Month: March 2016

(March 4, 2016) -- “Memorial Bridge is a significant example of the immediate challenges we are facing across the National Park System to repair and maintain roads, bridges, and other essential transportation systems that not only connect people to the parks, but that also can be part of people’s daily commutes,” said National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis.

(March 4, 2016) -- On Tuesday, following public hearings in which there was no public input, the Worcester County Commissioners approved rezoning 36 acres of Frontier Town property from C-2 to A-2 and rezoning 11.5 acres on Route 589 from A-1 to C-2. The change in zoning of the Frontier Town property is expected to allow an expansion of the campground onto the area currently occupied by horse stables and paddocks.

(March 4, 2016) -- A one-year-old camper trailer valued at $31,000 and parked at a south Salina business was taken Feb. 21, but it wasn't until Thursday that anyone realized it was stolen.

(March 4, 2016) — Combined retail sales for Highland Ridge RV Light fifth wheels & travel trailers grew by 41 percent (25.4 percent market share growth) in 2015 from the previous year while travel trailer’s experienced 64 percent (42.3 percent market share growth) growth rate according to Statistical Surveys Inc.

(March 4, 2016) — Management from Fun Town RV took time after the Dallas RV show Saturday night to honor their top sales staff from 2015 and celebrate being named the No. 1 towable RV dealer in the U.S. for a third straight year by Statistical Surveys, Inc, a release from the group stated.

(March 4, 2016) — Travelworld Motorhomes has been awarded the Customer Satisfaction Award for 2016 by the magazine Practical Motorhomes, after achieving a 92.5 percent of positive customer feedback from pre-owned motorhome customers.

(March 4, 2016) — Bailey of Bristol has been named as a manufacturer of new motorhomes in the 2016 Practical Motorhome Magazine customer satisfaction survey. Bailey accounted for five percent of the total responses in the new motorhome survey and achieved an overall satisfaction rating of 86 percent in the survey, which was the highest rating for a UK volume manufacturer, and in doing so secured a Gold Award.

(March 4, 2016) -- Spartan Motors Chief Financial Officer Frederick J. Sohm purchased 14,000 shares of Spartan Motors stock in a transaction on March 1st. The stock was bought at an average price of $3.66 per share, for a total transaction of $51,240.00.

(March 5, 2016) -- On March 15 at 8:00 a.m. eastern time, LKQ Corporation will hold an Investor Day in New York City with presentations given by Robert Wagman, president and chief executive officer, and by other members of executive management. The presentations, including a question and answer session, are expected to conclude at approximately 12 p.m.

Shasta RV, a division of Forest River Inc., has expanded it 2017 Phoenix fifth-wheel lineup with the introduction of the super-lightweight series.  According to a press release, the Phoenix X-lite is designed for RVers looking for a shorter lightweight fifth-wheel with the amenities of a full-size model. The first three introductory models measure 32 feet and under […]