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Kentucky RV Park Dilemma May Be Settled
A special-called city commission meeting Tuesday (Nov. 30) could put an end to a two-year battle between the owners of Lakeview RV Park LLC and the city of Richmond, Ky. The meeting’s agenda has only one item of business — Order 10-146: “An Order of the Board of...Amazon.com Provides Jobs for Workampers
Former truck driver Jimmy Sowder and his wife, Sheila, worked in New Mexico last summer — he at a hardware store, she in the office and consignment shop of the RV park where they were staying. Now they’re working at an Amazon.com distribution center in...Swept Away Part 3: Dawn reveals Magnitude of Loss
Click here to read the third and final installment of a series of stories published this month by the Arkansas Democrat & Gazette on the June 11 flood at the Albert Pike Campground that killed 20 campers.InSites Convention Right Around the Corner
If you have seen the hit CBS television series “The Mentalist,” you’ll enjoy the opening luncheon keynote address at InSites 2010 because the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) is bringing the real “Mentalist” to next...Swept Away: 'Get Everybody and Get Out!'
Click here to read part 2 of the Arkansas Democrat & Gazette account of the June flood that killed 20 campers at the Albert Pike Campground in western Arkansas.Canada's BCIMC OK'd for $790M Parkbridge Buyout
Canada’s competition regulator has given the green light for British Columbia Investment Management Corp.’s (BCIMC) $790 million acquisition of Parkbridge Lifestyle Communities Inc., a Calgary-based firm that operates dozens of gated communities, marinas and RV parks...Virtual Expo Producers Comment on Event
With the Virtual Outdoor Hospitality Expo still running in the “on demand” status and attendees still viewing the exhibit booths and watching the recorded webinars, the producers of the expo are seeking opinions about the show and looking forward to the next version....Park Model Pact: RVC, American RV & Athens
For the first time ever, an outdoor hospitality company, an RV dealership and a manufacturer are forming a joint venture. RVC Outdoor Destinations will be teaming with American RV of Olive Branch, Miss., a dealership carrying a variety of RV classes and park models,...Fairmont Park Trailers to Debut Harmony Park
Fairmont Park Trailers, a division of Fairmont Homes Inc,. has announced the addition of the Harmony Park series of recreational park trailers to its product line-up, and will debut the new price leader line at next week’s National RV Trade Show in Louisville, Ky....95-Site Ohio RV Park Sold for $156K at Auction
The National Road Campground near Zanesville, Ohio, has a new owner. Mitch Devoll of Zanesville bought the 11-acre campground at auction with a bid of $156,000, the Zanesville Times-Recorder reported. Eight others registered to bid, but only four actually drove the...Utah RV Resort Developer Wants to Expand Project
Developers of a motorcoach resort in St. George, Utah, located in the southwest corner of the state, are requesting a tentative map revision for the first phase of their resort and country club, The Desert Valley Times, St. George, reported The motorcoach revised...
