Month: November 2018

(Nov. 14, 2018) -- Dawson County Public Works Director David McKee held the floor for much of the Nov. 8 board of commissioners meeting to talk about several county road projects that will be completed next year.

Herb Cowen of Pike Lake Golf Centre in Clifford, Ontario, has been elected as the new chairman of the board for the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) of Canada.  According to a press release, Pike Lake Golf Centre is a family-owned and operated RV dealership which first opened in 1961. Throughout the years the Cowen […]

(Nov. 14, 2018) -- Keller Marine and RV will host an open house event at its new warehouse in Thonotosassa, Florida, right outside of Tampa on Thursday, November 15.

An underlying measure of U.S. consumer prices picked up in October while trailing forecasts on an annual basis, offering mixed signs on inflation that will weigh on Federal Reserve discussions over the path of interest-rate increases. Bloomberg reported that excluding food and energy, the core consumer-price index rose 0.2% from the prior month, according to […]

(Nov. 14, 2018) -- Gov. John Carney, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn Garvin, U.S. Sen. Tom Carper and others dedicated the new Auburn Valley State Park in Yorklyn. The park was previously the Auburn Heights Preserve.

(Nov. 14, 2018) -- Lafayette-area officials are urging a state agency to find an alternative to plans for running power lines through a replica of a nearly century-old working farm.

The news has been good for Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA) in 2018. That is the message KOA officials are spreading at their 2018 convention being held this week in Fort Worth, Texas. (To view a slideshow scroll to the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page). KOA CEO Pat Hittmeier told attendees that guest […]

Distributor Keller Marine and RV will host an open house event at its new warehouse in Thonotosassa, Fla., right outside Tampa on Thursday (Nov. 15).   The new warehouse is in part a result of Keller’s late 2017 acquisition of Lightning RV Supply. The transaction included Lightning’s management staff and personnel, and Keller subsequently opened […]

In addition to destroying hundreds of homes and claiming human lives, the Woolsey Fire has burned 83% of federal park land in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, per Cal Fire. So far, the fire has burned at least 435 homes, and blazed through some 96,314 acres. LAFD says the blaze is 35% contained. The Los Angeles […]

Lippert Components Inc. (LCI) recently unveiled three new entry door options for the RV industry, the G Class entry door, Euro Latch, and Screen Shot. According to a press release, since entering the RV entry door marketing in 2009, LCI has brought over 50 new features and improvements to the product segment. Over the past […]