Month: June 2014

Stag-Parkway Inc. has named Marc Boisvenue as its new outside sales consultant in the eastern Ontario Territory.  According to a press release, Boisvenue joined Atlanta-based Stag-Parkway on June 23 with over 25 years of experience in distribution and sales of chemical application, compliance and safety products. Previously, he operated Solochem and was responsible for consulting with companies […]

(June 30, 2014) -- “When it’s 110 degrees in Phoenix they will come out of there like you wouldn’t believe,” said Mickelson. “In July, a lot of people will come up and stay for four weeks or longer just to get out of the heat. They love to hike in the mountains. They go out to dinner. They bring a lot to the economy.”

(June 30, 2014) -- "The modest increase in overall April GDP was disappointing because it implies only limited strengthening from weather-related weakness in the first quarter of 2014," said Ferley.

(June 30, 2014) -- Last year, the amount of potholes in Cambridge increased by 700 percent to 25,000, leaving the Highways Agency struggling to maintain the roads. "Cambridge is not alone, there are cities and towns across the entire country that have been struggling with the rapid increase in potholes," said Cue.

Elkhart, Ind,-based Lippert Components Inc. announced today (June 30) it is initiating an exclusive arrangement with Shanghai Yixin Trading Co. Ltd. for the marketing, sale and distribution of LCI products in the Chinese caravan, motorhome and utility trailer markets. Since 1995, Shanghai Yixin Trading has imported products into China ranging from electric bikes to elevator […]

(June 30, 2014) -- "In the past few years we have lost some of our industries' most important pioneers, and unfortunately, they had never written down their stories, so those stories are lost forever," said Hesselbart. "We hope this seminar will both encourage people to write their histories and inspire them sit down and start putting their stories on paper."

Middlebury, Ind.-based RV builder Jayco Inc.’s revised management team was on a mission during the company’s “2014 Homecoming” dealer meeting, June 22-25 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, to assure representatives of some 170 dealerships in attendance that the future will exceed the past after a series of unusual and, some […]

(June 30, 2014) -- “A sterling reputation is like rocket fuel for your sales and marketing efforts. We’re here to help make it simple and effective. Best of all, these strategies will also help you win new customers,” said Brenda Wilson, CEO of RV Camping Connect.

(June 30, 2014) -- "Demand during the summer looks to be brisk, but it will be hard-pressed to match last year's consumption rate,'' Kloza told USAToday. "But lower demand looms through most of 2014 thanks to less driving by millennials and an increasingly more efficient light-vehicle fleet."

Jack Tuff, an early leader in Elkhart, Ind.’s manufactured housing industry and a prominent real estate developer, died Wednesday (June 25). As reported by the Elkhart Truth, Tuff founded Tops Mobile Home Centers along several area mobile home parks, and some prominent retail developments. Tuff, born and raised in Minnesota, served in the military from […]