Archive for June, 2009

>Bangor Daily News – Bangor,ME,USA
The first thing that hits you as you drive down the road to Mattawamkeag Wilderness Park Campground is the remoteness. The park sits at the end of an almost eight-mile-long, narrow, winding dirt road. Driving it Saturday in the pouring rain, it felt like the closer I got to the campground the more distance I put between me and the rest of the world.

The town of Mattawamkeag owns the park and campground. Walking past the sites I noticed the effort that Doris and Pete put into keeping the place neat and clean. As town employees they are responsible for maintaining the road in, and the campground property of 250 acres. The entire park is 1,000 acres and has 15 miles of hiking, ATV and mountain biking trails.

The sites have thick growths of trees between them and all have picnic tables and fire rings. Some are full service with electricity and water hookups. Some are tents only. There’s a recreation hall, playground, covered barbecue pavilion, hot showers and a laundromat.
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>Greeley,Colorado,USA
The Pawnee National Grasslands is looking for a campground host who loves the prairie and would volunteer.

The position runs through the end of August with an option to extend. The site is Crow Valley Campground north of Greeley.

The host would be provided with an RV for Friday through Sunday each week for eight hours. Responsibilities would include general restroom clean up, light duty maintenance of the campground, handling Daily Arrivals and notifying Forest Service staff of any law enforcement or emergency needs.

For more information, call Lenora Arevalos at (970) 295-6725.
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>New York,NY,USA
American Industrial Partners Capital Fund IV, L.P. (AIP) of New York and Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: FLTWQ), a leading producer of motorized recreational vehicles and manufactured homes, today reported that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court has approved the sale of Fleetwood’s motor home assets to AIP for $53 million, subject to pre-closing conditions and post-closing adjustments. Fleetwood did not conduct an auction because no other qualified bids were received.

“Fleetwood’s motor home brands are highly respected, and we are confident that this market will recover with the broader economy,” said Dino Cusumano, Partner of AIP. “We look forward to continuing to manufacture Fleetwood motor homes. Fleetwood’s dealers and customers should see no change in Fleetwood motor homes’ commitment to high quality industry-leading product. We greatly value the relationships that Fleetwood has with its dealers, customers and suppliers and very much look forward to continuing and improving those relationships going forward.”

Elden L. Smith, Fleetwood’s president and chief executive officer, stated that management, “is pleased to see that the Fleetwood name will be preserved in the RV market place with this sale to AIP. The Fleetwood motor home group will benefit greatly from having ownership that is well capitalized, experienced, and committed to growth in the RV industry. We are now focused on making this a smooth transition for our dealers, Fleetwood motor home owners, and associates.”

The sale includes two motor home manufacturing facilities, two motor home service facilities, and Fleetwood’s Gold Shield supply subsidiary, all presently located in Decatur, Indiana. It also includes the intellectual property for Fleetwood’s existing motor home brands and certain machinery and equipment in Riverside, California. AIP may operate the Riverside facility for an undetermined period of time going forward. AIP has agreed to assume certain liabilities, including warranty obligations on Fleetwood motorized products.

The companies expect the deal to close within a matter of weeks.

Additional information about the company’s reorganization may be found online in the news section of www.fleetwood.com or at www.kccllc.net/fleetwood.

About AIP

American Industrial Partners was founded in 1989 and is a leading U.S. based private equity firm that makes control equity investments, in partnership with management, in well positioned U.S. headquartered industrial companies with leading market shares that can benefit from the firm’s systematic approach to implementing strategic and operational improvements. It is investing its fourth fund which recently closed with $405.5 million of committed capital. For more information, visit www.aipartners.com or American Industrial Partners can be reached at 212-627-2360.
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