Month: February 2017

(Feb. 1, 2017) -- In 2016, the N.C. State Parks centennial year, attendance set a record for the third straight year with 18.8 million visitors. That’s up 9 percent from 2015 and a whopping 32 percent just since 2013. In the years prior to 2014, parks attendance had barely fluctuated for five straight years.

DexKo Global Inc. announced that Dexter has acquired the axle, brake and actuation business assets from Tie Down Engineering Inc. located in Atlanta, Ga. Tie Down was founded in 1969 by Chuck MacKarvich, serving the construction, utility, industrial and marine markets. The company will continue to provide products and services from its manufactured housing, roofing, marine and […]

(Feb. 1, 2017) -- Family members found Richard George Howard, of Durango, Colo., unresponsive in the lake around 10 a.m. Medics performed CPR on the man for quite some time before they pronounced him dead.

(Feb. 1, 2017) -- Multiple 911 callers reported the incident at the Riverfront RV Park at 2300 W. Water St. at around 1 a.m. on Tuesday.

(Feb. 1, 2017) -- Governor Steve Bullock today highlighted a new Colorado College State of the Rockies Project Conservation in the West Poll that confirmed overwhelming support for public lands and outdoor recreation in Mountain West states.

(Feb. 1, 2017) -- Western voters prioritize protecting water, air and wildlife habitat and opportunities for recreation over increased drilling and mining on public lands, according to a poll released Tuesday.

(Feb. 1, 2017) -- The Butler Conservation Fund, established in 1988 by millionaire New York philanthropist Gilbert Butler, is proposing to build a $5 million outdoor education facility and riverside trail network near Baxter State Park and the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.

(Feb. 1, 2017) -- A study from the government institution California Outdoor Recreation Planning Program shows that people who participate regularly in outdoor recreational activities experience a decrease in depression, less stress and a higher quality of life. About 81 percent of those who engaged in recreation often saw a decline in depression, stress and anxiety.

(Feb. 1, 2017) — Aries Automotive announced its partnership with the Make-A-Wish Foundation in another build project. This build was a collaboration with Starwood Motors and several other companies within the automotive aftermarket to turn one man’s Ford F-150 into a dream truck.

(Feb. 1, 2017) — Priority One Financial Services and First Internet Bank have partnered to assist RV and horse trailer dealers with their retail financial services.