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Blog: RVDA Discusses Erwin Hymer’s Impact on Dealerships
Editor’s Note: This blog post that appeared on the RV Dealers Association website has been edited according to AP Style…
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Gulf Stream’s Envision Receives Praise at RV Shows
Gulf Stream Coach has reported that its new lightweight travel trailer, the Envision, recently stimulated traffic, high interest, and sales…
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Bowlus Road Chief Unveils Limited Edition On the Road
Bowlus Road Chief recently introduced the Limited Edition On The Road 26-footer. Like its 24-foot counterpart, the Limited Edition 26-foot…
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Newmar to Introduce Super C at RVX
Newmar recently announced that it will unveil its first Super C model at RVX at 2 p.m. ET on March…
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K-Z Hosts Another Successful Service School
In mid-February, K-Z conducted the spring session of its long-running Service School, hosting RV technicians representing dealers across the U.S.…
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Entegra Coach Expands Footprint
Expanding a highline motorhome brand – even in upbeat economic times – can be a challenge. The number of customers…
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Regency RV to Move Class B Production to Texas
Regency RV has announced it is relocating its newly acquired National Traveler Class B motorhome production line in Elkhart, Ind., to…
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Airstream, AT&T Partner for 4G LTE on All Units
Airstream and AT&T have joined forces to offer the more 4G LTE data plans specifically designed for any Airstream vehicle.…
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Dealer Satisfaction Index Manufacturers Named
The RV Dealers Association will honor RV brands built by 12 manufacturers with its Quality Circle Award during the RV…
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Braxton Creek and Victory Formation Sales Partner
Braxton Creek RV has announced that industry veteran Bill Westbrook and his company Victory Formation Sales have signed an agreement…
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Nissan, OPUS Camper Uses Second-Life EV Batteries
Nissan Energy and OPUS Campers have collaborated on a smart camping concept that uses second-life Nissan electric vehicle batteries to…
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Nearly 900 Erwin Hymer Employees Laid Off
About 900 people are out of work at Cambridge, Ontario-based recreational-vehicle maker Erwin Hymer North America, after the company filed…
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NHTSA: Recall Made for Sprinter Van
Daimler Vans USA is recalling certain 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter VS30 vehicles. The steering shaft that connects to the steering gear…
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Steel Fabricator to Hire Fired Winnebago Workers
A local steel fabricator in Eugene, Ore., wants to hire workers laid off by Winnebago in Junction City. This story originally…
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Leisure Travel Vans Names New Brand Ambassadors
Leisure Travel Vans is teaming up with Mike and Jennifer Wendland, who have an online community of more than 500,000…
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Forecast 2019: A Look at What to Expect
Businesses should enjoy brisk economic tail winds in 2019, according to economic experts, who say corporate profits will continue to…
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Thor Appoints Troy James to Senior VP Role
Thor Industries has appointed Troy James as senior VP of international operations. In this new role, James will lead Thor…
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Study: RV Market to be Worth $75 Billion by 2025
The global RV market was worth $54.6 billion in 2017 and is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of about 4.11 percent from 2017…
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Talin Introduces Mobile RV Repair Service
Talin RV has launched a mobile RV repair service which will serve multiple counties in Florida. The Florida-based RV company…
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NHTSA Recalls Return, Sprinter Airbags May Explode
Daimler Vans USA is recalling certain 2015 to 2017 Freightliner Sprinter 2500 and 3500 and Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 and 3500…
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DexKo to Acquire Preston Chassis Industries
DexKo Global has signed an agreement to acquire Preston Chassis Industries through its wholly-owned Australian subsidiary AL-KO International. PCI has a…
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Jayco Honors Retiring Wilbur Bontrager
This blog appears on the Jayco website. The beginning of Jayco was truly a family affair. Bertha Bontrager still remembers…
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Company Boosts Tiny Home Production
Earth Gen-BioFuel has opened a MicroHab production facilities and taken advance dealer commitments. Resulting from its introduction of the MicroHab…
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Community: Liberty Raffle Backs HoldYou Foundation
Janine Pettit has been a brand ambassador for Liberty Outdoors since 2016, showcasing the company’s lightweight travel trailers to the…
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Winnebago’s Oregon Plant to Lose 220 Employees
More than 200 people will soon be out of a job as Winnebago says it’s shutting down production at its…
