Month: July 2013

(July 8, 2013) -- Oceano State Park rangers entered the North Beach campgrounds in riot gear this weekend to keep from getting hit with residue. CalCoast News reported that rangers were concerned the illegal fireworks can start fires and endanger animals in their natural habitat.

(July 8, 2013) -- According to Fort Wayne Business Weekly, nine warehouse workers will lose their jobs in the first round of layoffs. Additional layoffs at the Huntington facility are expected to occur in late September and early November.

(July 8, 2013) -- The YouFly is designed to usher in a new generation of recreation vehicle capable of delivering fun over all types of terrain. It can provide previously unprecedented access to rock strewn rivers, swamplands and sea and sand combinations,Entecho announced today.

(July 8, 2013) -- UPC Inc. was named a Silver Award Winner today in the customer service category of The 2013 American Business Awards. More than 3,200 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories.

(July 8, 2013) -- Hidden Valley RV Park has been owned by the Coleman family and operated by family members Teri and Mark Blaschke for 40 years. But the family business was almost completely destroyed May 25 when a flood swelled the Medio Creek into a raging river that buried the 25-site park under 12 feet of water.

(July 8, 2013) -- Everybody has bad days (including service providers and customers), and you can’t please everyone. Here are a few tips to avoid delivering outrageously bad customer service situations – you know, the kind that get Tweeted about:

(July 8, 2013) -- Don Carter State Park offers overnight getaways as well.  A modern campground with hot showers accommodates RVs, while another camping area is reserved just for tents and hammocks.  Those who prefer a soft bed over a sleeping bag can look forward to the eight rental cabins, opening later this summer.

(July 8, 2013) -- Bowling RVs finished its six-month promotion on a new Rockwood Fold Down Give-A-Way July 3. "We also had a cash vault with a chance to win a new Columbus fifth wheel worth $50,000 and $50,000 cash inside it," said owner Randy Bowling. 

(July 8, 2013) -- Approximately 19,120 visitors attended the events, gathering information about innovations related to RVs, mobile homes, basic vehicles and accessories as well as concept vehicles. The exhibits were complemented by two congresses with international expert lectures about the developments in the Chinese RV and tuning industry.

(July 8, 2013) -- Motorhomes came in at an average selling price at auction of $40,978, which is an impressive $1,632 (4 percent) more than last month’s $39,346. Towables, including travel trailers, fifth wheels, and camping trailers, rose to $11,381, a modest increase of $16 (much less than 1 percent) from last month’s $11,365.