Month: February 2016

(Feb. 26, 2016) -- "The slightly stronger fourth-quarter reading, nonetheless, continued to indicate a slowdown in growth following gains of 3.9 percent and 2.0 percent in the second and third quarters, respectively," said Nye.

(Feb. 26, 2016) -- National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis was reprimanded for intentionally skirting the Interior Department's Ethics Office to write a book for an association contractually tied to the park service, National Parks Traveler reported.

It doesn’t take long to see Brent Soper’s enthusiasm and commitment to embracing new technology. As operations services manager for Elkhart, Ind.-based Lippert Components Inc., Soper is surrounded by technology all day, according to a report by the Elkhart Truth. “I get to do something I love, both as a hobby and a job,” he said. “It’s […]

Stand still and you may get passed by. As reported by the Elkhart Truth, in business, change, keeping up with times, staying a step ahead, even, are paramount. “Our customers are always looking for that next big thing,” said Jeff Runels, president at Keystone RV Co., a Thor Industries Inc. subsidiary based Goshen, Ind. Not every customer […]

Elkhart, Ind.-based Thor Motor Coach has hired a local news anchor to launch a video production division. Our partners at Steve DuVal, FOX28 morning news anchor, will join the company next month. Inside Indiana Business reported that DuVal said his new position will allow him to be on air and have a role behind the scenes as both a […]

(Feb. 26, 2016) -- Spring may not be exactly round the corner, but anyone can start dreaming about the outdoor life by attending the Rhode Island RV & Camping Show, which opens at the Convention Center on March 4.

(Feb. 26, 2016) -- A new camper van from German van converter Martin Hemp looks like a far more fitting tribute to the original Type 2s. The T6-based Flow Camper captures the "freedom and love" spirit of 1960s-era VW campers while outfitting road trippers with a modular set of modern camping equipment.

(Feb. 26, 2016) -- All developed by Wohnwagon, these little homes feature their own off-the-grid electricity, waste and water systems. It’s all done with recycled materials, and it’s then designed to create a slick-looking trailer.

(Feb. 26, 2016) -- This do-it-yourself ice fisherman modified his ageing snowmobile to power a small road trailer. In a video, he shows off the camper, and then proudly takes off across the lake.

(Feb. 26, 2016) -- In 1931, Airstream began with Wally Byams’s dream: to build a travel trailer that would move like a stream of air, be light enough to be towed by a car and create first-class accommodations anywhere.