Month: January 2013

(Jan. 23, 2013) -- Wilson estimates 54,247 people attended this year's event, compared to 54,016 who attended the show in 2012. A final count won't be available until ticket stubs for second day admissions are hand counted. "Last year, we had one iffy day and four great days for weather," he told RV Daily Report. "This year, we had one cold, rainy day, and one iffy day. But, it doesn't appear to have had an impact on the attendance."

(Jan. 23, 2013) -- Air Force veteran Thomas Graley was driving a newly purchased motorhome through Phoenix when flames started shooting through the floor, writes AZFamily.

(Jan. 23, 2013) -- Flexsteel Industries, Inc. announces that its operating results for the second quarter ended Dec. 31, 2012 will be released on Tuesday, Feb. 5, after the market closes. Senior management will host an analyst's conference call to review second quarter operating results at 10:30 a.m. CT on Wednesday, Feb. 6.

(Jan. 23, 2013) -- “This first module will make it easier for our dealers to do business with Heartland by making marketing support material available online and giving our dealers 24/7 access to the tools they need to best represent Heartland products on their lots, at shows and in the showroom,” said Lidy.

(Jan. 22, 2013) -- The retail public gets its first glimpse of the new Super C Motorhomes from Thor Motor Coach with the introduction of the new 33SW, Thor announced today. This new model will be available in the Four Winds and Chateau Class C motorhome brands.

(Jan. 22, 2013) -- Winter Texans picked up some free goodies Monday morning at the Ninth Annual Winter Texan Appreciation Fiesta. The event, hosted by the Harlingen Parks and Recreation Department, is held to welcome Winter Texans to the Valley, reports Stuff.co.nz.

(Jan. 22, 2013) -- Woodlands County in Alberta has approved a group rate for the new Groat Creek Group Campground, reports the Whitecourt Star.

(Jan. 22, 2013) -- The Louisville Boat, RV & Sportshow, presented by Progressive Insurance, will be held Jan. 23-27 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, according to the show's event page.

(Jan. 22, 2013) -- According to a report in the Farmington Daily Times, Bloomfield police evacuated the Desert Rose RV Park in New Mexico during a structure fire on Monday.

(Jan. 22, 2013) -- A fire started by a space heater in a travel trailer spread to a second trailer, a car and a home just after midnight Tuesday in Picacho, reports the Arizona Daily Star.