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Cummins Q4 Revenue Increases 12 Percent
Cummins has reported results for the fourth quarter of 2018, showing revenues of $6.1 billion, a 12-perent increase from the…
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NeXus RV Executive Retires
NeXus RV has announced the retirement of Mike Peterson, a 40-year veteran of the industry. Currently Peterson served as VP of…
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Trends: Chris-Craft, Winnebago Share Plans
Sarasota’s Chris-Craft and its owner, Winnebago Industries, have big plans. The blueprint for increasing the number of boat models Chris-Craft…
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K-Z RV Releases Customer Care App
K-Z recently unveiled a new customer care app. “RVing is about making memories, but ownership has practical considerations,” said Aram…
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Winnebago Transitions Motorhome Manufacturing to Iowa
Winnebago announced that it will shift Winnebago-branded Class A diesel motorhome manufacturing from its Junction City, Ore., plant to its manufacturing…
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Electric Motorhome Set to Launch in Europe
Germany’s Wohnmobile Outlet Factory GmbH recently introduced an electric motorhome said to travel 186 miles. This story by C.C. Weiss…
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RVX’s Reveal to Showcase RVs Years in the Making
The RV Industry Association recently reported how the RVX: The RV Experience’s “Reveal” will showcase some RVs that have been…
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Thor Expects to Close Hymer Acquisition Friday, Price Reduced
Thor Industries anticipates closing its pending acquisition of the Erwin Hymer Group on Feb. 1 with an expected price reduction…
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Horizon Global Lands New CFO
Horizon Global has named Barry Steele the company’s CFO, effective Feb. 18. Steele will have responsibility for the company’s global…
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RV Frame Pioneer Gabriel Grise Dies at 92
Gabriel Eugene “Gene” Grise, 92, passed away Friday, Jan. 25, at Goshen General Hospital after a long battle with asthma…
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Winnebago Chief Information Officer Details Goals
Jeff Kubacki has been a chief information officer for nearly a decade and a half, first as an interim-CIO at…
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Elkhart Area Susceptible to Automation, Study Says
The Elkhart-Goshen metro area is the third most likely in the country to be affected by automation, according to a…
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Newmar and Thor Motorcoach Among Companies to Close from Cold Weather
Extreme cold in the Elkhart County, Ind., area was forcing local businesses, schools and local governments to close their doors this week to keep…
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Annual Detroit RV Show Kicks Off Feb. 6
Details for the 53rd Annual Detroit RV & Camping Show sponsored by the Michigan Association of RV and Campgrounds (MARVAC)…
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Community: Airstream Partners with National Forest Foundation for Campsite Clean-up
Airstream recently announced that public campsites across the country will be tended to after the partial government shutdown thanks to…
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Marathon Hires VanKlompenberg and Prins
Marathon Coach welcomes Randy VanKlompenberg and Dawn Prins to its sales staff. “We’re excited to welcome Randy and Dawn into…
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VIDEO: CEO Dustin Johns on PDI and an Upcoming Reveal
In Part Two of RV PRO’s interview with Dustin Johns, CEO of Travel Lite RV, Johns talks about the company’s new…
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Country Coach’s Ron Lee Dies at 76
Lane County has lost another icon of its once thriving RV manufacturing industry. Ron Lee, who had been vice president…
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Motorhome Shipments Fell 32 Percent in December
The RV Industry Association’s December survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments finished the month with 28,363 wholesale shipments,…
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Airstream Launches Digital Ownership App
Airstream has announced a new ownership app that Runs with Togo, an RV technology company. The Airstream Care app helps…
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Middlebury Preps Town Water Supply for Winnebago
A project to connect a Winnebago factory to the town water supply passed the final hurdle this week at the Middlebury Town Council meeting…
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How Chinese Subsidies Changed the World
In my lifetime, I have gone from a Laissez-faire capitalist to a protectionist capitalist and then back to a freer…
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Jayco’s Ken Walters Adds Responsibilities
Ken Walters, formerly the vice president of sales and product development of Jayco’s Motorhome Group, will assume additional responsibilities for…
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TH2 Joint Venture Names Daniel Hest CEO
TH2, a joint venture between Thor Industries and Tourism Holdings Limited, has named travel industry veteran Daniel Hest as its…
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NATDA Examines State of the Trailer Industry
To prepare dealers for new heights in 2019, Statistical Surveys’ Jeff Jones will analyze the state of the trailer industry…
