Month: October 2013

(Oct. 30, 2013) -- "The selection committee, consisting of past Canadian RV Dealer of the Year winners, were charged with the task to review numerous nominations and support letters," said Hamm. "It is definitely not an easy task to choose one individual to be the recipient of this prestigious award. Nevertheless, ballots have been cast and we'll have wait for the big reveal at Canada Night in Louisville."

  ARI Network Services Inc. said Tuesday (Oct. 29) it posted a fiscal fourth-quarter loss as it continued to integrate two acquisitions from the past year while revenue increased 44%. The Milwaukee Business Journal reported that the software company, which serves equipment manufacturers and dealers, said it lost $298,000, or 2 cents per share, in the [...]

(Oct. 30, 2013) -- Jenisch said: “In the third quarter, our employees achieved the best quarterly result of the year, with growth in all regions and continually improving margins. Our focus on building up the supply chains in all regions, the launch of innovative products in all target markets and investments in the emerging markets deliver convincing results.”

(Oct. 30, 2013) -- Olivier commented, “Fiscal 2013 was a transformational year for ARI. We raised $4.5 million in a private placement transaction that was used to reduce our post-acquisition debt and are excited about our new relationship with Silicon Valley Bank, which we believe will be a critical growth partner for the Company.”

(Oct. 30, 2013) -- Licking River Campground and RV Park, Pendleton County's first private campground and RV park, officially opened the first weekend in October, reports The Falmouth Outlook.

(Oct. 30, 2013) -- Early Saturday morning, a fire destroyed a man’s trailer at the Lamplighter RV Park in Star Valley, reports the Payson Roundup. Firefighters kept the blaze from spreading into an elderly woman's trailer next door, but hours later, she was found dead.

(Oct. 30, 2013) -- On Tuesday evening, bigs and littles in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Grand Island program got a head start on Halloween when Rich and Sons Camper Sales transformed its showroom into a trick-or-treating haven, reports the Grand Island Independent.

When Dicor Corp. President Gregg Fore gets involved in something, it’s never halfway. And so it was that Fore, an RV industry supplier and immediate past chairman of the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA), dove head first this summer and fall into a unique “Men in Kilts” charity fund drive on behalf of Ronald McDonald [...]

(Oct. 30, 2013) -- The Tennessean writes that more than three years after the May 2010 flood, some people are still living in campers and travel trailers on Chapmansboro Road just outside of Ashland City.

Thor Motor Coach has been awarded the Quality Circle DSI Award by the Recreational Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA). According to a press release, the award will be presented on Dec. 2 during the RVDA Dealer Reception at the Crowne Plaza Hotel the evening before the opening of the National RV Trade Show in Louisville, Ky. [...]