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Recreational Vehicle News Archive30-Nov-2006
Western RV announces sale (Yakima Herald-Republic) YAKIMA -- A long-standing Yakima Recreational Vehicle manufacturer is getting new owners. Monomoy Capital Partners, a New York equity firm, will provide capital and management for Western Recreational Vehicles, a maker of high-end motor homes.
Firefighters respond to fire in Botetourt County (WDBJ 7 Roanoke) A Recreational Vehicle went up in flames tonight. Firefighters in Botetourt County were called out to the fire. Volunteers from three departments responded to the home on Foal Lane.
Out-of staters escape hefty motor home tax (Casper Star-Tribune) BOZEMAN, Mont. -- Call it recreational robbery: An out-of-state resident sets up a dummy company in Montana, buys a motor home under that company name and escapes tens of thousands of dollars in sales taxes.
Mantaline Solves Slide Room Leaks (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) MANTUA, Ohio----Mantaline Corporation, a leading manufacturer of gaskets and seals, has solved the problem of seal leaks in recreational vehicle slide rooms. Their new Manta-Slide Seal offers an integrated sealing solution to combat the problem of moisture penetration in the seams of slide rooms.
Grand Packaging Introduces First-Ever RV Sauna (The Auto Channel) WAYLAND, Mich., Nov. 28 -- Grand Packaging, Inc. today introduced a new luxury amenity traditionally available only at expensive health centers and five-star hotels -- the first-ever, compact, deep-heat sauna unit specifically designed for recreational vehicles (RVs).
Parking-ban foes take case to Palmyra council (Lebanon Daily News) PALMYRA ? Residents who are unhappy about an ordinance prohibiting the parking of commercial vehicles, recreational vehicles and boats on borough streets faced off with council last night ? again.
Microsoft hires ex-'Apprentice' star as judge (CNN.com) NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Carolyn Kepcher, who helped Donald Trump fire corporate wannabes on "The Apprentice" television show, took a new role on Tuesday -- helping Microsoft Corp. find the best small-business idea in America.
Equity firm agrees to buy Western RV (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) YAKIMA -- A New York equity firm has agreed to buy a longtime recreational-vehicle maker that had been one of the largest employers in the Yakima Valley until it shut down earlier this month.
Thor Industries 1Q profit dips 25 percent (Sharewatch) Net income for the period ending Oct. 31 dropped to $32.6 million, or 58 cents per share, from $43.4 million, or 76 cents per share, a year ago. Quarterly revenue slipped 4 percent to $727.7 million from $761.3 million, as Recreational Vehicle sales sagged 7 percent.
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