Month: September 2016

(Sept. 5, 2016) -- Ross Paterson and his 1957 Chevrolet school bus have just completed a 13,000 kilometer journey from British Columbia to St. John's, CBC reported.

(Sept. 5, 2016) -- Retired NFL player for the New York Giants, Lawrence Taylor, was arrested Friday under suspicion of DUI, according to the Florida Highway Patrol and reported by KPTV.

(Sept. 5, 2016) -- Shipments totaled 118,091 in the the year’s second quarter, an increase of 11.9 percent over the year earlier for the highest quarterly total in the past quarter century.

RV shipments are expected to total 405,300 units in 2016, an 8.3% gain over 2015 that would eclipse the modern 2006 peak as the best year since 1977, according to the latest forecast of RV deliveries to retailers prepared for members of the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) by Richard Curtin of the University of […]

Starcraft Bus, one of North America’s largest shuttle bus manufacturers, said it will construct a 100,000-square-foot manufacturing facility to expand operations. The South Bend Tribune reported that the new facility, which will be adjacent to the company’s headquarters on Century Drive in Goshen, Ind., will nearly double its total manufacturing space. It will increase the […]

The “Global Camping Equipment Market 2016-2020” report says a trend of rising demand for eco-friendly camping equipment will boost market growth as growing awareness about environment preservation is increasing the demand for eco-friendly raw materials in camping equipment, according to an announcement from market-research company ReportsnReports.com. Apart from price, design, and quality, consumers look for […]

(Sept. 2, 2016) -- This week’s guest is Cathy Reinard, the owner of Copake KOA in Copake, N.Y. She and her husband, Gary, operate a rather large facility with 244 sites. The Reinards are experts on franchising in that they have owned a Jellystone Park and a KOA. She talks about the benefits and challenges of owning a campground and the advantages of working within a franchise system. She also addresses the difference she sees between corporate-owned campgrounds and those owned by families and entrepreneurs. She describes steps that campground owners must take in preparing to eventually step away from the business.

(Sept. 2, 2016) — Miramar police are searching for two men who are believed to have stolen a recreational vehicle that was parked in front of a business, ABC 10 reported.

(Sept. 2, 2016) — More than 40 families have been evicted and may be losing their homes at the Brawley Mobile Park, ABC 5 News reported. Residents say they have been having problems with the management of the facility for quite some time and claim they have been living in hazardous conditions.

(Sept. 2, 2016) — A popular Black Hawk County campground will be out of commission during the traditionally busy Labor Day weekend, The Courier reported.