Saying it is “one of the largest investments in our public lands in over 50 years, if not ever,” RV Industry Association officials are calling on membership to help ensure the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) is approved by the U.S. Senate in a vote that could come as early as next week. In a […]
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The U.S. Senate passed the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act of 2020 last night (June 3). The Senate passed the House version of the bill, which means it now moves to President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign the bill. The PPP Flexibility Act is strongly supported by the National RV Dealers Association […]
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Lippert Components announced a historic change in the management of its subsidiary, Polyplastic Group, according to a report on AboutCampBtoB.com. Effective Monday (June 1), Jan Peter Veeneman handed over his Managing Director of Polyplastic function to Jan Cees Santema. Veeneman developed the Polyplastic Group over the last 25 years to become one of the leading […]
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RV dealers across North American are continuing to see strong sales amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Florida Northwest Florida RV dealerships are seeing spiked sales during the Pandemic, reports Jennifer Munoz for WEAR-TV, Pensacola. Jim Cook, general manager at Carpenter’s Campers, said people are looking for safe alternatives for family vacations this summer. “We don’t want […]
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”Frustration” may not effectively express what Dyana Kelley, the CEO and president of the CampCalNOW RV Park and Campground Alliance (CampCalNOW), is feeling at the moment. But it’s the most politically correct term appropriate for public consumption available to Woodall’s Campground Management (WCM), a sister publication to RVBusiness magazine. That’s because the Golden State’s park owners have […]
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Just three weeks ago, there were still 13 states in which private RV parks and campgrounds were not allowed to operate. Since then, 11 states have allowed campgrounds to open to some extent, leaving only California and Kentucky still shut down for RV camping, according to a News & Insights report today (June 4) by […]
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Thetford Europe has elected not to participate in any public event this year, including the Caravan Salon, according to a release issued this morning (June 4). “After careful consideration, Thetford has decided to break a long-standing tradition this year. Thetford Europe will not participate in any exhibition, starting with the Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf, until […]
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The following “Open Letter to the Business Community of Elkhart County,” signed by the mayors of Elkhart, Goshen and Nappanee, Ind., as well as the Elkhart County Commissioners and economic development and chamber of commerce officials, was distributed this week (June 1) to express the concerns of the community leaders regarding the ongoing […]
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As novel coronavirus numbers continue to increase in Elkhart County, Elkhart County Health Department officials have noted an increase in cases in the Amish and Latino populations, according to a report by Sheila Selman at The Goshen News. Melanie Sizemore, a spokesperson for the Elkhart County Health Department, said, “Most of the positives can be […]
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Lippert Components Inc. (LCI) , which supplies a broad array of highly engineered components for the leading OEMs of leisure vehicles and mobile transportation and the related aftermarkets of those industries, today (June 4) announced the hiring of Joyce Schofield to lead LCI’s customer service operations. Schofield has an extensive background in call center/service delivery […]
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