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4 days ago |
rv-pro.com | John McCurry
The desire for simplification is a chief motivator in the park model business. Just ask Matt Kraeuter, CEO of Great Outdoor Cottages — a Delaware-based park model builder launched in 2021, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I think a lot of people are looking to simplify,” Kraeuter says. “It is more simplifying than downsizing.
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2 weeks ago |
rv-pro.com | John McCurry
Mark Lawson, director of product development for Jayco’s Jay Feather line, takes a calculated approach in planning new models for the lightweight travel trailer, focusing on achieving the right combination of design and construction. “My guiding principle when it comes to product development is made up of four key things: towability, affordability, durability and functionality,” Lawson says.
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1 month ago |
farmprogress.com | John McCurry
Sometimes a name becomes synonymous with an industry. A valid case can be made for J. Nicholas “Nick” Hahn, whose tenure as CEO of Cotton Incorporated from the early 1970s to the late 1990s saw cotton regain dominance in U.S. apparel. Hahn spent 25 years with the organization in executive roles, including 19 years as CEO. Hahn stepped down as CEO in 1997 to form a consultancy, Hahn International. He has also been an author and audio book narrator.
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1 month ago |
farmprogress.com | John McCurry
Over the past few decades, I have been fortunate to meet some legendary figures in the industries I have covered. I began reporting on the textile industry in the early 1990s, just prior to enactment of NAFTA, which in retrospect sent the industry careening. During the 1990s, some of the all-time impactful textile leaders were still guiding their companies from their respective C-suites.
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1 month ago |
rv-pro.com | John McCurry
Newmar’s Grand Star Class Super C, which has drawn rave reviews since its premiere last fall, fills a void in the Nappanee, Indiana, manufacturer’s lineup. For Newmar, it was a matter of breaking new ground in coach construction. Ellinger describes Grand Star as affordable luxury at 34 feet. The new model’s MSRP starts at $364,230. “We realized we could capitalize on those people trading up into a new market, but we had never built on it before, so that was the idea.
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