Month: December 2013

Cody Doody was recently named regional sales manager for the Aspen Trail product line at Dutchmen Manufacturing Inc. According to a press release, Doody will be responsible for new market penetration and increasing Aspen Trail travel trailer sales. Doody joined Dutchmen in November 2013, and his territory comprises the Central and Western United States. “Cody [...]

(Dec. 30, 2013) -- After reviewing this year's best marketing and communications programs, the 2013 Outdoor Industry Awards finalists have been selected. An assembly of outdoor specialty retailers is now voting to determine the official winners in each category.

JACKSON, Mich. — The 41 employees of Extreme Dodge in Jackson, Mich., are learning about trade-offs as they come face to face with the new realities of health care. A few weeks ago, employees were told that the company-sponsored health insurance plan was canceled because it doesn’t comply with Obamacare, NBC news reported today. Rather ...

(Dec. 30, 2013) -- "For us, it gives us the ability to communicate with them in a channel that no other company is doing, thus allowing us to give better customer support," said George Rivera, CEO of LeanGreenCoffee.com. "In turn, we see less refunds, better engagement, plus a super easy way to grab video testimonials for our product, all of which goes directly into our bottom line."

(Dec. 30, 2013) -- Two emaciated dogs were rescued after being locked in a camper in Vermont without access to food or water. The temperatures outside were in the single digits. Experts say the dogs only had 24 hours to live in those conditions.

(Dec. 30, 2013) -- After about five months of being stalled out due to a disastrous fire, one of Highlands County's longest-running vehicle dealerships is off and running into a new year of sales and service.

(Dec. 30, 2013) -- Liberty Lake police are hoping a recent string of thefts of batteries and televisions from parked RVs will come to an end after two arrests Sunday. One man was caught as a lookout which led police to find the second.

(Dec. 30, 2013) -- VB-FullAir is a fully automatic, electronically-controlled air suspension system. It completely replaces the factory Sprinter rear suspension including leaf springs, anti-sway, chassis-axle alignment, and shock absorbers. Electronic control and included compressor maintains the same ride height regardless of load.

(Dec. 30, 2013) -- A $950,000 Gateway City Parks grant and a $400,000 Parkland Acquisitions and Renovations for Communities grant will finance the last two stretches of the park that runs along the Concord River, joining it with the longer Bay Circuit Trail and Bruce Freeman Rail Trail.

(Dec. 30, 2013) -- A couple in northeast Missouri died after hooking up a propane tank and using a space heater that caused carbon monoxide poisoning.