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April 19, 2022
Lippert launches mobile care unit to support thousands of team members
The Elkhart-based company showcased its brand-new Mobile Care Unit (MCU) – a custom-designed 30-foot RV that will travel to plants across Northern Indiana to provide free primary services to staff regardless of whether they are members of the company’s employee-sponsored medical plan. Those services include acute care, chronic disease management,...
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April 18, 2022
Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville chain to open resort, RV park in Poconos
Margaritaville, the resort chain company inspired by singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, will open a resort village on the site of the Pocono Manor, which was destroyed by fire in 2019. The resort will feature a hotel, bars and restaurants, a recreation vehicle park, a dog park and other amenities. The Citizen's...
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April 18, 2022
Former Jay Peak President Sentenced in Fraud Debacle
Bill Stenger will serve 18 months and pay a $250,000 fine for his part in the fraud that tarnished the Vermont resort's good name. Outside Business Journal
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April 15, 2022
The Quietest Parks in the U.S.
Similar to the International Dark-Sky Association’s efforts to protect and preserve the night skies from light pollution, Quiet Parks status helps protect places largely lacking noise pollution. In 2019, QPI gave the first Quiet Park award to the Zabalo River in the Ecuadorean Amazon rainforest, home of the Cofán people. Since then,...
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April 14, 2022
Camping World Expands into RV, Marine Furniture Business
Lincolnshire, Ill.-based Camping World Holdings Inc. (CWHI) has entered the RV and marine furniture business sectors with its Allure and other acquired legacy brands that are supplying both OEMs and dealers direct and available to consumers via the company’s network of Camping World outlets across the U.S. RVBusiness
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April 14, 2022
As Running Sales Continue to Sprint Ahead, REI Is Making a Bigger Play for the Category
The retailer said on Thursday that it is continuing to invest in a multi-year strategy that builds upon recent category growth. According to REI Co-op, customer demand for running and fitness products has doubled since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the retailer aims to meet this demand by broadening...
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April 14, 2022
It doesn’t take a lot of exercise to fight depression, study says
The meta-analysis, published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, looked at 15 studies involving over 190,000 people to determine how much exercise was needed to reduce depression. Adults who did activities equivalent to 1.25 hours of brisk walking per week had an 18% lower risk of depression compared with those who...
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April 13, 2022
The Top 15 Amenities You’ll Find in a Luxury RV
Curious about why so many people are obsessed with luxury travel trailers? Read on to discover the top 15 amenities that you will find in a luxury RV. Intelligent Living
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April 13, 2022
Margaritaville Announces Strategic Investment by Rockpoint
Margaritaville Enterprises LLC ("Margaritaville") today announced it has partnered with Boston-based private equity real estate firm Rockpoint, through a common equity investment by affiliates of Rockpoint in the company, as part of a recapitalization of certain minority investors. The strategic partnership aligns Margaritaville’s asset-light, lifestyle brand platform with Rockpoint’s fundamental...
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April 13, 2022
Workers Organize America’s First Climbing Gym Union
Workers at Movement Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia, recently announced the imminent certification of their climbing gym union, reportedly the first in the United States. The process was overseen by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), an independent federal agency that enforces the National Labor Relations Act and “protects the...
