Month: October 2014

(Oct. 6, 2014) -- In addition to these land acquisitions, Governor Quinn announced $6,527,000 in improvement projects at state parks throughout Illinois to maintain their infrastructure and make them easier for visitors to use. The funding comes from the Governor’s Illinois Jobs Now! capital construction program.

Just over a year ago, Ford RV Technical Center (FRVTC) started releasing a series of do-it-yourself videos on YouTube to help RV owners and technicians in troubleshooting and repairing an RV refrigerator. Today, with more than 200,000 views and almost 2,000 subscribers, FRVTC has learned how “the power of video works,” said owner Roger Ford in […]

(Oct. 6, 2014) -- Auburn RV Park at Leisure Time Campground on South College Street is one of multiple locations that has hundreds of Tiger fans showing support for their team, the Opelika-Auburn News reported.

(Oct. 6, 2014) -- Piney Campground in Dover, Tex. is losing many trees as part of a massive clear-cutting of pine trees due to the Mountain Pine Beetle epidemic, which is invasive and deadly to pine trees.

(Oct. 6, 2014) -- Patrick Industries major shareholder Jeffrey L. Et Al Gendell unloaded 5,400 shares of the stock on the open market in an Oct. 2 transaction valued at $229,716, WKRB reported.

(Oct. 6, 2014) -- The Circle 9 Ranch campground, with 21-acres and 144-sites, in Epsom, N.H. sold at auction yesterday for less than a third of its assessed value.

Working with suppliers and a key customer partner, Vixen Composites LLC, an affiliate of Elkhart, Ind.-based Dicor Corp., recently achieved a significant breakthrough in developing a composite panel that meets the highest fire retardant rating for specialty construction applications. According to a press release, the new panel was custom-engineered to meet stringent cosmetic and fire […]

(Oct. 6, 2014) -- The homeless often up end in the parking lots of big box stores. Every night in Santa Clara County, 500 people sleep in their cars. To some, it’s an eyesore. But to the city, it’s an opportunity, KPIX-TV explained.

(Oct. 6, 2014) -- Moose Brook State Park, a 59-site campground on 744 acres with two natural swimming pools and hiking trails, has a new scenic trail offering campers an easy 1.5-mile loop.

(Oct. 6, 2014) -- A $70,000 grant from the R.C. Durr Foundation is the first step in revitalizing the center, which was built in 2004 and showcases fossils found in the park from the Pleistocene epoch, including a 1,000-pound mastodon skull, Cincinnati.com reported