Coachmen Industries Inc. co-founder Thomas Harold Corson, 92, of Middlebury, Ind., and Naples, Fla., passed away peacefully on Monday (Dec. 23) in his Northern Indiana home. Born Oct. 15, 1927 to Carl W. and Charlotte (Keyser) Corson in Elkhart, Ind., he was “truly a self-made man whose strong work ethic and sense of responsibility shaped […]
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Here in the midst of the holiday season, a typically slow period for investor activity and business in general, several RV and RV-related stocks have posted some impressive gains, putting a few near 12-month highs — certainly an interesting trend for those trying to “read the tea leaves” on the brink of 2020. “While the […]
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The recreational vehicle industry has been in decline for over a year, but there’s little evidence of that headwind in Winnebago’s latest earnings results. In fact, according to a report today (Dec. 24) by the Motley Fool, the RV giant recently reported surprisingly strong revenue to kick off its fiscal 2020. The results weren’t uniformly […]
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Wake Forest, N.C.-based Integrated Dealer Systems (IDS), a leading RV, marine and trailer dealership software provider, announced that IDS customers make up 48% of the recipients of the 2019 RVBusiness Top 50 Dealer Award, the company stated in a release. RVBusiness, the Elkhart, Ind.-based trade journal, and its partner, BJ Thompson Associates, honored this year’s […]
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More than 100 million Americans are taking to the roadways to travel for the holidays, but that hasn’t had a large impact on gas prices, according to a report by AAA. At the start of the work week, only about a dozen states are seeing more expensive gas prices with increases of less than a […]
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The staff of RVBUSINESS.COM and RVBusiness magazine want to thank our website viewers and print readers for taking time over the past year to tune into our coverage. The website will be taking a holiday break on Christmas Day and for the remainder of the week. We wish you and yours a wonderful holiday and, again, thank […]
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Enjoy this holiday greeting from Camp Rising Sun that is part of the KOA Care Camps program. Each year, children aged 5-17 who have faced a diagnosis of cancer come to the facilities of Camp Jewell in Colebrook, Conn., for a week of fun and friendship. Campers can be in treatment, in remission, or anywhere […]
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Due to numerous requests from supplier companies, the entry deadline for the 2nd Annual RVBusiness RISE (Recognizing Innovation & Supplier Excellence) Awards program has been delayed to Jan. 3. Quite a few suppliers requested the extra time in order to gather the necessary material to enter their products in the contest, which is designed to honor […]
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The creators of RV Family Travel Atlas (RVFTA) website/blog and hosts of the RV Atlas and Campground of the Week podcasts, Stephanie and Jeremy Puglisi, recently have written their second book on the RV lifestyle. Available by pre-order on Amazon.com now and in bookstores nationwide on March 5, 2020, “See You at the Campground: A […]
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Editor’s Note: The following column by economist Morton Marcus examines the influence of outdoor recreation on Indiana’s economy. The article appears in the Goshen News. There is a rehabilitated focus by the governor’s office on tourism in Indiana. Outdoor recreation (OR) is an important aspect of tourism. Many people happily travel great distances to visit […]
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