Month: February 2016

(Feb. 26, 2016) -- Some of America’s most important living painters will exhibit their work in Shelby County this spring. Airstream will host a Fine Art Invitational from May 31 to June 5 at its headquarters in Jackson Center.

(Feb. 26, 2016) -- Anyone who's ever ridden the Brown Line between the Montrose and Damen stations, or stood on the north end of the Montrose station platform, you may have noticed a puzzling sight: an Airstream trailer parked atop a Ravenswood building just feet from the tracks.

Following his dad around as young boys do, 4-year-old Garrett Brown emerged from behind the pile of plastic, wood, clothes and debris that had been his family’s home until the day before, holding up a pair of decorative bull horns nearly as tall as him. A gift his grandparents gave the young Texan and fan […]

After two consecutive months of double-digit gains, U.S. recreational boat sales fell in January in the main powerboat segments and industrywide for the first time since last spring. Soundings Trade Only reported that the last broad-based decline occurred in May and the January stumble was only the second since February 2014. Sales have been moderately […]

In what will be a difficult budget year for the City of Mesquite, Nev., Wednesday (Feb. 23) night’s city council meeting introduced a project that officials believe will be a major asset to the city and its economy. The Spectrum reported that REV Group Inc., formerly Allied Specialty Vehicles, a manufacturer of commercial and recreational vehicles, […]

(Feb. 25, 2016) -- "We've decided we could be more efficient by bringing distribution back under our umbrella," he added. "Our goal is to be a very responsive manufacturer and we just wanted more control over the products in the pipeline."

(Feb. 25, 2016) -- Derzypolski says the industry has matured and, in doing so, is becoming more attractive to more people. He describes trends among RV buyers and users, and touches on how digital media is playing a tremendous role in trip planning and purchase decisions. He also offers some advice as to how RV-related businesses could best put this data to use in making strategic changes to what they offer and how they reach RV consumers.

Campers Inn RV CEO Jeff Hirsch offers a look at the company’s legacy and his family’s longtime association with the RV lifestyle. To view the video click here or scroll to the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page

Trailer Source, a Denver-area RV and specialty trailer dealer for over 20 years, is expanding with the opening of a third store in the south Denver suburb of Littleton. According to a press release, Trailer Source is the only locally-owned RV dealer in Colorado to have store locations in both the Denver area and Colorado Springs. […]

(Feb. 25, 2016) -- TriMas reported fourth quarter net sales from continuing operations of $192.8 million, a decrease of 13.7% compared to fourth quarter 2014. The company reported a fourth quarter 2015 loss from continuing operations of $60.8 million, or a loss of $1.35 per diluted share, as compared to income of $7.7 million, or $0.17 per diluted share during fourth quarter 2014.