Month: April 2013

(April 12, 2013) -- Retail sales in March 2013 fell 0.4 percent and compared to expectations of unchanged activity for the month. Producer prices in March fell by a greater-than-expected 0.6 percent, which almost fully reversed the 0.7 percent gain in February.

(April 12, 2013) -- Dehco Inc. today announced the addition of Lonesome Oak Carpet Mills to its portfolio of custom and stock carpet manufacturing. Dehco will be the exclusive distributors of Lonesome Oak carpets for the RV, marine, and manufactured housing industries.

(April 11, 2013) -- Industry veteran Cathy Sutton has joined the product management team at Stag-Parkway, Inc., the company has announced.

(April 11, 2013) -- "The move to promote RVing to this consumer group is rooted in research showing the growing Hispanic market to be good candidates for RV ownership," said Baker. "The U.S. Census shows Hispanics accounted for 56 percent of the nation's growth between 2000-2010 with experts predicting they’ll continue to account for more than half of the growth in the next five years."

(April 11, 2013) -- Tomahawk, Wis., could soon become a camper's paradise, reports WJFW-TV. City leaders are looking to add up to 100 more campsites at SARA Park.

(April 11, 2013) -- The RV Industry Association's public relations team has been working throughout the winter and early spring to promote the RV industry and lifestyle in the media nationwide, the group announced today.

(April 11, 2013) -- “Advocacy Day is one of the highlights of Committee Week for attendees and a vitally important element in RVIA’s efforts to increase awareness of the industry and our issues at the federal level,” said Landers. “These visits and meetings help strengthen relationships between RVIA members and the members of Congress who represent their states and districts.”

(April 11, 2013) -- One of the founders of Parkbus told CBC.ca he recognizes there have been some parks in the north that have shut down or ended overnight camping because of declining numbers.

(April 11, 2013) -- Nebraska legislators are considering a bill that would mandate drivers pay an additional $7 when they register their vehicles. But, the added fee would allow drivers to enter state parks for free, KOTA-TV reported.

(April 11, 2013) -- he Associated Press is reporting N. Gunter Guy, Alabama State Parks conservation commissioner, announced Wednesday that money will be restored in 2014 that may stave off closures and layoffs during that budget cycle.