Month: July 2012

(July 10, 2012) -- Because of damage from the past several day's storms, a number of campgrounds, visitor centers, trails and offices on federally managed land across West Virginia remain closed, reports the Charleston Gazette.

(July 10, 2012) -- More than $8,000 was raised at a pancake breakfast Saturday for the families of four-year-old Chloe Langen and five-year-old Annabelle Heyer, who were severely burned at the Money Creek Haven Campground in Houston when a campfire exploded last week, reports myfox47.

(July 10, 2012) -- Ares Capital Corporation announced yesterday that it will report earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. Ares invites all interested persons to attend its webcast/conference call at 11 a.m. (ET) to discuss its second quarter 2012 financial results.

(July 10, 2012) -- Yesterday, the National Park Foundation's (NPF) American Latino Heritage Fund (ALHF) announced a series of prominent efforts to improve the representation of Latino heritage in, visitors to, and long-term stewardship of America's national parks.

(July 10, 2012) -- The now adopted Long-term Plan identifies more than $80 million of investment in increasing camping opportunities, opening up more bach escapes, increasing connectivity through track improvements and land purchases, and developing recreation opportunities.

(July 10, 2012) -- Zafin Labs, a provider of customer-focused banking software solutions, today announced that Bank of the West, a bank operating in 19 Midwestern and Western states in the United States, has selected Zafin Labs' software to support the bank's program to provide relationship banking benefits to its customers.

(July 10, 2012) -- "Donations for the Raffle and the Silent Auction are ahead of last year. Helicopter Drop Ticket Sales have exceeded last year's sales numbers also. Two of the EOD soldiers have been invited to throw the first ball at the July 24th Angel's game. All of this is pointing to a successful event and that makes us happy."

(July 10, 2012) -- The HALT product evaluation process takes place in a special environmental chamber, which allows the Xantrex quality team to rapidly overstress product in harsh operating environments. Products are subjected to extreme thermal and vibration stress environments including combination of thermal and vibration stress cycles. The data from this evaluation is used for deep safety and quality analysis.

(July 10, 2012) -- This year’s convention will bring together the brightest and best minds in the RV industry to bring all members up-to-date on the state of the industry and what to expect in the coming months, said David Kelly, FRVTA's marketing director. The theme for the convention is “The RV Mardi Gras . . . Let The Good Times Roll!”

(July 10, 2012) -- The RVpoints.com development team wanted, as their main goal, to sell more sites which means more money to the bottom line for RV park owners. In turn, consumers save money by booking an RV park’s hot deal, which creates a win-win proposition for both parties, said Ogilvie. The development team also felt the need to go one step further by adding a social network component to the site would as the perfect compliment.