Month: November 2012

(Nov. 29, 2012) -- The College of Engineering and Engineering Technology’s Corporate Scholars program allows partnering corporations to help prime NIU students to fill engineering positions as interns or full time positions after graduation, reports NIU Today.

(Nov. 29, 2012) -- Niki and Teresa Coats, longtime residents of Cleveland, Texas, have been restoring vintage camper trailers for much of the past five years, reports Your Houston News. The couple purchased their first travel trailer, a 1963 Little Gem, in 2007.

(Nov. 29, 2012) -- American Coach, the luxury coach division of Fleetwood RV, Inc., highlighted three new floor plans for the American Heritage, American Eagle and American Tradition models at the National RV Trade Show, Fleetwood announced today.

(Nov. 29, 2012) -- The Mountain News reports Forest Service firefighters suspect a faulty or missing spark arrestor off a motorcycle or ATV as the cause of a 10-acre brush fire Sunday afternoon that forced the evacuation of campers at the Horse Springs Campground northeast of Lake Arrowhead.

(Nov. 29, 2012) -- You learn best by doing, and that’s the principle behind a new vocational class at Kelso High School in Kelso, Wash., writes the Longview Daily News. About 80 “geometry in construction” students are applying geometry to build a 399-square-foot Fleetwood Dream Park Model.

(Nov. 29, 2012) -- For many Uintah Basin residents, a second home isn't always permanent, but comes on wheels. And Brady Donovan of B&D RV Sales and Service in Vernal said the majority of his customers purchase RVs to use for camping and hunting, reports the Vernal Express.

(Nov. 29, 2012) -- GE Capital's Commercial Distribution Finance (CDF) business recently released its assessment of volume and aging trends in the Canadian recreational vehicle (RV), motorsports and marine industries through the end of the Canadian selling season, GE announced today.

(Nov. 29, 2012) -- Vicky and Richard Nash have created a new venture called Retro Trailer Design based in Glenwood Springs, Colo., Resort Trends, Inc. announced today. This business will sell fully restored pre-1970 model campers and also work with clients to customize their own classic rigs.

(Nov. 29, 2012) -- On Wednesday, Outdoor Nation and the Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF) announced the latest round of Take Me Fishing Awards aimed at connecting Americans to their waterways through recreational fishing. Take Me Fishing Awards will total $25,000.

(Nov. 29, 2012) -- The Lewiston Morning Tribune reports if the Federal Aviation Administration signs off on a proposed recreational vehicle park, it would be good for the economy in Lewiston, Idaho, members of the Lewiston-Nez Perce County Regional Airport Authority said Wednesday.