Sherman Goldenberg

As another extraordinary disaster plays out on the nation’s TV screens, the wheels are apparently already in motion for a new wave of RV-related housing to help resolve the mounting needs of tens of thousands of Texas Gulf Coast residents who have fled their homes in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. To what extent this […]

The historic hurricane that pummeled the Texas Gulf Coast this weekend and continues as Tropical Storm Harvey to threaten Houston and environs with epic floods has undoubtedly delivered a powerful blow to the region’s RV park and campground operators. As is often the case in natural disasters, however, the storm seems to have body-slammed some parks and tiptoed […]

U.S. Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., and U.S. Rep Jackie Walorski, R-Ind.-2, and Indiana Secretary of Commerce Jim Schellinger were among the speakers at a Wednesday (Aug. 21) morning groundbreaking ceremony for a $10 million expansion at Grand Design Recreational Vehicle Co. (GDRV) in rural Middlebury. Expansion plans for Grand Design, a 1,300-employee RV manufacturer acquired last year […]

RV/MH Heritage Foundation Inc. President Darryl Searer says his organization plans to launch a major fund drive later this year to greatly expand the Northern Indiana Event Center (NIEC) and the affiliated RV/MH Hall of Fame (HOF) on the northeast side of Elkhart, Ind. That campaign, ultimately totaling as much as $10 million according to Searer, […]

The Lippert Components Charitable Giving Team this week (Aug. 7-11) volunteered at Camp Catch A Rainbow, a “stunning” 1,200-acre YMCA camp in Jackson, Mich. The facility is supported in part by KOA Care Camps, a system of 129 specialized summer camps located throughout North America providing weeklong summer camp experiences to children with cancer and, […]

The Forest River Owners Group (FROG), the nation’s fastest growing brand name RV owners club, is holding its 2017 FROG International Rally this week at the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds in Goshen, Ind. A kickoff dinner was held last night (Aug. 6) for some of the 1,700 club members from coast to coast who have […]

Friends of former Thor Industries Inc. CFO Walt Bennett gathered Sunday night (Aug. 6) at Lucchese’s Italian Restaurant in Elkhart, Ind., to salute the retired businessman and former Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) board chairman on the eve of his induction along with nine other individuals into the RV/MH Heritage Foundation Inc.’s RV/MH Hall of Fame. The […]

Statistical Surveys Inc. President Tom Walworth’s friends and family gathered Saturday (June 24) for a reception at a Knights of Columbus hall in suburban Grand Rapids, Mich., to pay tribute to Walworth as he embarks on his announced semi-retirement. Walworth, whose Michigan firm reports retail registrations for clients in the RV, marine, manufactured housing, light […]

An all-industry working group led by members of the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA), the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) and RVDA of Canada continues to quietly work on a series of parts delivery issues that could ultimately help improve dealers’ abilities to expedite warranty and other consumer repairs in the field. The so-called “parts […]

One of the highlights at Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) Committee Week, the mid-year Sunday (June 4) to Thursday conference at which industry leaders are gathering in Washington, D.C., to set strategy and lobby Capitol Hill, will be today’s welcome reception toast to Statistical Surveys Inc. President Tom Walworth. They’ll be raising a glass to […]