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(Jan. 30, 2012) -- With heavy traffic and so many new products featured, both new and seasoned RVer’s were impressed with the product offerings from Thor Motor Coach, the company said in a press release. Tampa provided a great kick-off for the motorhome market in 2012 as Thor Motor Coach saw a 40 percent increase in retail sales compared to the 2011 show.

(Jan. 30, 2012) -- Wesley Pittman and Shaun Pittman, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, are suing McClain's RV, an East Texas RV dealership, for not paying its service department employees for overtime work, reports the Southeast Texas Record.

(Jan. 30, 2012) -- The Battle Creek Enquirer reports film producers haven't been making movies in Michigan as often in the past couple of years because of the tighter tax incentives for filming in Michigan.

(Jan. 30, 2012) -- Citizens are pitching in financially to keep Palomar Mountain State Park off the closure list, and at just $9,000 away from reaching the First Year Pledge target, it looks like they might pull it off, reports the Ramona Sentinel.

(Jan. 30, 2012) -- "We are continuing to add new floorplans that meet the needs of campground owners.  We have asked for input and have received many suggestions that have been implemented in our newest floorplans," said Owner Randy Stewart, Jr.  "With destination camping on the rise, we can only see orders increasing."

(Jan. 30, 2012) -- An annual report on national park visitation shows significant changes in how people visit Yosemite National Park, with many fewer guests actually able to sleep overnight inside the park's boundaries, notes the Stockton Record.

(Jan. 30, 2012) -- Although it's still not quite like the boom days, when reservations were needed a year in advance, more snowbirds are heading down to Southwest Florida this year, providing a boost to area RV resorts and campgrounds, reports the Bradenton Herald.

(Jan. 30, 2012) -- Bank of the West's small business and middle market commercial clients have recognized the bank for its service, relationship management and treasury management in a study that determined the winners of the annual Greenwich Excellence Awards.

(Jan. 30, 2012) -- A trailer was destroyed and another badly damaged Sunday morning, when a huge oak tree fell in the Rivers West RV Park in Myrtle Creek, reports KVAL.

(Jan. 30, 2012) -- Samuel Rybski could not find a spot to park his RV when he drove into Greene County to work on a natural gas pipeline for the Marcellus shale industry. The industry's growth has brought the sting of housing shortages and high rent to Greene and Washington counties, reports the Monessen Valley Independent.