Month: May 2014

(May 6, 2014) -- Officials say a Red River Gorge, Ky. camper is lucky to be alive after he accidently cut himself with a machete over the weekend that left him with a large leg wound.

Jayco, Inc. announced additional changes to its management team for the Jayco Motorhome and Starcraft divisions. According to a press release, Devon Miller has been appointed vice president of operations for the Jayco Motorhome Group. Tadd Jenkins, president of the Jayco Motorhome Group, noted, “Devon’s tenure with Jayco, his vast product knowledge and his strong […]

Middlebury, Ind.-based EverGreen Recreationl Vehicles LLC announced that Lloyd Bridges Traveland Inc. has added the EverGreen Element to its line of travel trailers at its Chelsea, Mich. location. According to a press release, Lloyd Bridges Traveland has remained a family owned business since 1966, giving them the title of “oldest dealership in Michigan” with 47 years of service. “We’re excited […]

Begg’s Black Book, offering a monthly analysis of the wholesale specialty vehicle market, reported that auction values bucked seasonal trends and continued to head higher this spring. To view the video click here or scroll to the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page. Black Book noted that usually around this time of year the values […]

The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association will host an open house Thursday (May 8) from 1-5 p.m. at it’s new regional office in Elkhart, Ind. The office is located at 663 C.R. 17, Suite 1 in Elkhart and serves as RVIA’s center of operations in Northern Indiana. The open house will follow the RVBusiness RV Industry Power Breakfast […]

Sandy Rogers, wife of Jim Rogers, the CEO of Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA), perfectly summed up the unique quality of the Cape Hatteras KOA Resort as she pushed a button on the ground floor of the large clubhouse: “How many campgrounds have elevators?” Answer: About as many as have a floor of suites upstairs […]

Ted Tatum’s not a spy or the head of a criminal organization. He just runs South Hill RV in Puyallup, Wash. “We’re a family business.  I have kids, I have a wife.  I have a lot of people counting on me,” he said. But, according to a report by KING5 TV, that didn’t keep an […]

A national economic development consultant has ranked the Elkhart, Ind., area as the nation’s second-best small city for job growth. As reported by the Elkhart Truth, the Elkhart-Goshen metro area ranked second out of 240 small-sized cities, defined as those having less than 150,000 jobs, up from a 65th ranking last year. The area ranked […]

Led by strong support from the RV industry, the 14th Annual “Bids for Kids” Dinner & Auction fundraiser May 3 at the RV/MH Hall of Fame on the northeast side of Elkhart, Ind., “exceeded all expectations,” according to organizers for what has become one of the industry’s key annual social affairs. “It was the best […]

(May 6, 2014) -- "The first time I performed at a campground, I was amazed at all the children who showed up with their parents. We had hundreds of kids surrounding the stage," he explained. "Then I realized that, for most of them, this was their first concert."