Month: July 2015

Sun Communities Inc., a real-estate investment trust based in Southfield, Mich., announced its financial results today (July 30) for the company’s second quarter, which ended June 30. The highlights, according to the company, were: Funds from operations (FFO)excluding certain items was $0.87 per diluted share, representing a 10% increase over the same period last year. […]

(July 30, 2015) — Desert’s Edge RV's park manager Saundra Bryn worries that the fumes and particulate pollution from Green Earth Waste Recycling plant are driving away the snowbirds who help sustain her business and the Phoenix economy during the winter months.

(July 30, 2015) -- LKQ reports record revenue of $1.84 billion, an increase of 7.5 percent over the same period in 2014. Total debt was listed as $1.69 billion with $143.4 million cash on hand. Total earnings before income tax, depreciation and amortization was $138.9 million in North America compared to $137.2 million in 2014, an increase of 1.2 percent.

(July 30, 2015) — Texas Advertising has partnered with Pantera Sales to produce a 566-page catalog of RV parts & accessories, the company states. Pantera Sales is a family-owned business established in 1969 that has specialized in RV parts and accessories for over 20 years.

(July 30, 2015) -- With 156 spaces for overnight and long-term stays, the occupancy rate at Distant Drums RV Resort has remained steady and competitive with other RV resorts in the area. Marketing is the core of the RV park's message to the public.

(July 30, 2015) -- A key upward surprise was the motor vehicle component, which rose by 1.3 percent in May following a 1.4 percent gain in April, said Ferley. Unit auto sales numbers, released earlier, although indicating that the sales level remained strong in May, were down from even more robust levels in April.

(July 30, 2015) — The House Financial Services Committee has passed H.R. 1737, a bipartisan bill to repeal the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) flawed 2013 guidance designed to pressure lending institutions into eliminating motor vehicle financing discounts for consumers.

(July 30, 2015) -- Sierra Pacific Industries and Mountainside Partners are planning to submit an application for land owned by SPI within the Tahoe Basin to be developed as a new campground.

(July 30, 2015) -- Campground owners in Shediac said the provincial government is using their taxes against them to upgrade a provincial campsite in town.

(July 30, 2015) -- Podcast episode 59 features an interview with Mark Bretz, owner of Bretz RV. He talks about his dealership, how it is weathering the economic recovery and what the market is like in the Pacific northwest. Bretz describes where he sees the RV industry headed and offers a warning to RV dealers. The second interview features Adam DiPietro, who heads up a new initiative to create a network of NASCAR themed campgrounds throughout the country. He describes the network, its goals and what campgrounds can do to tap into the huge NASCAR fan base.