Archive for September, 2008

>RURAL HALL, N.C. — Gas prices might be surging and the economy might be tanking, but Bill Plemmons RV World plans to travel in a different direction.

The recreational-vehicle dealership wants to expand operations here and build on its existing customer base that extends throughout the country. It helps that many seasoned RVers don’t let high gas prices keep them home.

Owner Steve Plemmons recently purchased 34 acres behind his dealership, bringing his complex to about 50 acres. He wants to use the additional land to construct a service building of up to 30,000 square feet and to create the Bill Plemmons Memorial Rally Park, which will have 330 sites for RVs to park.

“It’s for the future,” he said.

The dealership wants to grow its business with the overall expansion; it has 75 employees, including those in its Raleigh location. But the service addition — expected to add up to 25 jobs — is out of necessity.

The dealership needs more space as its service side is growing, Plemmons said.
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>Orillia Packet & Times – Orillia,Ontario,Canada
Donald Earle pled guilty to 85 counts of fraud over, five counts of fraud under and one count of defrauding the public and was sentenced to three years in prison after defrauding customers of over $2 million.

Earle was the owner of Barrie RV which operated on Highway 11 in Oro-Medonte, from 2001 until July 2005 when he was finally shut down.

Consumers left motor homes with Earle to sell on consignment, but in most cases never received proceeds from the sales or were misled about the amount their units were sold for.
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DVD: Drive Your Motorhome Like a Pro
Learn how… and why…to drive a motorhome the right, safe way. In this 67-minute DVD, RVer/tour bus driver Lorrin Walsh. and host Mark Polk show you everything you need to know to confidently drive a motorhome. This should be essential viewing for novice motorhome drivers, but even experienced RVers will learn things they don’t know.

>Seattle, Washington
POULSBO – In response to a slowdown in its own industry and the economy as a whole, the namesake Poulsbo RV location will close at the end of the month.

“Obviously there’s an emotional attachment to this store,” Poulsbo RV general manager Scott Twomey said.

The company is in good health, he said, but the decision has been made to concentrate the company’s sales along the Interstate 5 corridor.
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DVD: Winterizing and Storing your RV
You’ve had a great year camping, now it’s time to put your RV away for the winter. What do you do? Where do you start? These are common questions, ones that RV expert Mark Polk will answer for you in this instructional DVD. Watch detailed step by step instructions on how to properly winterize and store your RV. A printed checklist comes with your DVD.