NOTICE -- The functionality of the RV Industry News website will be reduced between Sept. 7 and 14 as the editor takes a vacation. Other staff members will be posting stories throughout the week as time permits, but it's unlikely to be at the volume that readers have come to expect. Rest assured, when Greg Gerber returns from vacation Sept. 15, he'll be well rested, as fiesty as ever and ready to tackle all the issues as the RV industry enters its busy show season.

(Sept. 7, 2008) -- The global events industry is huge, growing and highly fragmented. And, in a time of declining print revenue, it offers integrated media companies a highly profitable, defensible, Web-resistant platform for growth.

(Sept. 7, 2008) -- For $375, campers stay at one of the park's 211 sites for 12 days, plus receive two gate passes every day of the fair.

(Sept. 7, 2008) -- A few months ago, the Army Corps of Engineers notified Flamingo Lake RV Resort in Jacksonville that the owners of property next door planned to develop 317 acres into up to 5.5 million square feet of warehouses.

(Sept. 7, 2008) -- A new type of business will be permitted to operate in the industrial portion of the Paramount's north-central area: one providing RV and commercial vehicle storage.

(Sept. 7, 2008) -- The RV industry seems to be proving that you can sell anything if you discount it enough. Area dealers are selling RVs big and small at up to 40 percent below manufacturers' suggested retail prices. And instead of being deserted, local lots are drawing consumer traffic. Dan Gamel said he has moved $40 million in vehicles since March. Things have been going so well that he said he's not sure when he might shut down his California stores. He even hinted they might continue to operate in some fashion for an extended time. He declined to elaborate.

(Sept. 7, 2008) -- A sergeant says the burglary took place sometime overnight Friday into Saturday at Bish's RV in Pocatello. The burglars went into six different RVs and stole six flat screen televisions.

(Sept. 6, 2008) -- Gary McCool,owner of Camperland RV Center, and employee John Liber turned themselves in at the Hamilton County Justice Center around 11 a.m. Friday, two days after Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters signed indictments against the two men, charging them with two counts of aggravated arson and one count of arson.

(Sept. 5, 2008) -- In the heart of the park here on a recent warm day, the spaces at Fishing Bridge Recreational Vehicle Park were jammed full with RVs and camping equipment. The RV site, situated in a quiet pine forest, was "full," according to a sign at the registration office. All 358 spaces were taken.

(Sept. 5, 2008) -- Country Coach laid off 100 employees Thursday with no plans to hire employees back. The layoffs of mainly non-manufacturing jobs is expected to be permanent, according to Matt Howard, vice president of marketing and sales for the company.

(Sept. 5, 2008) -- Rogers will draw on his long career in the gaming, hospitality and camping industries to help participants plan their own strategies to take their customer satisfaction and service from good service to great. In addition, a panel of industry leaders will share their insights into exceeding customer expectations, and what new measures they are taking to survive and thrive in 2009.

(Sept. 5, 2008) -- Jayco Corp. today announced that Glenn Troyer has resigned as president of the company’s Entegra Coach subsidiary to take time off to pursue a number of personal interests before he moves on to the next phase of his career. He will not be replaced, said company officials.

(Sept. 5, 2008) -- Prepare to be inspired this year when RVIA’s “Outlook 2009: We’ve Got Heart!” marks the official opening of the National RV Trade Show in Louisville, Ky. on Tuesday, Dec. 2. The fast-paced, high-energy multimedia event will feature several informative presentations.

(Sept. 5, 2008) -- RVIA’s Government Affairs Department has scheduled a free workshop on Sept. 30 in South Bend, Ind., to review California Air Resource Board (CARB) regulations relating to the formaldehyde emissions from wood products.

(Sept. 5, 2008) -- In his new position, Robert Amonitti is responsible for sales of the Company’s Winnebago, Itasca and ERA brand motor homes, as well as dealer development and training for dealers in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia and northern North Carolina. This territory has previously been held by Tom Haney who is retiring after 30 years with Winnebago Industries.

(Sept. 5, 2008) -- The new site highlights the company's mission to serve its customers as "The RV Glass Experts" by making the process of RV glass replacement straightforward and painless.

(Sept. 4, 2008) -- The new unit was driven past hundreds of RV dealers attending the conference at the Paris hotel/casino during the opening session Wednesday -- then backed into place with the driver making a 90-degree turn to position the unit in place.

(Sept. 4, 2008) -- A new Mountain Top RV and Marine dealership is planned for a $1.25 million, two-acre site at 5028 Sunset Boulevard / U.S. 378 in West Columbia, S.C.

(Sept. 4, 2008) -- Silver Palms RV Village is located less than one-quarter of a mile from Lake Okeechobee, the second largest freshwater lake in the United States. The resort will consist of 512 sites, a 9,000-square-foot Grand Old Florida style clubhouse and recreational amenities for the RV community.

(Sept. 4, 2008) -- Shakespeare's Galaxy SRA-40 Satellite Radio Antenna is type approved by the engineering departments of both Sirius and XM, so RV owners can now have the best of both worlds. It can connect to either Sirius or XM receivers.