Month: March 2015

Mike Noble was playing golf when his brother, Pat, first suggested the two start selling RVs. Pat had recently bought an old Holiday Rambler travel trailer from a farmer, and the experience led him to believe an RV dealership was worth consideration. Nearly 12 years later, Noble RV is a full-line dealership with four locations […]

(March 27, 2015) -- A body burned in a fire in a camper van Thursday morning in San Francisco, Calif.’s, Bayview District.

(March 27, 2015) -- Firefighters from St Austell and Fowey were called to a camper van and mobile home fire in the early hours of Friday morning where up to up to 20 pressurized gas cylinders were involved.

The city of Hillsboro, Ore., and Washington County have pulled off a land swap geared to improve recreational opportunities and enhance tourism opportunities in the area. But some observers believe the deal could undermine the fairgrounds’ primary operations, the News-Times reported. A tentative agreement calls for the city of Hillsboro to invest as much as […]

Winnebago Industries Inc. was expected to post higher sales on sharply lower gasoline and diesel fuel prices in its fiscal second quarter, and the company said Thursday (March 26) that orders grew nearly 60% in the quarter. But, as reported by USA Today, revenue came in at $234.5 million, about 10% below Wall Street estimates. “Intuitively, you think […]

(March 26, 2015) -- “Great American’s liability to the defendants on the bond is limited to $25,000,” the petition reads. “However, defendants’ claims are such that Great American is or maybe exposed to double or multiple liability.”

(March 26, 2015) -- It took about 40 firefighters from four communities to battle an intense blaze at a Fort Myers repair shop early Wednesday morning, WZVN-TV reported. A total of seven RVs were damaged. Firefighters say the fiberglass from the motor coaches made it hard to fight, WZVN added.

(March 26, 2015) -- Westfall, who is sponsored by the Cequent brand Tekonsha, a manufacturer of brake controls, spoke at Cequent’s Tekonsha, Mich. facility and its Plymouth, Mich. headquarters. She discussed her childhood in Maine, college and married life in Ohio, equestrian competitions, and life on the road.

Cequent Performance Products (CPP), a leading manufacturer of towing and trailer products, welcomed world renowned horse trainer Stacy Westfall to its Michigan facilities earlier this month. Westfall, who is sponsored by the Cequent brand Tekonsha, the leading manufacturer of brake controls, spoke at Cequent’s Tekonsha facility and its Plymouth headquarters, discussing her childhood in Maine, college […]

(March 26, 2015) -- Winnebago's board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per share payable on May 6, to common stockholders of record at the close of business on April 22.