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The U.S. economy is headed for stronger growth in 2014 that will steadily chip away at the unemployment rate, top economists predict in a largely optimistic USA TODAY quarterly survey. The jobless rate, which dipped to a five-year low of 6.6% in January, will fall to 6.3% by the end of the year, their median [...]

Indiana-based Skyline Corp. announced a restructuring of its RV Group at the company’s Elkhart and Bristol locations, according to a press release. In addition to the recent hiring of Don Emahiser as president of the RV Group, two new positions were created to consolidate operations of both facilities. Skyline named Michael Worden as the new [...]

Looking over the next hill was Wally Byam’s business. The intrepid traveler built a luxury ride with Airstream — the iconic aluminum trailer — and enticed Americans to come along. Today, Airstream is one of the industry’s oldest brands. According to a report in Investors.com, Airstream’s vintage cool is favored by celebrities such as the actor Matthew [...]

Orlando, Fla.-based Allied Specialty Vehicles Inc. (ASV) announced today (Feb. 10) it is closing towable operations and exiting the towable RV market in order to “concentrate on its growing, profitable motorized recreational vehicle product lines” that include the American Coach, Fleetwood RV, Holiday Rambler and Monaco brands. The towable division was not sold, but was [...]

During the recent Stag Parkway Inc. and Keystone Automotive/NTP Distribution Inc. shows, MOR/ryde International Inc. introduced floor display models for their line of sliding cargo trays and Easy Reel cord spoolers. According to a press release, each display is fully functional and designed to support dealers’ selling efforts. The cargo tray display features attractive signage [...]

Elkhart, Ind.-based Atwood Mobile Products LLC announced that its line of helium refrigerators has been awarded a 2013 Motorhome Readers’ Choice Award. “We are very pleased to be presented with a 2013 Motorhome Readers’ Choice Award,” said Marketing Manager Fay Flournoy. “What makes this extra special is that it is voted on by the people who [...]

Allied Specialty Vehicles Inc. shut down it’s Monaco RV towable facility off State Road 19 today (Feb. 10), affecting nearly 100 workers. According to FOX 28, the company said about 85 people were working at the plant at the time of its shutdown. Employees told FOX28 that when they arrived at work Monday morning they [...]

Thetford Corp. will soon offer retailers two new ways to sell Aqua-Kem, a leading holding tank deodorant for recreational vehicles. The first new offering, slated for February, is the “Morning Sky” scent for Aqua-Kem Toss-Ins. According to a press release, it will have the same powerful odor control and waste digestion that consumers have come [...]

You don’t see the weather referred to all that often in a financial report from a company. But this is truly a different winter. As reported by the South Bend (Ind.) Tribune, last week Thor Industries announced that preliminary sales for its second quarter ending Jan. 31 were adversely affected by the severe weather in [...]

Editor’s Note: The following is a column penned by RVtravel.com Editor Chuck Woodbury offering a look at his recent visit to the Tampa Show where he checked out luxury motorhome builder Millennium Coach’s manufacturing facility. Like many of you, I am hooked on the popular PBS series “Downton Abbey.” It’s a period drama about the [...]