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Man Sues Ore. RV Park Over Work Injury
A former occupant of a recreational vehicle park is suing the owner of the facility for damages stemming from injuries allegedly suffered while working on the property, the Newport (Ore.) News Times reported. The lawsuit claims Michael Hartz suffered permanent injury...RVIA Offers Details On '14 Park Model RVs
Park model RV (PMRV) wholesale shipments for 2014 were reported at 3,781 units, an increase of 5.1% (183 units) over 2013 shipments, according to a detailed announcement from the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA). The single largest shipment state for...NCA Details 2015 Spring Conference Plans
The Northeast Campground Association (NCA) has a robust line-up planned for the 2015 Northeast Conference on Camping. The event, at its new location at the Radisson Nashua Hotel in Nashua, N.H., will run March 19-21. Conference seminars include: Advertising Your...RV Park Owner Donates Lots To Builders
A Texas businessman has opened his accommodations for a team of church builders looking for a place to stay, the Plainview Herald reported. On Jan. 12, Jeane Browning and Harold Obenhaus, representing Here to Eternity, Inc., met with Hale County commissioners...PCOA Announces New Website Upgrades
The Pennsylvania Campground Owners Association  (PCOA) debuted its newly revamped website for consumers — www.pacamping.com — with the goal of providing a responsive, user-friendly site that is useful to visitors looking to Pennsylvania as a destination, not only for...The Fountains Resort Unveils New Club
The Fountains Vacation Club and The Fountains Premier Motorcoach Resort received an overwhelming response during the Tampa (Fla.) RV Supershow, where they unveiled their new industry changing concept: The first-ever resort vacation club created for motorocoachers,...Sun RV Resorts adds Second Arizona Site
Sun RV Resorts, a nationwide network of RV resorts, announced the addition of its newest RV resort: Blue Star RV Resort. With a prime location in Apache Junction, near both Phoenix and Mesa, this friendly resort is Sun’s second in Arizona. According to Sun RV...Michigan Closes 32 "Unsafe" Campsites
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced that F.J. McLain State Park in the Upper Peninsula city of Hancock, Mich., has closed a total of 32 lakefront campsites due to unsafe conditions and extreme Lake Superior shoreline erosion. Campsites 86-103...Opinion: HUD Issues Nearing Resolution
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is an opinion piece written at the request of RVBusiness, sister publication to Woodall’s Campground Management, by John Soard, general manager of the park model division of Fairmont Homes of Nappanee, Ind., and chairman of the...Explosives Discovered At RV Park In N.D.
Law enforcement agencies found explosives after converging on an RV park south of Watford City, N.D., Monday (Jan. 26) afternoon, television station KFYR reported. The Mckenzie County Sheriff’s Department said it responded to the Prairie View RV park after a...Low Gas Prices Help Gulf Coast RV Parks
At the Cajun RV Park in Biloxi, Miss., it’s hard to find an open spot these days, television station WLOX reported. More snowbirds are taking the coast out for a spin. That has park managers smiling, knowing the year is off to a bright start. “Well, this year...
