Month: September 2018

(Sept. 5, 2018) -- Parks Canada ecologist Jesse Whittington said the warning on the Bow Valley Parkway, which runs between Banff and Lake Louise, was issued this week because a collared wolf entered the Castle Mountain campground at night on Aug. 27.

(Sept. 5, 2018) -- The one change in language that stood out was in the final sentence: the bank is “monitoring closely the course of Nafta negotiations and other trade developments.”

Editor’s Note: The following is the first installment by RVBUSINESS.com detailing new products being rolled out by manufacturers during the upcoming Elkhart RV Open House. Entegra Coach, a division of Jayco Inc., will be showcasing its new Reatta Class A coach during the Open House, a shorter rear-engine diesel motorhome that was unveiled in July at […]

(Sept. 5, 2018) -- Kenwood USA has announced that Mike Roberts will return to the company as vice president of sales and marketing.

Organizers for the 57th Caravan Salon are reporting record attendance during the Aug. 24-Sept. 2 trade show at the fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany. According to a press release, attendance grew to 248,000 compared to 232,000 in 2017. Joachim Schäfer, outgoing managing director at Messe Düsseldorf, noted, “We are delighted with this new record and also see […]

NeXus RV announced an expansion of its sales team with the addition of several industry veterans. “The first thing we did was to separate our Class C division and Class A division with the addition of Mike Peterson as vice president of Class A’s,” stated co-founder and Chairman Claude Donati in a press release. “As […]

GS Media & Events, which owns and operates more than 25 recreation-focused consumer shows throughout the United States, announced it has acquired the eight shows from RJ Promotions Inc., according to a press release. GS Media & Events is a division of Good Sam Enterprises Inc. RJ’s show lineup includes: Des Moines Boat & Sport Show; Des […]

The St. Cloud, Minn., Area Chamber of Commerce has selected Dan Pearson, owner of Pleasureland RV, as this year’s recipient of the Business Central Mark of Excellence: Entrepreneurial Success Award. According to a press release, the Entrepreneurial Success Award is presented to an individual who took over leadership of a company when it was small, based […]

Editor’s Note: The following blog is authored by Lauren Labunsky, public relations manager for Dealer Spike, a company that provides websites as well as a suite of online advertising solutions designed to help dealers increase sales and service profitability. The online presence of the RV industry may have looked a lot different a few years ago, […]

Top automakers reported a small increase in U.S. auto sales in August including another sharp rise in SUV sales, as low unemployment and strong consumer confidence helped mitigate the impact of rising interest rates and fuel prices. According to Reuters, the reports from Ford Motor Co and other top carmakers follow a rise in consumer […]