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November 17, 2022
Outside Inc makes 12% workforce cut on advertising slowdown
Outside Inc – the parent publisher to VeloNews, CyclingTips, PinkBike, B2B Bicycle Retailer and Industry News, plus the Trailforks platform – has announced a number of staff layoffs this week. Among those laid off are senior journalists across the portfolio Caley Fretz, Dave Rome, Matt de Neef and Daniel Benson,...
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November 17, 2022
Biofuel on Bachelor: Oregon Resort Announces New Wood-Fired Heating System
With wood-based heating solutions for several of its buildings, Bend, Oregon’s Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort will soon go back to the future. In it, parent company POWDR said the resort’s new 3,412 MBH (1000 kW) boiler will heat four of its base area facilities with an estimated 1,000 tons of...
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November 17, 2022
Why Real Estate Investors Are Paying More Attention to RV Parks and Campgrounds
For years, RVs have been associated with retirees who spend their golden years traveling the country. But that’s changing, and real estate investors have noticed. Encouraged by these changes and seeking higher returns than those offered by traditional property types, these investors are putting more of their money toward RV...
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November 17, 2022
You Can Visit Yosemite National Park Next Year Without a Reservation
Yosemite officials initially implemented a reservation system in 2020 as the pandemic drove record numbers of visitors to the park, and later renewed the program through 2021 and 2022 as crowds remained sizable. Other parks followed suit—Arches, Glacier, Zion Rocky Mountain, Shenandoah, and even Acadia requiring visitors to book their...
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November 16, 2022
Boardriders Cuts More than 150 Jobs
Boardriders, which is in the midst of a sale process, cut 170 jobs today in a move to reduce costs and become more nimble. Boardriders is home to the Billabong, Quiksilver, RVCA, Roxy, DC Shoes, Element and VonZipper brands and is one of the largest and most important companies in...
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November 15, 2022
Winnebago to open dedicated research and development facility
One of the USA’s best-known RV manufacturers Winnebago Industries has announced it will be opening a new Advanced Technology Innovation Center to focus on next-generation outdoor recreation technologies. The new facility, to be located in the Twin Cities in Minnesota, will focus on incubating and prototyping new technology applications across...
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November 15, 2022
Running can reduce risk of Metastatic Cancer by 72%, new study shows
Researchers at Tel Aviv University discovered that running increases the glucose (sugar) consumption of internal organs, thus reducing the amount of energy available to tumors. Led by Professor Carmit Levy of the Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, and Dr. Yftach Gepner of the School of Public Health, the...
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November 15, 2022
Winnebago Industries Sets 2025 Strategic Plan Targets
Happe and Chief Financial Officer Bryan Hughes revealed Winnebago Industries’ 2025 strategic plan targets. Winnebago is targeting $5.5 billion in net revenue, 15 percent non-RV revenue, 15 percent North American RV market share, and 10 percent North American pontoon market share. Additionally, Winnebago Industries is aiming to achieve 19 percent...
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November 15, 2022
Rab Unveils ‘Nutrition Label’ for Sustainability: Material Facts
Think of virgin fabrics and PFCs as added sugars and trans fats — that’s the tack British outerwear brand Rab will take with a new approach to some of its product labeling. Launching today, “Material Facts” mimics the nutrition information that has become ubiquitous in the last few decades. With it,...
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November 14, 2022
RV Retailer is now Blue Compass RV
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 14, 2022 -- RV Retailer, LLC, the fastest growing RV retail company in the United States with over 100 full-service RV dealerships, announced that it is launching the Blue Compass RV brand. With the new RV lifestyle brand, RV Retailer's name is changing to Blue Compass RV today. In 2023,...
