Month: October 2012

(Oct. 18, 2012) -- Campers setting up at the Waitaki Lakes, located in the South Island of New Zealand, this Labour Weekend are being urged to leave their property secure, reports the Timaru Herald.

(Oct. 18, 2012) -- The Mason City Globe Gazette writes that on Oct. 12, the day after Winnebago Industries announced profits had risen for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2012, employees received bonuses, something that hadn’t happened since Dec. 2008.

(Oct. 18, 2012) -- Initial U.S. unemployment insurance claims bounced 46,000 to a higher-than-expected 388,000 in the week ending Oct. 13, the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. A spokesperson for the Labor Department noted that state-level administrative issues have distorted the data in recent weeks.

(Oct. 17, 2012) -- “We are so excited that the RV Friendly logo signs have been approved,” Rebecca Lenington, executive vice president of PRVCA. “We’ve been working on this for a while and feel it is a win-win for both RVers and local businesses.”

(Oct. 17, 2012) -- Bangor Daily News reports the projects were developed with an eye toward the upcoming 2014 World Acadian Congress and the associated need to house some of the 50,000 visitors expected in the area in the two weeks of the event.

(Oct. 17, 2012) -- A robotic, remote control grass cutter that trims local roadside ditches may be the strange result of a tragic death in North Carolina, reports the Pocono Record.

(Oct. 17, 2012) -- Jeremy Godwin has accepted the position of National Sales Manager/RV. Tommy Doyle has accepted the position of Eaz-Lift Towing Products/Key Account Manager.

(Oct. 17, 2012) -- The Sunshine Coast Home Show & Caravan, Camping & Boating Expo returns to Stockland Park in Bokarina, Australia, Friday, Oct. 19 to Sunday, Oct. 21, reports The Sunshine Coast Daily.

(Oct. 17, 2012) -- Drew Industries Incorporated will release its third quarter 2012 financial results before the market opens on Wednesday, Oct. 31. Drew Industries also will host a conference call on Wednesday, Oct. 31 at 11 a.m. ET to discuss its results and other business matters.

(Oct. 17, 2012) -- The Supreme Court of British Columbia decided a land use court case in favor of the District of Lake Country, which sought an injunction restraining a group of families using a Wood Lake property as a recreational property from continuing its current use.