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Lance Campers’ Paul Harris Passes
This week, Lance Campers colleague and friend, Paul Harris passed away in his sleep at his home. Harris had retired from Lance…
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K-Z Debuts Sportsmen SE Series
K-Z recently debuted the all-new Sportsmen SE, expanding its most popular lineup to a new demographic. “SE is a well-appointed…
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VIDEO: Travel Lite RV CEO Dustin Johns Extols the Evoke, Pt. 1
On the second season premiere of In the Know with RV PRO, we sit down with Travel Lite RV CEO Dustin…
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Hymer Reviews North American Business Practices
Erwin Hymer Group on Monday acknowledged it is currently reviewing the business of Erwin Hymer Group North America. An initial…
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Jayco Makes Personnel Changes
Jayco Inc. has announced key personnel changes taking place in the product development team for the Jayco towable group. Matt…
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Foretravel and Spartan Debut Compact Diesel
Foretravel Motorcoach and Spartan Motors have partnered to bring the new Foretravel Iron Colt (ic-37) – a compact 37-foot Class…
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Space Craft Unveils Automotive-Grade Li-Ion System Fifth Wheel
Volta Power Systems has partnered with Space Craft Mfg. to produce a fifth wheel featuring an automotive-grade lithium ion system…
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Thor Revises Terms for Erwin Hymer Acquisition
Thor Industries has provided an update on its pending acquisition of the Erwin Hymer Group (EHG). The company announced that…
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Erwin Hymer Group Lays Off About 100 Workers
The Erwin Hymer Group out of Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, that also owns the Kitchener, Ontario-based company Roadtrek, said it has…
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Fraserway RV Names New CEO
Vancouver, British Columbia-based PFM Executive Search has placed Stephen Simms as the new CEO of Fraserway RV. PFM partners Shaun Carpenter and Shelina…
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SylvanSport Announces Top Dealer Awards for 2018
SylvanSport recently announced its dealer awards for 2018. In addition to the three categories from last year – “Top Selling…
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Winnebago Launches Wheelchair-friendly RVs, Garners Praise at SuperShow
Winnebago recently unveiled accessibility-enhanced RVs during Florida’s SuperShow, immediately turning heads and garnering praises from dealers surrounding the display. “Just…
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Dutchmen Announces Kyle Kwasny as President
Keystone RV Company’s CEO Matt Zimmerman has promoted Kyle Kwasny to president of its Dutchmen Mfg. division. Under Zimmerman’s continued…
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Grand Design Hires New Director of Marketing
Grand Design RV has hired Matt Chupp as the director of marketing on the Grand Design team. Chupp has a…
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Airstream Names New Director of Marketing
Airstream has hired Carey Walley as its director of marketing for the brand. Walley, who will direct creative execution, oversee…
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No Dirty Water Collaborates with Several Companies
Clearsource RV and No Dirty Water (NDW) are collaborating at the 2019 Quartzsite Sports, Vacation, and RV show. NDW will…
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Weekend Warrior Returns to Tampa SuperShow
Owners Mark Warmoth and Don Day recently debuted the newest models from Weekend Warrior RV. “We are so pleased to…
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Winnebago Debuts Four Models at SuperShow
RV enthusiasts will get a first-look at the latest models from Winnebago at the Florida RV SuperShow in Tampa this…
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Bentley Diamond Class A Unveiled at SuperShow
Spartan Specialty Vehicles has added NeXus RV to its growing list of premium Class A Diesel RV manufacturers choosing Spartan’s…
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Erwin Hymer Debuts Two New Models at SuperShow
Erwin Hymer Group North America will be debuting the first Ford Transit model under the Roadtrek brand and the new…
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Community: LifeStraw Partners with Airstream for Campaign
LifeStraw, a leader in developing filtration and purification products, has partnered with Airstream to execute the 2019 “Clean Water Across America” campaign,…
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Thor Motor Coach Rolls Out New Floorplans
Thor Motor Coach will be at the Florida RV SuperShow Wednesday, Jan. 16 through Sunday, Jan. 20. This show will…
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Spartan Offers Services to SuperShow Attendees
Spartan Specialty Vehicles has expanded its factory service availability to RV owners for winter travel convenience by opening the doors…
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Jayco Temporarily ‘Shelves’ Its Fold Downs
Jayco is stopping production of fold-down trailers in 2019 until further notice, RV PRO has learned. The RV manufacturer is…
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Spartan and Foretravel to Launch Luxury RV
Spartan Motors and Foretravel Motorcoach are launching a luxury RV at the Florida RV SuperShow next week. Steve Guillaume, president…
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Starcraft Introduces Super Lite Travel Trailer
