The Buzz: Meet New Lazydays CEO Bill Murnane

Bill Murnane has succeeded Tim Sheehan as the chief executive of Lazydays RV, a well-known, 40-year-old, five-site retailer that operates the nation’s largest single-site RV dealership at its 126-acre, suburban Tampa, Fla., headquarters. The Tampa store houses a 1,500-unit inventory, 330 service bays, three restaurants and a 300-site campground. But it’s not like Murnane was […]

T4T’s Curry Hoping to Grow Free Trailer Program

Tents for Troops (T4T), an eight-year-old nonprofit organization that provides free sites at more than 300 campgrounds for active-duty military and members of the National Guard and military reserve, intends to expand the program with free towable RVs. “I have just about enough money to buy one and outfit it with dishes, camp chairs and […]

VIDEO 1: ROTV to Air RVB RV of the Year Jan. 29

In conjunction with RVBusiness Magazine’s annual “RV of the Year” selection, “Rollin On TV” will again produce a special half-hour awards show. The program, to be taped Jan. 9 at the RV/HM Hall of Fame in Elkhart, Ind., is scheduled to air the week of Jan. 29. “Rollin’ On TV” is broadcast on both cable and satellite […]

Lippert Canada Recognized for Safety Innovation

Lippert Components Canada Inc., the Quebec-based subsidiary of Lippert Components Inc. (LCI), was recently named the 2016 regional winner of CNESST’s Workplace Safety Innovation award. According to a release, under the category of large corporation in the Yamaska region of Canada, Lippert Components Canada was recognized for its development and implementation of innovative safety protocols for […]

Elkhart Looks to Revive Aging Industrial Centers

Three aging industrial centers in Elkhart, Ind., could be getting a large injection of funds. The Elkhart Truth reported that the areas — one southwest of the city along S.R. 19, one downtown and the other east of the city along Middlebury Street — are the backbone of investment for the city, says Crystal Welsh, Elkhart’s […]

Drew Announces Name Change to LCI Industries

Drew Industries Inc. announced that its board of directors has approved changing the company’s corporate name to “LCI Industries.” Through its wholly-owned subsidiary Lippert Components Inc. (LCI) and its subsidiaries, Drew Industries supplies a broad array of components for the leading OEMs of recreational vehicles and adjacent industries, as well as the aftermarkets of these industries. Lippert Components […]

New Law Helping Address National Parks Needs

A bipartisan effort by the U.S. Congress to help the U.S. National Park Service meet the challenges of its second century of stewardship reached a long-awaited and successful conclusion Dec. 16 when President Barack Obama signed the National Park Service Centennial Act into law, according to an announcement from the American Recreation Coalition (ARC). The […]