Rick Kessler

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 […]

The RV industry honored its best and brightest retailers Wednesday (Nov. 11) night at the RVBusiness Top 50 Dealer Awards banquet during the RV Dealers International Convention/Expo in Las Vegas. The Con/Expo, convening for the first time at Bally’s on the Las Vegas Strip, attracted approximately 1,200 attendees, according to the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association […]

The California Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (CalRVDA) board has set a date and location for the organization’s annual spring meeting. The group will gather Feb. 18-19 at the Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa in Palm Springs. President Ernie Friesen of All Seasons RV of All Seasons RV in Yuba City said the CalRVDA board will meet the morning of Feb. […]