RV Retailer LLC, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., announced today (Oct. 16) an agreement to acquire Lifestyle RVs based in the Kansas City market, which is RV Retailer’s first location in the state of Missouri, the 10th acquisition this year and 35th store overall. In addition, the company announced the promotion of Jim Humble to […]
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Electric Vehicle manufacture UBCO has launched its 2021 product lineup. Long lauded for the practicality and versatility of their 2X2 Utility Bikes, UBCO has stepped it up a notch with their latest offering, according to a company announcement. “We now have the world’s toughest utility bikes” says UBCO CEO Timothy Allan. “Our bikes are what […]
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It was hard not to see this coming. Outdoor Retailer announced recently that, in light of ongoing challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic, the 2021 Snow Show will adapt to a completely virtual format, just as the 2020 Summer Market did in July, according to reporting by Andrew Weaver for SNEWS, an online trade media outlet […]
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On this episode of “Rollin’ On TV,” the longtime RV lifestyle television program, host Jeff Johnston visits Flyte Camp Vintage Trailer Restorations in Oregon. Then, Kate Dunbar, the Campground Gourmet, details the cooking items she finds essential to have in her RV. In the RV Straight Talk segment, Johnston discusses how and why you should […]
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Most new half-ton trucks usually sport some extra towing and payload capacity to entice RVers into buying them for their RV adventure needs, writes Perry Mack for Snowbirds & RV Travelers magazine. But it’s rare when a new truck is revealed and it begs to tow an RV off to new destinations – the new […]
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An uptick in RV rentals suggests two things: a likely decrease in public transportation and an enduring desire to travel despite the virus, according to a report at ThinkNum.com. The COVID-19 pandemic has made travel inadvisable at best, but all the more desirable for the homebound and stir-crazy. Many of us have been trapped inside […]
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For the second time in eight days, Elkhart County, Ind., has broken its record for new COVID-19 cases, leading health officials to issue a warning to the public about taking the virus more seriously, according to a report by The Elkhart Truth. There were 152 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in the county Wednesday and […]
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According to a recent AAA Travel survey, American travelers are making vacation plans through the end of the year, but remain cautiously optimistic about those future plans. Sixty-seven percent of U.S. adults planning a vacation before the end of the year report some degree of uncertainty they will actually be able to take their vacation. […]
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Ruth Ann Schrock, age 82 of Wakarusa, Ind., died Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020 at her residence and surrounded by family. In a Facebook post announcing her passing, Horizon Transport described her as the matriarch of the company, as she and her husband, Melvin, founded the company in 1984. Ruth Ann Schrock had worked at Horizon […]
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On the heels of an $88 million record-breaking deal, a publicly traded private equity giant is gobbling up more mobile and manufactured home properties in the Valley, according to a report by Angela Gonzales at the Phoenix Business Journal. Washington, D.C.-based The Carlyle Group Inc. (Nasdaq: CG) recently closed on two manufactured housing communities totaling […]
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