Rick Kessler

If the first of three RV shows hosted by the North Carolina RV Dealers Association (NCRVDA) is any indication, 2015 is shaping up to be a banner year in the Tar Heel State. Attendance was up 36% over last year at the NCRVDA Show in Greensboro, held Jan. 2-4 in the Greensboro Coliseum Complex. The NCRVDA […]

Despite one less day than the normal four-day run, officials are still pleased with attendance at the South Texas RV SuperSale, held Jan. 2-4 in Expo Hall at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio. The SuperSale, hosted by the Texas Recreational Vehicle Association (TRVA), traditionally begins on a Thursday and runs through the weekend. However, because […]

Middlebury, Ind.-based Grand Design RV Co., makers of the Momentum and Solitude fifth-wheels and Reflection fifth-wheel and travel trailers, will be introducing an ultra-lightweight, mid-priced travel trailer later this year that will take the company into a whole new towable category. President and CEO Don Clark, who co-owns the two-year-old company with partners Ron and Bill […]

Middlebury, Ind.-based Grand Design RV Co., makers of the Momentum and Solitude fifth-wheels and Reflection fifth-wheel and travel trailers, will be introducing an ultra-lightweight, mid-priced travel trailer later this year. President and CEO Don Clark, who co-owns Grand Design with partners Ron and Bill Fenech, told RVBUSINESS.com the company is adding a fourth production line […]

During the holidays, employees at Pleasant Valley Teardrop Trailers in Sugarcreek, Ohio, were busy moving down the road to their new $2.5 million, 65,000-square-foot manufacturing facility. The extra space is about five times the size of its former 12,000-square-foot plant about a quarter of a mile away. The move came in response to the fifth consecutive […]

Editor’s Note: The following is an editorial appearing in the Goshen News assessing the economic outlook in Indiana’s Elkhart County. For the full story click here. As 2014 draws to a close and we consider what the year has brought to Goshen, Ind.-area residents, the word “prosperity” comes to mind. As many benchmark statistics show, the […]

The new person in charge of the highly successful ‘Pure Michigan’ marketing campaign told nearly 30 campground owners Wednesday (Dec. 10) he has no intention of stemming the momentum. In fact, he’s looking to take the campaign even further. “I’m really excited to help promote Michigan camping to the entire world,” said Travel Michigan Vice […]

Sunbrella, a respected upholstery manufacturer known for its durable yet elegant fabrics found on awnings, boats and outdoor furniture, is looking to expand its recreational vehicle reach as a supplier of acrylic fabrics for RV furniture makers. Chuck Andrie, OEM account manager for Trivantage, the North Carolina-based distribution arm of Sunbrella, told RVBUSINESS.com that the […]

AIMS Power, a global leader in power inverter technologies, has entered into an exclusive distribution partnership with WESCO Distribution in Elkhart, Ind.  The team at WESCO will be working with AIMS Power’s national sales team to deliver the Reno, Nev.-based company’s diverse product line of power inverters to the heart of the RV manufacturing world. […]

Sunbrella, a respected upholstery manufacturer known for its durable yet elegant fabrics found on awnings, boats and outdoor furniture, is looking to expand its recreational vehicle reach as a supplier of acrylic fabrics for RV furniture makers. Chuck Andrie, OEM account manager for Trivantage, the North Carolina-based distribution arm of Sunbrella, told RVBUSINESS.com that the company […]