Details from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s research on COVID-19 rates in Elkhart County, Ind., could be available within approximately two weeks, according to a report by The Goshen News. Dr. Lydia Mertz, the county’s health officer, said a CDC team is still writing its report following an investigation into the coronavirus’ spread […]
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Kelly Ross of Lippert Components Inc. provides a tour of the company’s Technical Institute to Nathan and Marissa Moss of “Less Junk More Journey.”
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CampgroundBooking.com, which provides campground management software, recently won $375,000 in investment capital in a competition designed to stake rural Colorado start-up ventures. Co-founded by Heath Padgett and Paul Ryan, CampgroundBooking.com beat out more than 100 other entries to claim the top prize in the contest run by the Greater Colorado Venture Fund, which was designed […]
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In January, the Outdoor Foundation, the nonprofit arm of the Outdoor Industry Association, shared some gloomy statistics, according to a report by The New York Times. According to its annual survey, fewer than 20% of Americans were recreating outside at least once a week, working out to an estimated billion fewer outdoor activities a year […]
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Glamping – “glamorous camping” – was already a hot and growing trend before the coronavirus pandemic, writes Larry Olmsted at Forbes.com. Many of the country’s top glamping resorts are brand new, just opened or about to open, and they have not all been built since this March – they were already well underway. But the […]
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Even with many things closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans still want to go on vacation, according to a report by Charles H. Featherstone in the Moses Lake, Wash.-based Columbia Basin Herald. “Nobody’s going to Disneyland right now,” said Joe O’Masters. “So everybody and their brother are buying RVs, all across the nation.” […]
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has never been afraid to turn right when his colleagues turn left, or in any direction really as long as there’s a place to plug in his 40-foot motorcoac at the end of the day, according to a report by the Associated Press. Thomas is the only justice with a […]
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Despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Elkhart, Ind.-based Lippert Components Inc. (LCI) delivered “better than expected” financial results during the second quarter of 2020, said CEO Jason Lippert While net sales of $525.8 million in Q2 showed a decrease of 16% year-over-year and net income declined by $34.3 to $13.2 million, bright spots were […]
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday (Aug. 4) signed a major piece of conservation legislation into law as he and other Republicans seek to tout conservation accomplishments ahead of the elections in November, according to a report by The Hill. “We’re here today to celebrate the passage of truly landmark legislation that will preserve American’s majestic […]
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The Mike Molino RV Learning Center has launched a new RV Service Writer/Advisor Online Course that will provide these critical front-line dealership personnel with the foundational skills they need to create loyal customers. The self-study course includes instruction on: Improving customer satisfaction Organizing and managing appointments and workflow Generating additional services and revenue Coordinating with technicians and […]
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