Month: December 2013

(Dec. 31, 2013) -- The St. Louis RV Vacation & Travel Show will return to America’s Center in downtown St Louis, Thursday through Sunday, Jan. 9 to 12. The theme for the show is "Going Places."

(Dec. 31, 2013) -- Canterbury could soon be home to a 265-acre campground if the landowners can get past town approvals. The site would eventually have 300 sites, mostly for RVs.

Guaranty RV Super Centers will offer a free RV driving school to Oregon residents at the Lane County Fairgrounds Jan. 8-12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. “We’re not aware of another venue quite like this one where folks can go to try out whatever kind of RV they want, be it driving a diesel pusher or [...]

(Dec. 31, 2013) -- The factors that lead to financial losses after a disaster, however, can be offset by having a recovery plan in place, the SBA reminds business owners. The agency will host a free webinar with Agility Recovery Jan. 14 from 2 to 3 p.m. EST that will take a look at how small and large-scale disasters in 2013 caused business interruptions, and the lessons learned.

Consumer confidence in the U.S. climbed more than projected in December as Americans’ views of current economic conditions jumped to the highest level since April 2008. Bloomberg reported that the Conference Board’s index rose to 78.1 from a revised 72 a month earlier that was stronger than initially estimated, the New York-based private research group [...]

Ford Motor Co.’s F-150 pickup truck line is reportedly getting a significant makeover for the 2015 model year, though the OEM is officially remaining mum on the specifics as it plans to make a big splash at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, MI, Jan. 18-26. According to Fleet Owner, reports that the [...]

Wholesale shipments to retailers of all RVs were reported at 21,748 units in the November survey of manufacturers, an increase of 5.8% over November one year earlier.  Towable RVs improved 2.4% to 18,711 units with motorhomes climbing 32.3% to 3,037 units.  Seasonally adjusted, November’s totals reached an annualized rate of more than 366,500 units, second [...]

(Dec. 31, 2013) -- George Lane Memorial Park and Campground, which hosts the town’s Canada Day celebrations and graduations, is being rebuilt with funds supplied from the government’s Disaster Recovery Program after being devastated during June's flooding.

(Dec. 31, 2013) -- The Old Works Golf Club in Anaconda is quite the tourist draw during the summer months, but economic development experts say they’ve found a way to attract even more people to the area and capture tourism dollars, by building a five-star RV park.

(Dec. 31, 2013) -- "Sentiment regarding current conditions increased to a 5.5-year high, with consumers attributing the improvement to more favorable economic and labor market conditions," said Franco. "Looking ahead, consumers expressed a greater degree of confidence in future economic and job prospects, but were moderately more pessimistic about their earning prospects."