Funeral arrangements for Blue Ox CEO and President Jay Hesse have been scheduled through Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel in Sioux City, Iowa. Services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday (June 26) at the Heese Event Center at the Pender school. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, with the family present […]

For a third straight year, manufacturing employment in Indiana posted a gain, reports the 2014 Indiana Manufacturers Directory, a manufacturers database and directory published by Manufacturers’ News, Inc. (MNI) Evanston, Ill. According to data collected by MNI, Indiana manufacturers added 8,563 manufacturing jobs, or 1.5 percent from April 2013 to April 2014. Manufacturers’ News reports […]

Pennsylvania camping and park activities generate more than $175 million annually, according to Jennifer Schwartz of the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC). Lancaster Online reported that as technology improves, people are still flocking to the woods, but with some noticeable differences — some are now bringing electronics into nature and some are adopting family […]

(June 23, 2014) -- "Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Jay, we have lost a beloved husband, father, brother, dear friend and inspiring mentor," said Kietzmann. "Jay leaves behind a company that he, his father and grandfather built, and his sprit will forever be the foundation of Blue Ox."

(June 23, 2014) -- Chad Smith is the national sales manager for the RV division. Jeremy Godwin is the new vice president of sales for the RV division, and Keith Cook will become senior vice president of sales and continue to oversee all Camco sales divisions: hardware, liquids and RV.

(June 23, 2014) -- Just in time for the summer camping season, Good Sam Enterprises, which includes the Good Sam Club and Camping World, has announced a long-term agreement with Alliance Data Systems Corp. to provide co-branded credit card services

(June 23, 2014) -- Camping World, a store chain supplying everything from motor homes to tents, camping and picnic supplies, is set to call Olive Branch, Miss. home in the very near future.

(June 23, 2014) -- "We’re delighted with this new addition as the Boston TV market is the seventh largest market in the country. This same market also includes the state of New Hampshire," said Moniz.

“Rollin’ On TV” (ROTV) has expanded into the New England market with the addition of WHDT TV3 located in Boston. According to a press release, Boston represents the seventh largest TV market in the country and includes the state of New Hampshire. “ROTV” will begin airing three days a week on WHDT the first week […]

(June 23, 2014) -- The two-hour session was developed by the Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor Recreation (FICOR), the coordinating body of directors of agencies that manage federal outdoor recreation facilities, lands and waters.