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(Oct. 30, 2012) -- Spartan Motors, Inc. today announced operating results for the third quarter of 2012. Revenues totaled $112.9 million compared to $120.3 million in the third quarter of 2011. Spartan reported a net loss of $0.3 million for the third quarter of 2012, or ($0.01) per diluted share compared to net income of $3.2 million, or $0.10 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2011.

(Oct. 30, 2012) -- A news report by GANNETT NEWS SERVICE appearing in Livingston Daily says millions of people across the Eastern Seaboard woke up Tuesday to the full extent of the damage wrought by megastorm Sandy.

(Oct. 30, 2012) -- Yesterday, Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. reported net sales for the quarter of $494 million, a 14 percent decrease from the same period in 2011. Net Income for the quarter was $32 million, compared to a net income of $39 million for the same period in 2011, a decrease of $7 million.

(Oct. 30, 2012) -- Goblin State Park, in Moab, Utah, is named after its goblin-like hoodoos, or rock formations, which offer fun for all ages.

(Oct. 30, 2012) -- A Forest Service Hebgen Lake District Ranger writes an article for the West Yellowstone News describing one of four rental cabins on the Hebgen Lake Ranger District, west of West Yellowstone, Mont.

(Oct. 30, 2012) -- The director of Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites was in Coweta last week for a site visit at Chattahoochee Bend State Park and spoke of the state's goal to make its parks self-sustaining, reports the Newnan Times-Herald.

(Oct. 30, 2012) -- The economic impact of Coachella is widespread. The Desert Sun reports Indio, Calif. saw a 31.2 percent increase in its hotel taxes in the past year largely because the city began taxing the campground fees related to the music festival.

(Oct. 30, 2012) -- "There are five main areas that your customer may have objections in, and it is important that we as salespeople ensure that all of the five main ingredients in a sale are firmly intact," said Rees. "The most important thing we sell is ourselves. We make the difference, more often than not, as to whether customers buy from us or not. So what can we do to make ourselves so attractive to our customers that they WANT to do business with us?"

(Oct. 29, 2012) -- "For rental companies, this business model works well because they don't have to depreciate any motorhomes, they don't have to worry about maintenance and they don't worry about mileage," said Dross. "People who want their motorhomes rented make the payments and cover the cost to maintain the units."

(Oct. 29, 2012) -- It looks a lot like winter in Banff National Park, but officials told the Calgary Herald that summer tourism numbers are pointing to an industry rebounding from a recent economic downturn.