Month: November 2012

(Nov. 15, 2012) -- A fire that started last Thursday from a prescribed burn at Pilot Mountain State Park is now fully contained, reports WFMY News 2. The park will remain closed until park personnel can inspect all roads and trails for safety hazards.

(Nov. 15, 2012) -- Parkway thru traffic is detoured from Asheville along Highway 70 to I-40 to Highway 226 to Highway 221 and back to Highway 226 to the Parkway. Buses and recreational vehicles are encouraged to take Highway 221 to the Parkway.

(Nov. 15, 2012) -- The mobile zip line is easy to setup.  A 12-volt hydraulic lift system stands the 28-foot tower into place at the touch of a button.  Zip lines are secured and the inflatable wall is positioned as a backup stop device.  Setup time is around 30 minutes. 

(Nov. 15, 2012) -- Navistar International Corporation has set up Operation Assist, a disaster relief program to help in Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts to get International Truck customers on the East Coast back in business as soon as possible, writes Truckinginfo.

(Nov. 15, 2012) -- The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced yesterday that effective Jan. 2, 2013, the purchase price of the Recreation Passport will increase to $11 from the previous $10, reports ABC 10 News.

(Nov. 15, 2012) -- According to recommendations by city staff members, campers looking to set up at Beban Park in Nanaimo, Ontario, next year could face a 25 percent rate hike, reports the Nanaimo Daily News.

(Nov. 15, 2012) -- On Wednesday, Navistar was in a Windsor, Ontario, court seeking the dismissal of a class action lawsuit filed by workers who didn’t receive severance packages when the corporation closed its Chatham plant last year, reports the Windsor Star.

(Nov. 15, 2012) -- October consumer prices increased by 0.1 percent, which was significant moderation from the monthly gains of 0.6 percent record in both September and August, and was in line with market expectations, RBC Economics reported today. However, initial U.S. unemployment insurance claims surged by 78,000 to 439,000 in the week ending Nov. 10.

(Nov. 15, 2012) -- After much research and negotiation, Discover has partnered with Italian manufacturer Rimor Motorhomes to provide a new range of four models tailor-made for UK customers, the company announced today.

(Nov. 15, 2012) -- Homelessness affects tens of thousands of U.S. citizens and has vital health implications nationwide. To help people caught in that situation, Craig Waugh, general manager of Allied Leisure Products, created the Sock-It-To-Me Foundation to collect and distribute as many socks as possible to local accredited shelters and facilities.