Koep will present to leaders of the outdoor industry at the annual Partners Outdoors conference in Washington, D.C. As…
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Rise of the Multi-Cultural Camper
Some 6 million new North American households have adopted the camping lifestyle since 2014 – and those new campers are trending…
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Zinke Applauds President’s Public Lands Action
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke recently applauded President Donald J. Trump’s exemption from Executive Order 13658 for Recreational Services…
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Community: KOA Care Camps Launches Text-to-Give in Honor of National Cancer Survivors Day
KOA Care Camps has announced its inaugural National Cancer Survivors Day text-a-thon. This mobile event is created to raise necessary…
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Anderson Is GM of Creekfire Motor Ranch
CreekFire Motor Ranch – an independent and privately owned 5 star RV resort located off I-95 in Savannah, Ga., recently…
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RV Industry Recruits Worldwide Workforce
Elkhart County, Ind., currently faces a major worker shortage, and city leaders are working tirelessly to change that. But it’s…
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Man Finds Purple Heart in RV
A stolen Purple Heart medal belonging to a Korean War veteran in Utah somehow made its way to Portland, Ore.,…
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Students Train for RV Careers
At 17 and skilled. Isaac Hruby may look like your average Elkhart teen, but he’s making strides working with thousands…
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Hall Expansion Mirrors Industry Rise
There may be no better symbol of the RV industry’s turnaround than the RV Hall of Fame. Back in 2011,…
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Go RVing Releases Record-Breaking Facebook Video
The Go RVing campaign released the Unexpected series teaser video on Facebook this weekend, which smashed previous campaign audience records…
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Zinke to Reopen National Park Campground
Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke recently announced he will use $2 million to reopen Look Rock Campground in Great Smoky…
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Fleetwood Motorhome Model Donated to HOF
Bruce A. Hopkins, VP of standards and education for the RV Industry Association in Reston, Va., recently donated a scale…
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ORR Sees Benefits from Interior Reorganization
The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) recently commended Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke’s efforts to reorganize and modernize the U.S. Department of…
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RVIA to Host Low-Voltage Wiring Workshop
The RV Industry Association will be hosting a low-voltage wiring workshop at its Elkhart office on June 13 and again on June…
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Jellystone Parks Sees 25 Percent Uptick in Sales
Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resortshas reported a 23.5 percent increase in park sales in the first quarter of 2018, compared…
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Go RVing Preps for National TV Appearances
The Go RVing campaign is showcasing RVs with key audiences through a partnership with The Kitchen on Food Network. In the episode,…
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NATDA Report Shows Industry Attitudes
The North American Trailer Dealers Association’s (NATDA) first, industry-wide survey, the NATDA Dealer Satisfaction Report, concluded, giving manufacturers an accurate…
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Keystone RV Gets Storage Annex Approved
Goshen City Council members approved two annexation agreements during their meeting Tuesday evening. This story by John Kline originally appeared in the…
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ORR Applauds Sec. Zinke’s Recent Orders
The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) offered support for Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke’s recent recognition of outdoor recreation in…
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Community: KOA’s Care Camps Tops Last Year
Campers kicked off the 2018 summer camping season at KOAs last weekend in huge numbers for the annual KOA Care…
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Community: Tents for Troops Adds 22 Parks
Tents for Troop (T4T) has added 22 parks from 16 states to its program offering camping and RVing opportunities for…
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