Month: August 2014

(Aug. 19, 2014) -- While workers still are more likely to say they worry on several questions now than before the financial crisis, these figures are down considerably, Gallup noted. Fewer U.S. workers are worried in some way about their job, meaning the job market could finally be turning in favor of the employee.

Jayco Inc. announced that Mike Aplin has joined the company as senior director of product development for Jayco’s toy-hauler product offerings. In making the announcement, Brad Whitehead, vice president of Jayco towable sales, said, “Mike is a perfect fit for Jayco. He’s an upstanding professional, he’s driven to win, and he’s widely recognized by dealers […]

(Aug. 19, 2014) -- "In 2011, visitors spent $1.5 billion by staying at one of the 3,000 independently owned and operated campgrounds in Canada. That same year the total economic activity associated with the Canadian RV industry reached $14.5 billion," said Catellier.

(Aug. 19, 2014) -- "Today’s CPI report showed that core inflation entered the third quarter of 2014 by increasing at a rate matching what prevailed in the second quarter and in line with the Fed’s 2 percent inflation objective," said Ferley.

Camping World Inc., the nation’s largest RV and outdoor retailer, and Good Sam LLC, the world’s largest RV owners organization, announced the grand opening of their national chain’s newest SuperCenter in Rossford, Ohio, in the Toledo market. The location, officially named Camping World of Rossford, will offer a wide array of RV sales, service, parts and […]

(Aug. 19, 2014) -- KPA is divesting its DigiGo Internet Marketing division to Search Optics. The divestiture will allow KPA to focus on its environmental health and safety (EHS) and human resource management product lines.

A lakefront lot too small for a home but just the right size for an RV has survived a court dispute, according to a report by the Mankato (Minn.) Free Press. The city of Madison Lake, Minn. is appealing a recent Blue Earth County District Court ruling in the city’s six-year land usage dispute with […]

(Aug. 19, 2014) -- Mike Aplin has been in the RV industry for 17 years, and has extensive toy hauler experience. He spent the last seven and a half years at Heartland, where he led their toy hauler division in sales for seven consecutive years and also led the company in sales four years in a row.

(Aug. 19, 2014) -- SuperSprings International has been awarded United States patents for its SumoSprings vehicle suspension enhancers. The patents cover vehicular applications for two of the three SumoSprings designs, the Rebel and the Maxim.

Mike and Deb Geister have been catching more than a few envious eyes at parks and rest stops with their custom-made teardrop camper trailer. With its shiny, aluminum exterior and sleek hump-back design, the half-pint camper looks like it popped out of the 1950s, Prairie Business magazine of Grand Forks, N.D., reported. That’s just fine […]