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The first campground in Shanghai, China, for recreational vehicles is set to open in Chongming in October, a tourism official for the county said yesterday. Shanghai Daily reported that the park will have two separate areas, at Mingzhu Lake and Dongping Forest, said Zhang Lixin, director of the Chongming County Tourism Bureau. The lake camp will […]

More than 200 volunteers will join Habitat for Humanity as it honors the 25th anniversary of the RV Care-A-Vanner program with a celebration build and rally in Springfield, Mo., April 21–May 4. “The RV Care-A-Vanner program is a special part of Habitat’s ministry that has played a significant role in improving the lives of thousands […]

Region One of the Florida RV Trade Association (FRVTA) returns for its 19th annual admission-free RV show May 2-4 at the Lee County Sports Complex/Hammond Stadium in south Fort Myers. The three-day-event will feature 10 dealers from throughout Florida’s Gulf Coast displaying a wide selection of new, used and leftover recreation vehicles of all styles, brands […]

Towable builder CrossRoads RV began construction this week on a new customer service facility at its 45-acre campus in Topeka, Ind. The company reported in a news release that the new facility will be located at the site of the former corporate office on Hawpatch Drive. When completed in July, the new building will provide […]

Hickory Hills Campground, a family run 41-year-old  facility in Spencer, Ind., has joined the Jellystone Park Camp-Resort chain. “Joining Jellystone will give us a broader marketing capability,” said Vickie Maxey, the daughter of Victor and Maxine Holt who built the park in 1973. According to a press release, Maxey and her brother, Jerry Holt, purchased the […]

The March unemployment rate in Indiana’s Elkhart County dropped to 5.8%, its lowest level in six years, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development announced Monday (April 21). And yet the county’s rate has been much lower at times when it was easier for employers to find workers. The Elkhart Truth reported that in the year […]

The camping industry – especially at Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA) – didn’t feel the same pain as the RV industry during the last recession. In fact, North Americans continued to camp in record numbers at a time when many RV manufacturers closed their doors. “The camping lifestyle is obviously something our campers are not […]

Three years into the EcoAdvantage sustainability program, Jayco Inc. is making strides in meeting its aggressive companywide goals. To help promote Earth Day, the RV manufacturer is announcing its 2013 results from the EcoAdvantage program, which outlines a number of ways to build better RVs using fewer natural resources. The company reported in a release […]

Novae Corp., North America’s third largest utility trailer manufacturer, announced plans today (April 22) to expand its operations in Markle, Ind., creating up to 75 new jobs by 2016. The homegrown-Hoosier company will invest $5.9 million to construct and equip a 73,000-square-foot facility at the Markle Industrial Park, a state-certified shovel ready site, which will […]

Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc. (ELS), a Chicago-based Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) with more than 170 RV parks making up nearly half of its holdings in the U.S. and Canada, reported first-quarter financial results Monday (April 21) . ELS saw a rise of $7.8 million in normalized funds from operations over the first quarter of […]