Month: October 2012

(Oct. 29, 2012) -- "We really wanted to make this site user-friendly,” said Johnson. “We know more and more of our customers are using mobile devices to search the Internet.  We want to make sure these customers can easily find and view up-to-date Starcraft product information on whatever device they prefer.”

(Oct. 29, 2012) -- In Florida, portions of Sebastian Inlet State Park are temporarily closed due to Hurricane Sandy.

(Oct. 29, 2012) -- According to a survey conducted by research company Pure Profile for caravan and motorhome producer Jayco, Australians would rather take to the road in caravans, motorhomes and other recreational vehicles than buy a holiday home, reports The Australian.

(Oct. 29, 2012) -- Half of the home was finished in Tampa, Fla. during the RNC on Aug. 28 and the other half was finished in Charlotte, N.C. on Sept. 3 during the DNC. State delegates from both conventions hammered nails and painted alongside Pennington and volunteers from Champion and the partnering organizations. 

(Oct. 29, 2012) -- The owner of a Las Vegas property where chimpanzees are believed to be housed is seeking a permit from Clark County to allow the apes to stay. KLAS-TV reports that the owner's chimps have a history of escaping, and in one case, mutilated a woman's face.

(Oct. 29, 2012) -- The owners of Hidden Lake RV Ranch west of Jacksboro, Texas have a love of animals and are bringing to their place some unusual critters not regularly seen around these parts, reports the Times Record News.

(Oct. 29, 2012) -- "The increase in spending in September leaves the level of real consumer spending in the month 1.3 percent above its third-quarter 2012 average, thereby pointing to respectable momentum entering the fourth quarter of 2012," said Janzen. "Along with early indications that auto sales remained solid in October, our expectation is that consumer spending in the fourth quarter of 2012 will improve modestly."

(Oct. 29, 2012) -- Patrick Industries, Inc. announced today the acquisition of the business and certain assets of Middlebury, Ind.-based Middlebury Hardwood Products, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of hardwood cabinet doors, components, fascia and other hardwood products for the recreational vehicle, manufactured housing, and residential kitchen cabinet industries.

(Oct. 29, 2012) -- Manufacturing experts from Elkhart, Ind., spent three days at Okanagan College in Kelowna, B.C., providing the latest techniques to dozens of technicians from around the province.

(Oct. 29, 2012) -- In North Carolina, Ocracoke Campground closed at noon on Saturday and will remain closed for the season.