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February 3, 2022
Cummins Reports Increased Sales and Revenues for 2021
Power generation company Cummins reports net sales for 2021 of $2.1 billion, a nearly 15 percent increase over the $1.8 billion in 2020. Revenues for last year were $24 billion, a 21 percent increase over 2020. The company had net sales of $394 million in the fourth quarter, compared with...
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February 2, 2022
Camping World Announces Deal to Acquire Big Daddy RV’s in Kentucky
Camping World Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CWH) (“Camping World”), America’s Recreation Dealer, today announced an agreement to acquire Big Daddy RV’s in London, Kentucky. The acquisition is anticipated to close in late February and will be the company’s third location in the state. Businesswire
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February 2, 2022
National Park NFTs Are Officially a Thing. Not Everybody’s Happy About It
Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, have gone from a curiosity to a $40 billion market, with tokens from collections like CryptoPunks and Bored Ape Yacht Club becoming online status symbols. But some environmental activists cry foul over the technology’s carbon footprint. As the debate rages, a new project just released 4,825...
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February 2, 2022
RV Women’s Alliance Survey Shows Moderate Improvement In Women’s Representation Within The Industry
In a follow-up to a 2019 survey on women in the RV industry, the RV Women’s Alliance once again enlisted Cairn Consulting Group to survey a wide swath of the RV industry to gauge attitudes and perception about women in the RV industry. RVIA
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February 1, 2022
Renowned Alpinist Korra Pesce Killed by Icefall on Cerro Torre, Patagonia
The 41-year-old Italian alpinist Corrado “Korra” Pesce has died in Patagonia while descending Cerro Torre’s north face. Pesce and his partner had completed a new route on Cerro Torre’s east and north face when a rime-ice mushroom collapsed on him. Climbing
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January 31, 2022
First All-Black Everest Expedition, ‘Full Circle,’ Prepares for Summit Bid
Of the over 4,000 people who have stood on the summit of Mt. Everest, only 10 have been Black. The Full Circle Expedition could double that number this spring. GearJunkie
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January 31, 2022
Nat. Park Service Forms ‘National Campground Office’
This new program will be responsible for boosting visitor experiences across NPS’s more than 1,400 campgrounds by improving coordination and facilitating technical assistance to parks and regions on campground-related issues and services. Woodallscm
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January 29, 2022
A popular RV maker just unveiled a $400,000 custom Mercedes-Benz Sprinter camper van RV
RV and camper van popularity has remained resilient throughout COVID-19. Advanced RV, a custom camper van maker specializing in Sprinter vans, now has a two-year client backlog. Smaller makers like Advanced RV — a custom Mercedes-Benz Sprinter conversion company — are also experiencing success during the road travel boom. Yahoo...
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January 28, 2022
The North Face Just Had its Best Quarter Ever: Here’s How the Brand’s New Leader Plans to Build on That Success
First the first time ever, The North Face surpassed $1 billion in sales, with revenues of more than $1.2 billion in Q3. This marked the best quarter in the brand’s history, with global revenues up 27% above pre-pandemic levels. The growth comes as the brand gears up to welcome a new global...
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January 28, 2022
Here’s How Much Olympic Athletes Can Earn for Winning Medals, Sponsorship and More
More than half of U.S. Olympic hopefuls, or 59%, reported making less than $25,000 during the year of their respective Olympics, according to a COVID-19 impact survey distributed to 4,400 athletes by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC). A total of 643 Olympic athletes and 94 Paralympic athletes...
