Month: August 2017

King, a Minnesota-based designer and manufacturer of satellites and antennas, will begin marketing a powerful Wi-Fi antenna this fall, a product company leaders could add 50 percent more revenue to the 100-person company over the next several years. As reported by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, the King Falcon will be out this October and is geared […]

Jim Klynman has joined Blue Ox as a dealer development manager in outside sales serving customers in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, and West Virginia. According to a press release, Klynman previously served as a parts manager for a large RV dealership in Kentucky. “Jim has a great reputation for building trusting relationships with […]

When North America’s last total solar eclipse occurred in 1979, some visitors to Paducah, Ky., were driving the same motorhomes that brought them to town for today’s (Aug. 21) eclipse. A three-day meeting to take in the solar eclipse at Fern Lake Campground, located off Cairo Road in Paducah, Ky., also doubled as a rally […]

A global technology company that recently opened its U.S. headquarters in Elkhart, Ind., says its latest endeavor shows “we dream big and then make it happen.” Inside INdiana Business reported that Furrion, which manufactures high-end products for the RV industry and other markets, has debuted its latest product, Prosthesis, a mechanized racing suit which it says uses […]

A bright red “Open” sign hangs in the front window of Last Minute Gear, a camping supply store in San Francisco, Calif.’s, Mission District. It was Wednesday – a day when the store is usually closed. “We are overwhelmed with eclipse-goers,” said store manager James Dong, who was busy sifting through paperwork and rifling through […]

Great Alaskan Holidays (www.rvak.com), an RV rental, sales, and service business headquartered in Anchorage, continues to be significant contributor to the state’s tourism industry. According to a press release, Great Alaskan Holidays draws customers from all 50 of the United States, the District of Columbia, seven of the 13 Canadian providences or territories, and 26 […]

Expanding on already solid footing in the industry, the RV team at Wholesale Warranties is marking its third year on the Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Company list for 2016. Ranked No. 4043, Wholesale Warranties has seen an impressive 69% growth over three years. “We’re so proud of everything we have accomplished over these last few […]

(Aug. 17, 2017) -- Workamper News now represents more than 7,000 employers and sends daily newsletters to 28,000 people living the RV lifestyle by working short-term gigs for those employers. Working in conjunction with the National RV Training Academy, Workamper News has developed a new workstudy program that allows workampers to bank hours and apply the value accrued to tech training. Steve Anderson explains how that program works and how it will benefit workampers as well as the campgrounds and RV dealers that employ them. He also describes the upcoming Workamper Rendezvous event planned for Oct. 16 to 20 in Heber Springs, Ark.

(Aug. 18, 2017) -- Officials were hoping last spring to open the much-anticipated campground at the newest gem in Minnesota's state park system in July but it has been delayed.

(Aug. 18, 2017) -- Those who’ve heard of Isle Royale might know it as the place with the moose and wolves.