(Aug. 7, 2008) -- Keystone RV in Goshen is laying off over 290 employees, which adds up to about 9 percent of their work force. The company said the layoffs will be spread throughout 15 different Keystone plants and that the company will still maintain around 2,500 employees.

(Aug. 7, 2008) -- The Crestview Police Department is currently investigating the thefts of several RV trailers and a Jeep Wrangler from the I-10 RV Center at 5150 S. Ferdon Blvd.

(Aug. 7, 2008) -- The 2009 Sportscoach Legend has four space-expanding slideouts and is 44 feet, 10 inches long. This spaciousness is made possible by the tag axle chassis that is the foundation of the Legend. In creating the chassis, Freightliner also incorporated its industry-first "automatic load proportioning" system that electronically allocates weight distribution across all three axles for a smooth, comfortable ride.

(Aug. 7, 2008) -- Presented by Caesar Wright, president of Mako Steel, Inc., the live webinar Sept. 24 will address feasibility, site layout and construction trends pertaining to the development of RV and boat storage condos.

(Aug. 7, 2008) -- With strategic ad buys on MSNBC, USA and Oxygen! networks, Go RVing estimates it will achieve 116 million viewer impressions between Aug. 9 and 24.

(Aug. 7, 2008) -- "American consumers appear to be responding to falling oil prices, which are down 20 percent from their peak, a recovering stock market and the income boost provided by tax rebate checks," said Paul Ferley, assistant chief economist at RBC Economic Research.

(Aug. 7, 2008) -- Richard McBee was delivering the trailer last Thursday to Tee Pee Trade & RV Centre for Rad Transport based out of Elkhart. As he disconnected the trailer from his vehicle, either the truck or trailer shifted and he was crushed between them, Camrose police say. The fifth wheel came down and pinned him between the trailer and the box of the truck.

(Aug. 5, 2008) -- After Jill Whittmore's parents home was damaged by flooding in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the Florida resident launched a 1,350-mile journey in a 34-foot RV stuffed with clothing, household items and paper goods donated by local community groups to help flood victims.

(Aug. 6, 2008) -- Today's 1.7 percent drop put oil prices more than 20 percent below the record $147.27 a barrel in New York on July 11; a drop of 20 percent is a threshold often seen as the start of a bear market. The dollar also rose against the Euro to its highest point since June 16.

(Aug. 6, 2008) -- Eight trailers were stolen from from Sunrise RV Trailer and Sales in what police describe as an all night ordeal. The bold thieves cut a hole in a chain link and barbed wire fence, pushed one trailer out of the way and then drove onto the lot random times removing one trailer after another.

(Aug. 6, 2008) -- Seven travel trailers, two boats and several other vehicles were destroyed at Stockade Self Storage when firefighters by a fire reported just before 3 a.m. Monday.

(Aug. 6, 2008) -- Earlier this week, The Wall Street Journal reported on how Ford Motor Co. and other auto makers are lobbying the Bush administration to scale back a proposal to boost automobile fuel-economy standards. The aim is for milder fuel-economy standards for vehicles with extra towing capacity. The thing is, Detroit isn’t alone — a number of lawmakers from truck-friendly states are helping the companies’ lobbying push.

(Aug. 6, 2008) -- Valerie Krasowski, who currently serves as special lines general manager overseeing the marketing, product development and pricing of Progressive’s motorcycle, ATV, RV, boat and personal watercraft products, becomes Progressive's chief human resources officer.

(Aug. 6, 2008) -- Flexsteel Industries Inc. has cut 10 jobs, less than two months after a series of layoffs the company hoped would be temporary. The hourly work force has been diminishing at the Dubuque headquarters in recent years; dropping from 650 employees in 2000 to about 200 today.

(Aug. 6, 2008) -- The Camping World building in Madison, Wis., was sold recently by a developer who also has 10 other Camping World properties listed. The stores themselves are not for sale, said Marcus Lemonis, Camping World CEO. The company simply leases space in the buildings, he explained.