The pool store set a record for sales last year, and will likely do around 30 percent more in 2020. The RV store is doing nearly 70 percent more business at this point in the year compared to last, and the ATV store had doubled its sales, according to a report at nny.com, the website […]
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COVID-19 has me doing all kinds of things I’d never really done before the pandemic started (jigsaw puzzles, for one) and has forced our family to rethink our vacation plans, writes Lola Augustine Brown for a report published by MoneySense.ca. We’ve already brushed off our tent for a camping trip this summer, and now have […]
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For years, economists have relied on traditional economic indicators like consumer spending, wages, inflation, and the yield curve to predict an upcoming recession — and economic recovery, writes Jennifer Alsever for a report published by Marker.com. They’ve also plumbed all sorts of other weird economic indicators like lipstick sales. Estee Lauder coined the term “the lipstick effect” […]
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President Donald Trump’s end run around Congress on coronavirus relief is raising questions about whether it would give Americans the economic lifeline he claims and appears certain to face legal challenges. Democrats called it a pre-election ploy that would burden cash-strapped states, according to an Associated Press report. On Saturday (Aug. 8), Trump bypassed the […]
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Matt Bowers’ Southern United Auto Group had record results in June. And July was even better, according to a report by Automotive News. “We lit it up,” said Bowers, president of the growing dealership group with six stores in Louisiana, Alabama and Tennessee. Pent-up demand, expense cuts and Paycheck Protection Program money, plus automaker support […]
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On the week, the majority of states saw gas prices decrease minimally – by one to two cents or saw no change at the pump, according to AAA. Though low, the volatility was enough to drive the national average down a penny from last Monday to $2.17. Today’s average is two cents less than last […]
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Camping around Oregon just got a little more expensive for those living out of state, according to Oregon Travel Daily. Because of severe budget shortfalls, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) is now adding a nonresident surcharge to new campsite reservations as well as first-come, first-serve campers. The cost hike goes into effect today (Aug. […]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has created quandary for restroom use at campgrounds and trailheads, where management must decide how best to keep facilities clean, staff members safe and visitors satisfied, according to reporting by Bret Anne Serbin in the Kalispel, Mont. Daily Inter Lake. “There are a lot of gray areas,” said Michele Clatterbuck, a camp […]
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The Rio Grande Valley’s Winter Texan parks today might resemble an old western ghost town, the flying carports, tree limbs and debris from Hurricane Hanna replacing the cliché tumbleweed and dirt twisters, according to a report by Henry Miller in the McAllen, Texas daily newspaper, The Monitor. The ghostliness is normal; not so much the […]
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US manufacturing technology orders soared to $346.7 million in June, a 56% increase over May 2020 according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders report published by AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology. Total orders were down 6% from June 2019. Orders for new machines totaled $1.69 billion through June 2020, 26% lower than […]
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