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Carefree Unveils New Lines at Elkhart Facility
Carefree of Colorado executives paid a visit to the company’s Elkhart, Ind., facility last week (May 14-17) to give OEM customers a ‘first glimpse’ of some new products and a jump-start on integrating them into the coming year’s motorhome and towable lines. Although Broomfield, Col.-based Carefree normally does this in August, well ahead of the [...]
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North Street Says it Could Diversify Winnebago
The managing partner for a Connecticut-based private equity and hedge fund company says their offer to buy Winnebago Industries would allow the company to diversify into assembling cars and trucks. Radio Iowa reported that North Street Capital LP has offered to purchase the Forest City-based recreational vehicle manufacturer for $11 a share in cash after [...]
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Winnebago Announces ’12 PIE Award Winners
Winnebago Industries Inc. announced its Partners in Excellence (PIE) award winners for 2012 at the company’s Dealer Days event in Las Vegas May 14-16. In its seventh year, the PIE award recognizes those motorhome dealers with the best market share penetration within their basic trade area (BTA). Twelve Winnebago and Itasca dealerships were recognized in [...]
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Go RVing Canada: RV Show Attendance Rises
Go RVing Canada is kicking off the May long weekend by announcing another successful RV show season for the RV industry. According to a press release, thousands of Canadians visited RV shows this year as overall attendance numbers were higher than 2011. In Alberta, RV show attendance broke records with an impressive 35% attendance increase [...]
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Winnebago: ‘No Decision Yet on Buyout Offer’
Forest City, Iowa-based Winnebago Industries Inc. officials say they haven’t made a decision on whether to accept or reject an offer from a private equity firm to purchase the company because they don’t have enough information. The Associated Press is reporting Winnebago has rejected a $321.5 million offer from North Street Capital, a Greenwich, Conn.-based [...]
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Grants to Keep Open 13 California State Parks
The California State Parks Foundation (CSPF) announced Thursday (May 17) it will award 13 grants totaling $328,586 to organizations that are fighting to keep state parks off the closure list. This one-year commitment is one of several steps the 43-year-old foundation is taking in response to the crisis of park closures across California’s state park [...]
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Winnebago Nixes North Street Capital Proposal
Winnebago Industries Inc. is rejecting an unsolicited $321.5 million takeover bid because the offer lacked details, according to an Associated Press report. Winnebago said Friday (May 18) that the $11 per share cash offer it received from North Street Capital didn’t appear credible, and the offer was dependent on several conditions. Winnebago officials say they [...]
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Hahn Joins LIFESTYLE Luxury RV Sales Team
LIFESTYLE Luxury RV, a Middlebury, Ind.-based luxury fifth-wheel manufacturer, announced the appointment of Todd Hahn as regional sales manager for the South/Southeast region. Hahn, a Nappanee, Ind., native and graduate of Purdue University brings 22 years of industry experience, including serving as an account manager at Keystone RV Co. and Travel Supreme Inc. “I am [...]
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Redwood Debuts Blackwood Bunk House Fiver
Syracuse, Ind.-based upscale fifth-wheel builder Redwood RV unveiled the new Blackwood 36BH, a “family luxury bunk house,” according to a press release. “At Redwood, we work hard to develop floorplans and features that make sense to the people who use them,” said Product Manager Paul Craven. “This fundamental philosophy helped launch the Redwood brand, and [...]
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ADA Pool Lift Compliance Deadline is Delayed
Park operators will have until Jan. 31, 2013, to comply with changes in accessibility requirements for swimming pools and spas under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Justice Department announced on its website Wednesday (May 16) that it plans to publish a new rule on May 21 with the Jan. 31st compliance date. “Thanks [...]
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