Month: January 2015

(Jan. 30, 2015) -- The U.S. Forest Service has revised the reservation and payment process for Auk Village and Mendenhall Lake Campgrounds.

This week’s “RV Capital Talk” segment features an interview with representatives from Elkhart County’s Ivy Tech Community College discussing recent moves by the school to prepare workers for the manufacturing sector, including the RV industry. Ivy Tech recently announced the launch of the Ivy Tech Community College RV Industry Production Associate program, a 40-hour, five-day course that gives students […]

Indiana’s Elkhart County is a manufacturing juggernaut, not only compared to other counties in the state, but to counties across the nation. The Elkhart Truth reported that according to manufacturing data released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau, Elkhart County’s manufacturing sector employed more people, 53,705, than any other county in the state. More, […]

(Jan. 30, 2015) — TriMark has a new redesigned and updated Flush Mounted Paddle Handle product line that improves on the original product line. The line is designed for medium to heavy-duty on-highway vehicle entrance and compartment doors.

This week’s “RV Capital Talk” segment features an interview with representatives from Elkhart County’s Ivy Tech Community College discussing recent moves by the school to prepare workers for the manufacturing sector, including the RV industry. Ivy Tech recently announced the launch of the Ivy Tech Community College RV Industry Production Associate program, a 40-hour, five-day course that gives students […]

Thor Motor Coach’s (TMC) latest Outlaw-brand Class A motorhome toy hauler, the 38RE, is specifically built for people who don’t haul toys. Instead, the Elkhart, Ind.-based builder added an exterior kitchenette to the rear wall, making the newest Outlaw with its folddown ramp patio the ultimate “tailgate” touring vehicle for sporting events. However, according to […]

(Jan. 30, 2015) -- Angi Soulier and her husband Jim restore and sell vintage trailers, in addition to offering trailer rentals. They run their business, called Old School Trailer Works, out of a garage near Irongate Road in Bellingham, Wash.

U.S. consumers are feeling upbeat about the economy, according to data released today (Jan. 30). The optimism could keep consumer spending on a rising trend, but future sentiment gains may depend on wage growth accelerating. The University of Michigan final January sentiment index eased slightly to 98.1 from the early January reading of 98.2, but […]

This week’s “RV Capital Talk” segment features an interview with representatives from Elkhart County’s Ivy Tech Community College discussing recent moves by the school to prepare workers for the manufacturing sector, including the RV industry. Ivy Tech recently announced the launch of the Ivy Tech Community College RV Industry Production Associate program, a 40-hour, five-day course that gives students […]

(Jan. 30, 2015) -- These gains, which followed a weather-related 2.1 percent decline in first quarter, left 2014 growth at 2.4 percent, which is the strongest annual increase since 2010 and up from 2.2 percent in 2013, said Nye.