Rick Kessler

Don Clark, president of Grand Design Recreation Vehicles LLC in Middlebury, Ind., has won the Ernst & Young (EY) Entrepreneur Of The Year award for the Hospitality and Leisure category in the Ohio Valley Region. (To view the video scroll to the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page). Clark and other regional winners move on […]

Tim DeWitt, who will retire June 30 after 39 years with the Michigan Association of RVs & Campgrounds (MARVAC), was honored during a reception Monday (June 13) night following the group’s 21st annual HARVEST Golf Outing at the Mystic Creek golf course in Milford, Mich. (To view the slideshow scroll to the right side of the […]

After a busy Tuesday (June 7) that saw the completion of committee meetings and the unveiling of the “RVs Move America Economic Impact Study,” the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) Committee Week 2016 – a five-day event held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C. – now focuses on legislative matters as members participate in Capitol Hill Advocacy […]

The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) Committee Week 2016 got underway today at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. Over the course of the five-day event, the association’s standing committees, the Executive Committee and the board of directors will meet to review the organization’s strategic plan and set the association’s agenda for the upcoming fiscal […]

President Barack Obama on Wednesday (June 1) returned to the northern Indiana RV-building hub of Elkhart, Ind. – his third visit after having appeared there as a presidential candidate and newly elected chief executive – to tout the performance of his administration’s economic policies and overall efforts to help shepherd the nation out of the […]

The growth rate of Grand Design Recreational Vehicles Co. is difficult to ignore. In a little more than three-and-a-half years, the Middlebury, Ind.-based towable manufacturer – started by former Keystone RV Co. executives Don Clark and brothers Bill and Ron Fenech – has grown from a startup to a thriving business that welcomed Indiana Gov. […]

Airstream Adventures Northwest was the big winner Wednesday (May 25) night as the Jackson Center, Ohio-based manufacturer honored its top dealers during an awards banquet as part of its 2016 Dealer Meeting in Columbus, Ohio. (To view a slideshow scroll to the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page). The meeting, which also included the introduction of Airstream’s 2017 […]

About 150 people attending the May 24-26 Airstream Dealer Meeting in Columbus, Ohio, enjoyed a reception and dinner, sponsored by Ally Financial, Tuesday (May 24) evening at the Franklin Park Observatory on the grounds of the Columbus Botanical Gardens. (To view a slideshow scroll to the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page). Prior to dinner, Airstream President […]

The Tin Can Tourists, the vintage RV owners group that can trace its roots back to 1919, participated in the 19th Annual Official TCT Gathering May 19-22 at Camp Dearborn in Milford, Mich. Forrest Bone, credited with reviving the group in 1998 after a 14-year period of dormancy, took time during the rally to discuss the origins […]

In reintroducing the Hi-Lo brand to the North American recreational vehicle marketplace, William “Bill” Kerola, owner and president of The Kerola Group, said his company plans to sell Hi-Lo Trailers directly to consumers for the time being. But he said the company is still considering whether to develop a dealer base for the iconic telescoping […]