(Dec. 13, 2011) -- With just three weeks remaining until Stuart's new off-street parking requirements for boats and other RVs goes into effect, several residents told city commissioners Monday that the new rules will not make life easy, reports TCPalm.

(Dec. 13, 2011) -- U.S. retail spending rose 0.2 percent in November, marking a smaller increase than the upwardly revised gains in October and September. The market value of Canadian household net worth declined by 2.1 percent ($134 billion) in the third quarter of 2011 to $6.2 trillion.

(Dec. 13, 2011) -- The National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s national parks, is inviting individuals everywhere to celebrate the holiday season with America’s nearly 400 national parks. NPF is excited to share these great ways to visit, share and support America’s iconic treasures during the holidays.

(Dec. 13, 2011) -- Lori Severson was selected as the new president of Campground Association Management Professionals (CAMP) during the group’s recent meeting in Savannah. She replaces Rick Abare, who served as CAMP’s president for the past two years.

(Dec. 13, 2011) -- California State Parks’ Director Ruth Coleman announced Friday that the Department has now signed an agreement for keeping Henry W. Coe State Park open to the public for the next three years.

(Dec. 13, 2011) -- Golden Gate National Recreation Area announced the transfer late Friday, Dec. 9, of 3,800-acre Rancho Corral de Tierra from the Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) to the National Park Service.

(Dec. 13, 2011) -- Oracle State Park was closed two years ago because of state budget cuts. But thanks to Friends of Oracle State Park, the park is scheduled to reopen to the public on Feb. 4, reports Arizona Public Media.

(Dec. 13, 2011) -- Despite an expected two percent gain in 2011 shipments from manufacturers to dealers, shipments are still far from 2007 numbers and the industry is bracing for a projected 2.6 percent decline in RV shipments in 2012. But local RV dealers say they are doing fairly well, reports the Altoona Mirror.

(Dec. 13, 2011) -- The Board of Directors of Flexsteel Industries, Inc. declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share payable Jan. 9, 2012 to shareholders of record as of Dec. 23, 2011.

(Dec. 13, 2011) -- “The videos are a great way to send our best wishes for the holidays to those folks who spent time in a national park this year or may be thinking about a trip in the future. Our rangers are a creative bunch, and their greetings reflect the spirit of the parks they care for on behalf of the American people. I hope people enjoy them.”