Month: May 2013

(May 24, 2013) -- On June 9, Treasure Isle RV Park in Blossvale, N.Y., is hosting a special afternoon of food and fun exclusively for clients of the Syracuse-area Gigi’s Playhouse, one of 12 Down syndrome awareness and educational centers across the country.

(May 24, 2013) -- "For less than $5,000, YOU can be the one to push it over the top," said Phil Ingrassia, president of RVDA. "There are multiple ways to structure your gift, whether it's a one-time donation or a contribution over time. Your gift supports education for the entire RV industry."

(May 24, 2013) -- The first five Partners in Progress brand committee meetings have been scheduled for this year's RV Dealers International Convention/Expo, which runs Sept. 30 to Oct. 4 in Las Vegas. These annual confabs allow dealers and their manufacturers to discuss important brand-specific issues in a confidential and candid environment.

(May 24, 2013) -- House appropriators submitted a funding proposal to Congress that would cut funding to the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Subcommittee to 14 percent below current levels, 18 percent below what Congress allocated before sequestration, and 20 percent below President Obama’s budget request.

(May 24, 2013) -- According to an article appearing in Nevada Business, the episode will feature a custom fish tank built into an Econ trailer, furnished by Pacific Coachworks. Tanked follows brothers-in-law, business partners, best friends and rivals, Wayde King and Brett Raymer as they travel the country building show-stopping custom aquariums. 

(May 24, 2013) -- Three years ago, a Houston, Minn., father took his two young children to the library over Memorial Day weekend. A trailer being pulled by a pickup truck approached in the other lane, then broke free, a video on USA TODAY says.

(May 24, 2013) -- When you see an RV on the highway or in a campground, there's a good chance it came from Elkhart County. As the economy recovers, RV sales are roaring back, and one place you can see the difference is at Keystone RV, where production lines are humming, writes NBCNews.com.

(May 24, 2013) -- New orders for durable goods jumped 3.3 percent in April 2013 partially to retrace an upwardly revised 5.9 percent decline (was -6.9 percent) in March that in turn, followed an outsized 6.4 percent jump in February, RBC Economics announced today.

(May 24, 2013) -- Some people call them “number signs” or a “pound” sign, but more commonly these days, they are known as “hashtags” and they seem to be taking over the internet. What are those little # things for anyway, and how does a hashtag help marketing campaigns for businesses?

(May 24, 2013) -- On May 17, Marine Corps Community Services hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of the Pelican Point RV Park in Cherry Point, reports DVIDS.