Work Begins on $280M Kansas Casino/RV Park

Peninsula Gaming, one of the fastest growing casino and entertainment companies in the United States, announced Thursday (Feb. 24) that site preparation has begun on its $280 million casino and entertainment center located Mulvane, Kan., the Wellington Daily News reported The Kansas Star Casino and Entertainment Center, which will span 170 acres in Sumner County south of Wichita will include a world-class gaming facility, restaurants, a 100,000-square-foot indoor equestrian arena, two hotels, retail... Read more

Pinnacle Park Homes Offers New Lending Help

Park model builder Pinnacle Park Homes has secured a new commercial lending program. “Financing has been a huge obstacle for many of our campground owners and now we have been fortunate to secure a source that can offer rates as low as 6.99%,” Andy Davis, sales manager for the Ochlocknee, Ga.-based builder, stated in a news release.  ”We are very excited to be able to offer this program, as we know rental cabins are the future for campgrounds. We can now obtain same day approvals... Read more

Oklahoma RV Dealers Looking for Good Year

Ojlahoma's biggest RV show Spring is just around the corner, and Central Oklahoma’s premier RV dealers are ready to help create vacation memories that will last a lifetime at the 42nd Annual RV Super Show and Outdoor Expo on March 10-13 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Senior reported. Oklahoma’s largest, most prominent RV dealers invite the general public to Oklahoma City’s State Fair Park to take advantage of promotions featuring their massive inventory of brand name recreational vehicles including... Read more

RV Industry’s Anticipating Decent 2011 Growth

Even somewhat higher fuel prices won’t likely be enough to slow growth in the RV industry, the South Bend (Ind.) Tribune reported. In fact, RV shipments could increase 9% to 263,100 units from 242,300 units in 2010, according to the latest prognostication by Richard Curtin, an economist at the University of Michigan. The expected gains in 2011 will follow the recovery that took hold last year when shipments increased 46% to 242,300 units and northern Indiana RV plants began bringing back workers. Curtin... Read more

Tacoma Dealer Adds Cruiser RV Fun Finder X

Tacoma RV Center in Fife, Wash., has recently signed on as Cruiser RV’s newest dealer for  the Fun Finder X product line. Tacoma RV Center has been in business since 1987 and has established itself as a leading  dealership on the West Coast, according to a news release. “We are grateful to Tacoma RV and LaDonna Kummerfeld for this opportunity. We’re confident the Fun Finder X will be an excellent fit at their dealership,” stated Jeff Fought, executive vice president... Read more

Record Attendance Expected at Toronto Show

Show opens today Today (Feb. 24) marked the opening of the Ontario Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association’s (ORVDA) all new Toronto International RV Show, formerly known as the Motor Home & Trailer Show, at the International Center, auto123.com reported. Attendance is expected to be record breaking due to the increase in annual RV sales figures, demonstrating that sales are up an impressive 18.4% across the country for 2010. Go RVing Canada has also recently revealed that total retail sales... Read more

Curtin: 263,100 Shipments in 2011; 9% Upturn

Richard Curtin The latest projections from the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) show RV wholesale shipments climbing higher in 2011 after finishing last year on a very strong note. In the Spring 2011 issue of RV Roadsigns, RVIA’s quarterly forecasting newsletter, University of Michigan economist Richard Curtin forecasts RV shipments to reach 263,100 units this year, an increase of nearly 9% over the 242,300 units shipped in 2010. Motorhome shipments are expected to grow by 7% (from... Read more

RVIA Board Eyes Key Topics at 3-Day Meeting

Richard Coon A proposed RV dealer service department certification program will be among the issues addressed next week during Recreation Vehicle Industry Association meetings in Tucson, Ariz. A strategic planning session Monday (Feb 28) will lead off the three-day gathering at the Ventana Canyon Resort to update RVIA’s long-term goals, with an executive session of officers on Tuesday and a full board of directors meeting on Wednesday. For a dealer’s service department to be certified,... Read more

ADESSA Inc. Parent Reports Improved Results

KAR Auction Services Inc. today (Feb. 24) reported improved fourth quarter and annual financial results for the period ended Dec. 31. For the fourth quarter of 2010, the auto and RV auction firm reported revenue of $441.3 million as compared with fourth quarter 2009 revenue of $417.9 million, an increase of 6%, according to a news release. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2010 was $7.3 million, or 5 cents per share, as compared with net income of $5.3 million, or 5 cents per share, in the fourth... Read more

FRVTA Hopes for Big Crowd at Daytona Show

The Central Florida RV Show is again bringing its trailers and motorhomes to Daytona Beach, Fla., the Daytona Beach News-Journal reported. Today (Feb. 24) through Sunday, the Volusia County Fairgrounds will host the annual gathering where vendors and dealers show off their wares. About nine RV dealers will be on display as well as vendors selling equipment. “Last year we had 7,100 people,” said Dave Kelly, marketing manager for the Florida RV Trade Association (FRVTA). “We’re... Read more

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