Month: May 2015

Spartan Motors Inc., parent to Spartan Chassis Inc., today (May 5) reported a net loss of $2.9 million or 9 cents per share on revenue of $128.4 million versus a net loss of $2.1 million, or 6 cents per share in the first quarter of 2014.  Results for the first quarter of 2015 include pre-tax restructuring expenses of […]

Drew Industries Inc,, parent to supplier Lippert Components Inc., today reported net income of $20.1 million, or 82 cents per diluted share, for the first quarter ended March 31, compared to net income of $16.2 million, or 67 cents per diluted share, for the previous year. Consolidated net sales in the first quarter increased to a quarterly […]

Manufactured housing and park model RV builder Cavco Industries Inc. announced that the Phoenix, Ariz., company has acquired Fairmont Homes Inc. of Nappanee, Ind. “We are pleased to have the Fairmont business and employees join the Cavco group of companies,” said Cavco President Joe Stegmayer in the announcement. “We believe that Fairmont’s strong production capabilities, […]

Bill Ward III is steering his Denver-based Airstream rental business into a new direction. According to BusinessDen, where he once rented the aluminum-clad campers to families and music festival attendees, he’s now going corporate with Living Airstream. Ward has been buying up vintage Airstream shells from the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s for cheap – between […]

(May 4, 2015) -- "This acquisition brings a very experienced team of people and enables Cavco to more fully serve a number of our existing customers as well as add new geographic markets in which Fairmont is well established including the Midwest, the western Great Plains states, the Northeast and several provinces in Canada," said Stegmayer.

(May 4, 2015) -- The special event will take place June 13 and 14 at the store’s planned outdoor activities weekend with special Father’s Day sale items to draw in larger-than-normal crowds. NERVDA is planning to display one of each type of RV from truck campers to large motorhomes.

RV dealerships interested in using search engine optimization (SEO) to get on the first page of Google search results may register now for RV Camping Connects free training, “How to Stand Out in Search Results and Drive Qualified Customers to Your Website.” Slated for May 6 from 9-10 a.m. PDT, the seminar will explain SEO strategies that […]

(May 4, 2015) -- RV Dealerships interested in using SEO to get on the first page of Google search results may register now for RV Camping Connects free training, “How to Stand Out in Search Results and Drive Qualified Customers to Your Website.”

(May 4, 2015) — RVers can say goodbye to RV kitchen cupboards filled with boring paper plates and plastic forks. Camp Casual, the creative venture of Rosie Hirsch and her sister Cheryl McCarthy, offers a line of vintage and retro inspired houseware items for the RV aftermarket.

(May 4, 2015) -- A Los Angeles man has been ordered to pay more than $8,000 in back wages and overtime pay to former employees at his businesses, Custer Motel, the All American Inn, and the American President Resorts, in the South Dakota city of Custer.