(Jan. 24, 2012) -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced it will host a site visit at Sunrise State Park in East Haddam on Friday Feb. 3 from 10 a.m. to noon for perspective bidders to redevelop, manage, and operate Sunrise State Park.

(Jan. 24, 2012) -- Ohio's Cuyahoga Valley National Park's Teacher-Ranger-Teacher (TRT) program offers teachers eight weeks working in national parks across the country and developing lessons to connect their students to the park during the following school year.

(Jan. 24, 2012) -- WFTV Orlando writes that a group of seniors has threatened legal action against the new Wekiva Parkway project. The parkway would run right through the Twelve Oaks RV Resort in Orlando, taking out their homes and forcing them to move.

(Jan. 24, 2012) -- Howard Trevis of AEG Motorhomes was so impressed with the Romahome stand at the NEC last October, that he approached Romahome managing director Brian Bailey to ask if he could sell the products, reports Out & About Live.

(Jan. 24, 2012) -- The York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office is looking for the person or persons who stole a white, 32-foot 2011 Keystone Bullet camper from Fair Oaks Campground in Williamsburg, reports WAVY-TV.

(Jan. 24, 2012) -- Icon Direct is pleased to announce they will now be carrying Glendale RV replacement parts. Due to the recent closing of Glendale RV, the parts may be difficult to find, so to fill the need, Icon Direct will manufacture and carry them.

(Jan. 24, 2012) -- "The back-to-back 0.5 percent gains in the volume of retail sales in November and October augur well for consumer spending to rise a solid 3.2 percent, at an annual rate," said Ferley. "It compares to the modest 1.2 percent rise in the previous quarter."

(Jan. 24, 2012) -- The TailGator provides the needed protection to safely load and unload ATV’s, golf carts, and oversized objects into a truck bed. It was built to prevent damage and add support for the tailgate cables from undue stress. It pins directly into any standard 2-inch receiver, completely omitting the additional strain on the tailgate.

(Jan. 24, 2012) -- The Department of Conservation is urging dog owners to learn the rules and restrictions for taking dogs into DOC campgrounds and tracks. In one week this summer, DOC rangers dealt with 30 different people disobeying rules, reports the Marlborough Express.

(Jan. 23, 2012) -- Heather Mariscal, president of Priority One Financial Services, was honored last month as one of Business Leader’s 2011 Women Extraordinaire Award winners.