(March 9, 2010) -- Navistar spokesperson Jillane Kleinschmidt told the Sun the new proposal calls for a technology center to be housed in a 230,000-square-foot structure, as opposed to the original 335,000-square-foot building. It will also be located on the corner of an 88-acre development and more than 535 yards from a school for autistic children and 321 yards from residential properties.

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(March 9, 2010) -- For the 273rd consecutive quarter, the Flexsteel Industries Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.05 per share payable April 1 to shareholders on record as of March 22.

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(March 8, 2010) -- With the help of Coast Distribution, this past month RV Care provided more than 50 portable generators, worth more than $ 80,000, to a missionary aid organization that is delivering the equipment to Haiti, along with other important supplies.

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(March 9, 2010) -- "Just under 9,000 people visited the show and packed the isles checking out all the new motorhomes, trailers, pop-ups and 5th wheels," said Hadden Smith. "Dealers that exhibited in the show reported that customers were very positive about RVing and that sales of new RVs at the show exceeded expectations by a significant amount."

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(March 9, 2010) -- An investigation has been launched into volunteer firefighters who bought surplus FEMA trailers less than two months after the local fire protection district acquired them. Federal law requires that the trailers be kept for public purposes for at least 18 months, the State-Journal Register reported.

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(March 9, 2010) -- To help avoid disruption of the recreational vehicle market in Canada, ISI's compliance division will represent or assist dealers and manufacturers. A liability-conscious business with 25 years of entrepreneurial, sales, legal, administrative and regulatory compliance expertise, Murphy said ISI is capable of working with large and small private and public companies, as well as Canadian and United States federal, state and provincial governments.

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(March 9, 2010) -- Quarterly and six-month results from Thor Industries Inc. show Thor continues to progress, due to improving RV market conditions and strong bus efficiencies. Peter B. Orthwein, Thor chairman, says the company continues to be profitable in all segments of our businesses, including motorhomes, reflecting the permanent cost reductions the company has made.

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(March 9, 2010) -- "We are very pleased to be expanding our long relationship with GE Capital," said Cederoth. "This new alliance will enable Navistar to better support our dealer network and invest more capital in what we do best, which is to manufacture and sell top-quality products."

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(March 9, 2010) -- "The Social.Motive platform has been three years in development," said Wheeler. "If you believe in relationship selling, you're going to love social media. This seminar will save you years of frustration, time and money."

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(March 8, 2010) -- The owner of Dragonflyvans, Quinnett has restored and customized nine Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia Wolfsburg Edition Weekenders. He said there are many features packed into the 14-foot vans, which he rents to outdoor enthusiasts because they offer more luxury than a tent and more freedom than an RV.

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(March 8, 2010) -- The clawback provision, in which money must be returned to the government if a company doesn't meet its promises, has never been tested in state courts -- and that is a process that could take five years, Jon Mayes, the city's chief litigator, told the paper.

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(March 8, 2010) -- Offered by the RV Distance Learning Program, the RV generator course provides students with theory as well as operating, installation and maintenance procedures, as well as troubleshooting and repair techniques.
 

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(March 8, 2010) -- Tire-kickers and sold signs were equally in evidence this past weekend during the annual Moncton RV Show that filled the Moncton Coliseum-Agrena complex with every type of recreational vehicle, RV equipment and accessories.

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(March 8, 2010) -- Go RVing Canada wooed budget-minded travelers at the Ottawa Travel and Vacation Show this weekend at Lansdowne Park with a new cost-comparison study touting the advantages of vacationing in campers and trailers.

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(March 8, 2010) -- Windsor RV Show organizer Larry Boyd said people are still buying RVs despite a struggling economy. Friday, the first of three days of the show, saw sales jump 34 percent from last year’s first day, close to an upward trend he’s seen in other RV shows this year.

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