Starcraft plans to unveil the all new Starcraft Super Lite travel trailer this month, targeting the 2019 Tampa Super Show for its product…
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Prolite Unveils New Renewable Energy Trailer
Canadian manufacturer Roulottes Prolite is introducing its new Prolite12V renewable energy trailer. Two 100-watt solar panels will produce the necessary energy…
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BMW, North Face Camper Available in Fall
BMW Group subsidiary Designworks recently unveiled a new camper concept and virtual reality experience, in partnership with The North Face,…
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Cummins CFO Retires, Successor Named
Cummins has announced that Chief Financial Officer Pat Ward is retiring after 31 years and Mark Smith is succeeding him. Both moves are…
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Airstream’s Class B Classics
Becoming an iconic brand, regrettably, can sometimes become a barrier to innovation for some companies. That has not been a…
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Bowlus Road Chief Adds Virtual Tours to Product Line
Bowlus Road Chief has introduced virtual tours for its product line. Prospective buyers can view the interiors of both the…
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Journey RV Hopes to Sell to Dealerships Soon
For Jose Francisco Leal and his family, the journey to running their own RV company started with a single sketch.…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for Heartland, Keystone RV, and Winnebago
Heartland RV is recalling certain 2019 Heartland Elk Ridge, Milestone, Elk Ridge Express, Pioneer, Sundance, and Sundance XLT fifth wheels.…
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Trends: U.S. Manufacturing Sharply Declines
The Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. manufacturing activity slowed sharply to a two-year low in December, raising fears of slower economic…
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400 RVs Submitted for RVX’s ‘The Reveal’
More than 400 of the industry’s newest RVs were submitted by manufacturers for The Reveal, the first-ever national media RV product…
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FRVTA to ‘Roll’ in Annual SuperShow in Tampa, Fla.
The Florida RV Trade Association (FRVTA) will host the 34th annual 2019 Florida RV SuperShow, Tuesday, Jan. 15 through Sunday,…
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Solar Toy Haulers Certified Emerald
Coachmen’s Adrenaline and Forest River’s Work and Play Toy Haulers have been Certified Green for several years, but now they…
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Crux Shows off Winter Capabilities
Remember that early December snowstorm that surprised areas of the East Coast that don’t normally see much snow? Well, the…
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RV Shipments Plummet in November
The RV Industry Association’s November survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments finished the month with 33,023 wholesale shipments,…
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Winnebago Drops Off Chicago Stock Exchange
Winnebago Industries on Friday announced plans to voluntarily withdraw the listing of its common stock from the Chicago Stock Exchange, effective…
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Two Companies Hit with Safety Citations
Forest River faces more than $20,000 in fines after a recent safety inspection by the state labor department. The Indiana…
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Tariff Exemptions Made for Canada
Canada said on Wednesday it will exclude some imported steel and aluminum from its newest import tariffs and quotas following…
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REV Group CEO ‘Disappointed’ with Financial Results
REV Group has reported results for the three months ended Oct. 31. Consolidated net sales in the fourth quarter 2018…
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Flexsteel Appoints Jerald Dittmer as President and CEO
Flexsteel Industries has named Jerald K. Dittmer president and CEO effective Dec. 28. Dittmer, a leader in the office furniture…
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NeXus RV Granted Full CSA Certification in Canada
NeXus RV recently announced that QAI Laboratories has granted full CSA certification for the entire NeXus product line. “This is…
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nuCamp RV Celebrates 15 Years with Giveaway
To celebrate its 15th year of building teardrop campers, nuCamp RV announced that it is giving away one of its teardrop…
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Community: Winnebago Contributes 268,640 Meals Across U.S.
Winnebago Industries has contributed 268,640 meals to its hometown communities through Fill-the-RV and Fill-the-Boat Food Drives organized by Winnebago, Grand…
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Towables Drive Winnebago Q1 Profits
Winnebago Industries has reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2019 showing revenues were $493.6 million, an increase of…
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SylvanSport Expands Team, Moves to New HQ
SylvanSport recently announced that it will relocate to its new factory and office later this month. The new headquarters, built…
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Walorski Urges Solution to Mexico, Canada Tariffs
U.S. Reps. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) and Ron Kind (D-Wis.) recently called for a swift solution to the steel and aluminum…
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