Month: June 2013

(June 14, 2013) -- A leading Huntsville, Ala. recreation vehicle company that began modestly in a small dealership 43 years ago is expanding with a new facility in Ardmore, Tenn., and bringing with it jobs to the area, reports The Huntsville Times.

(June 14, 2013) -- The  Mason City Globe Gazette reports Ken and Sandy Dorenkamp are counting their blessings after a tornado ripped through their Alexander, Iowa acreage, demolishing three buildings and overturning the couple’s motorhome.

(June 14, 2013) -- Patricia Schenk, owner of the Granger KOA (which brands itself as the South Bend/Elkhart KOA), will introduce a new “Ice Cream Shoppe” at the campground at 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, reports The Elkhart Truth.

(June 14, 2013) -- More than 100 vehicles gathered across more than 12 rows before entering Michigan International Speedway's infield on Thursday, MLive.com reports.

(June 14, 2013) -- An England-based firm has been bombarded with interest after its new folding camper appeared on BBC One’s hit series “The Apprentice,” reports the Ipswich Star.

(June 14, 2013) -- China Daily reports Chongqing Jinguan Automobile Manufacture Co Ltd (Jinguan), a leading Chinese special vehicles manufacturer, signed an agreement with Germany's Hymer Group on Thursday to launch China's first recreational vehicle joint venture.

(June 14, 2013) -- As vice president of services, Witty will lead all areas of the company's services business and oversee its Customer for Life initiative, which is focused on delivering on the company's promise to provide an industry-leading purchase and delivery experience to each and every customer, Lazydays announced.

(June 14, 2013) -- The increase in Americans' financial pessimism is contrary to their improving economic confidence and standard-of-living perceptions -- which have generally been higher this year than in the previous five years, Gallup noted. While the economy has improved in some respects, Americans may still be skeptical that indicators such as economic confidence and record-high stock values will translate into long-term economic growth.

(June 14, 2013) -- June 24, a caravan of 25 vintage RVs will stop by the Hall of Fame to spend the night at the museum. June 26, the museum will be visited by a caravan of up to 100 antique autos also traveling the Lincoln Highway.

(June 14, 2013) -- U.S. industrial production was unchanged in May 2013 and missed market expectations for a 0.2 percent increase, RBC Economics reported. Canadian manufacturing sales plunged by 2.4 percent in April 2013, which was well below market expectations for a 0.3 percent gain. U.S. producer prices rose 0.5 percent in May 2013, and the year-over-year rate stood at 1.7 percent, which was up from just 0.6 percent in April.