Rick Kessler

Editor’s Note: To view a time lapse video showing construction of General RV’s new Tampa, Fla., store click here or scroll to the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page. Michigan-based multi-location dealer General RV Center, the nation’s largest family-owned dealership group, is eagerly anticipating the completion of two major projects over the next few […]

The Tar Heel state’s largest fall RV show is expecting another strong showing as the North Carolina RV Dealers’Association (NCRVDA) RV Show & Sale is set for Sept. 5-7 at the Raleigh State Fair Grounds in Raleigh, N.C. Jeff Haughton, director of events and sponsorships for Apple Rock which produces the RV show for the North […]

With just a few weeks remaining before opening, the 46th Annual America’s Largest RV Show at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa., already is being billed as “the biggest ever” by event organizers.  Heather Leach, marketing and education director for the host Pennsylvania RV & Camping Association (PRVCA), told RVBUSINESS.com that exhibitor space for the 2014 […]

With just a few weeks remaining before opening, the 46th Annual America’s Largest RV Show at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa., already is being billed as “the biggest ever” by event organizers.  Heather Leach, marketing and education director for the host Pennsylvania RV & Camping Association (PRVCA), told RVBUSINESS.com that exhibitor space for the 2014 […]

The Northeast Campground Association’s (NCA) will be holding its 25th Great Escape Sept. 9-11 at Lone Pine Campsites in Vermont. Since 1990, a different state association within NCA hosts the Great Escape each year and creates a schedule of events to highlight that area during the end-of-season gathering. This year the event will be hosted by the Vermont Campground […]

Camping World Inc.’s newest SuperCenter, located in Rossford, Ohio, and serving the Toledo market, officially opened for business today (Aug. 22) with a ribbon-cutting ceremony as well as refreshments and in-store specials. The location — officially named Camping World of Rossford, The Rossford SuperCenter — will join more than 100 other Camping World stores across […]

Officials at Dometic Corp. broke ground today (Aug. 20) on an expansion project that will double the size of its central distribution warehouse at the northeast corner of Century Drive and Kercher Road in Goshen, Ind. When the expansion is expected to be complete sometime before Christmas, the warehouse will grow from 125,000 to 250,000 […]

Sales were brisk at the 59th Annual Midwest RV Super Show, which featured 13 dealers displaying 215 units Aug. 7-10 at the RV/MH Hall of Fame grounds in Elkhart, Ind. Matt Rose, director of recreation vehicles for the host Indiana Manufactured Housing Association-Recreation Vehicle Indiana Council (IMHA-RVIC), said the crowds were about the same as […]

Sales were brisk at the 59th Annual Midwest RV Super Show, which featured 13 dealers displaying 215 units Aug. 7-10 at the RV/MH Hall of Fame grounds in Elkhart, Ind. Matt Rose, director of recreation vehicles for the host Indiana Manufactured Housing Association-Recreation Vehicle Indiana Council (IMHA-RVIC), said the crowds were about the same as […]

Lippert Components Inc. unveiled its new RV waste management system during this week’s 3rd Annual International Rally of Forest River Owners’ Group (FROG) at the Elkhart County Fairgrounds in Goshen, Ind. Gary Bunzer, known as “The RV Doctor” who’s a columnist and author on RV service and repair, served as the spokesman during the unveiling, demonstrating how the […]