Month: April 2013

(April 18, 2013) -- Bank of the West says its small business lending is up 245 percent over the past three years, reports the San Francisco Business Times.

(April 18, 2013) -- Priority One Financial Services introduces commercial use RVs, fifth wheels and utility/mobile trailers to its equipment financing service, the company announced today. Earlier this year, Priority One launched equipment financing for shuttle bus and motorcoach dealers.

(April 18, 2013) -- About 150 jobs have been put at risk at the Cummins factory in Daventry, Northamptonshire, due to "economic uncertainty," reports BBC News.

(April 18, 2013) -- Registration is open for Nebraska's Great Park Pursuit, which encourages healthy outdoor lifestyles and increases awareness of recreational opportunities through visits to Nebraska parks. The chance of winning prizes increases as more parks are visited.

(April 18, 2013) -- Today at 2 p.m. in Middlebury, Gov. Mike Pence will join executives from Grand Design RV for an announcement regarding hundreds of new jobs, reports the South Bend Tribune.

(April 18, 2013) -- Forest River, Inc’s Prime Time brand was the number two best-selling combined travel trailer and fifth wheel in the United States for the month of Feb. 2013, with an increase in unit sales of 55 percent compared to Feb. 2012, Prime Time announced today.

(April 18, 2013) -- The first ever Spring Hall of Fame RV Show will be held at the RV/MH Hall of Fame & Museum in Elkhart April 26-28, show director Matt Rose has announced.

(April 18, 2013) -- To help promote its products throughout the RV industry, RV Products has signed on with Martin Flory Group, Martin Flory announced today. The public relations firm will handle RV Products' publicity throughout North America.

(April 18, 2013) -- U.S. initial unemployment claims inched up 4,000 to 352,000 in the week ending April 13, 2013, which was just slightly above market expectations for a 350,000 reading, RBC Economics announced today.

(April 18, 2013) -- Fleetwood RV President and CEO John Draheim has been appointed to the Indiana Chamber of Commerce board of directors, Fleetwood announced today. Draheim will serve a three-year term through 2015.