Feed Editor 30 Jun 2010 08:15:32 CDT The RVDA NewsBrief provides industry-specific news and information to RVDAmembers and other RV dealers nationwide. Delivered weekly, the publication keeps subscribers and their staffs informed of topics that impact the RV industry. http://www.multibriefs.com/briefs/rvda/rvdanewsbrief.xml en The RVDA Education Foundation’s RV Learning Center will award $500 scholarships to the 2010 RV Dealers International Convention/Expo in Las Vegas, NV, October 4-8, 2010. These scholarships are made available through the generous support of Greeneway, Inc., an RV dealership in Wisconsin Rapids, WI. Greeneway, which provided 10 scholarships to the 2009 RVDA Convention, is encouraging other RV companies to also contribute to the 2010 RV Learning Center Convention Scholarship Fund with an initial contribution of $5,000. 30 Jun 2010 08:15:32 CDT http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=4c2a5bf5249a5 1 The RV industry's retail scorekeeper, Tom Walworth of Statistical Surveys, will lead a high-powered panel discussion delving into the market and credit forces impacting the RV industry on October 7 during the RV Dealers International Convention/Expo. 30 Jun 2010 08:15:32 CDT http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=4c2a5c1446c9b 2 Many RV drivers are concerned about how many miles they get to the gallon, but Jay Loecken and his family have a different measuring stick: good deeds to the mile. On April 18, 2008, the family climbed into an RV in Atlanta and started driving around the country, looking for people to help. They haven't stopped since, in the process visiting 44 states. 30 Jun 2010 08:15:32 CDT http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=4c2a5c2d08ebd 3 RV dealers will be exempt from oversight by a new federal consumer financial protection bureau in a bill agreed upon early Friday morning by a congressional conference committee. The bill now goes to the House and Senate for approval, then to President Barack Obama to sign. 30 Jun 2010 08:15:32 CDT http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=4c2a5c4a0a58c 4 A Michiana RV company took the bumpier road to find smooth sailing to success. Open Range RV in Shipshewana opened just months before the market bottomed out. Now three years later their production and workforce has doubled. The wife and husband team says the secret to success is marketing their product to women. 30 Jun 2010 08:15:32 CDT http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=4c2a5c628f9be 5 The path Kaye Kendall has taken has enabled her to combine the three best things in her life: her husband, providing care for others and the open road. An avid traveler, the Dallas-area nurse practitioner gets in some serious family time as she and her retired husband cruise Texas highways in their recreational vehicle as she makes house calls. 30 Jun 2010 08:15:32 CDT http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=4c2a5c7d56567 6 The American Automobile Association predicts that there are going to be 34.9 million people traveling July 4th weekend, up 17 percent from last year. About 90 percent of them will be driving in a car, truck, or RV, AAA says. 30 Jun 2010 08:15:32 CDT http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=4c2a5c97680a3 7 The value of writing a business plan is often debated in the entrepreneurial community. For every successful business that was launched with a well-thought-out business plan, it seems you can find an equally successful one that was launched with nothing more than some scribbles on the back of a napkin. 30 Jun 2010 08:15:32 CDT http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=4c2a5cb15d94e 8