Month: May 2017

(May 15, 2017) -- Marshall runs an industrial storage business on 24 acres just west of the Keystone factory, sharing a boundary line with an entity he considers a major threat to his business — the city of Pendleton.

(May 15, 2017) -- Fire crews in Elkhart were working Sunday afternoon on knocking down a fire that started at a building belonging to Forest River RV manufacturing company, WNDU-TV reported.

(May 15, 2017) -- Neighbors say they heard a loud booming sound before the fire started. A fire investigator is on the scene working to figure out what exactly started the fire at the Forest River building in Elkhart, Ind.

(May 25, 2017) -- Flexsteel Industries announced plans to relocate their manufacturing operations to a new site in the Dubuque Industrial Center South.

Year-over-year Canadian towable sales dipped 5.6% in March while showing a 5.2% decline for the first three months, according to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc. (SSI). Results by segment showed: • Sales in the travel trailer sector decreased 4.4% in March and 4.1% year-to-date. • Canadian fifth-wheel sales retreated 15.4% for the month and 11.5% through March. • Folding camping trailer […]

Editor’s Note: The following column by Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) Chairman Darrell Friesen, appearing in the May issue of RV Executive Today, stresses the need for the RV industry to promote access to national parks. As the new administration takes over and federal budget priorities are defined, we have a great opportunity to educate these […]

(May 12, 2017) -- The Junior Indiana Master Naturalist Program provides children with hands-on opportunities to learn about Indiana's plants, water, soil and wildlife in an outdoor setting from natural resource specialists.

Editor’s Note: The following South Bend Tribune op-ed, authored by President and CEO of the Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce Kyle Hannon, offers a first-hand account of the May 11 RV Power Breakfast and the spotlight it shines on Elkhart. This kind of lineup is usually reserved for the Statehouse or Capitol Hill. But it […]

(May 15, 2017) -- These vehicles, built on a Freightliner chassis, have a power steering hose that may be routed incorrectly, and, as a result, the hose may rub against the power stud on the starter motor, possibly causing electrical arcing and a power steering fluid leak, NHTSA warned.

(May 15, 2017) -- Keystone RV Company is recalling 29 2017 CrossRoads Volante trailers, model 310BH. The rear upper bunk may not be properly supported, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported.