Month: November 2013

(Nov. 11, 2013) -- Making plans for Thanksgiving Day with family or friends? The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park & Campground in Live Oak is the perfect place for a holiday gathering, writes the Suwannee Democrat.

Coburg, Ore.-based Marathon Coach Inc., a luxury motorcoach maker, plans to add more than 25 employees to its 125-­person work force in the next six months, an about-face from the layoffs and plant closures the area’s recreational vehicle industry has suffered in recent years. “The RV business, like a lot of other industries, has been [...]

(Nov. 11, 2013) -- -- A staggered scheduling system opens Nov. 12 for anyone interested in camping reservations for the 2014 season at Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area, writes the West Kentucky Star.

HSM Solutions has named two directors at its Corporate Innovation and Technology Center (CI&T) in Hickory. According to a press release, Scott Beatty is the new CI&T director of design services and Jim Cardinale has been hired as CI&T director furniture solutions. In his new position, Beatty oversees all product design and development for HSM’s [...]

(Nov. 11, 2013) -- The Memphis Business Journal writes that the Mid-South Food Bank in Memphis, in association with Cummins Mid-South, is giving donors a new way to help feed the needy this year.

Winnebago Industries Inc.’s motorhome dealerships recently received a “Toolbox” display, along with a supply of matching brochures. According to a press release, the toolbox contains 11 sample pieces that represent the distinct advantages of Winnebago products, including exclusive vertical integration capabilities that enable the production of most of the parts used to create a motorhome [...]

(Nov. 11, 2013) -- Allied Specialty Vehicles (ASV) has announced the formation of a new Bus Division with the appointment of Kent Tyler, former president of Collins Bus Corporation, to the role of president and CEO for the new group.

(Nov. 11, 2013) -- As the director of manufacturing. Mick Pickler will oversee all three production facilities at the manufacturing complex in La Grande. He has been in the RV business for 40 years, the last 15 years as the production manager in charge of the Arctic Fox Truck Camper assembly line at Northwood Manufacturing.

La Grande, Ore.-based Outdoors RV Manufacturing (ORV) announced expansion plans and a key personnel move, according to a press release. In April, Outdoors RV opened a brand new state-of-the-art lamination facility and, as of just this past month, has broken ground on a 50,000-square-foot expansion that will be built just south of the existing manufacturing [...]

Standing in front of his shop, Fernley (Nev.) ice cream maker Steve Cordes watches hundreds of workers come and go at Amazon’s huge Internet fulfillment facility. That work force — many of them temporary employees hired for a few months to handle the massive volume of seasonal transactions at Amazon — provides a significant boost [...]