Hundreds gather for the annual RV Industry Power Breakfast
-
1:38
An ode to South Bend: Local musician pays homage to town in new...
-
2:08
Students at School City of Mishawaka return to in-person classes
-
2:24
Mostly dry week; wildfire smoke returns to Michiana Monday
-
3:37
Elkhart teen raises almost $5,000 for sister’s first birthday
-
1:15
More dry weather for the beginning part of the week
-
0:50
South Bend is launching the Alive Grant Program
-
1:48
Sunny Sunday; warming up this week
-
2:41
Michiana residents remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg
-
1:18
Dry and cool weather will last through the rest of the weekend
-
7:48
One-on-one with Irish Legend Mike Golic
-
4:57
Notre Dame football’s leprechaun, LepreConal, hails from the...
-
2:40
Inside John Adams baseball head coach’s basement
ELKHART, Ind. -- A sold out crowd joined Governor Eric Holcomb at the annual RV Industry Power Breakfast.
The breakfast was held at the RV/MH Hall of Fame and Museum in Elkhart.
Hundreds of people gathered to discuss the impact of the RV industry.
The 2008 recession hit the industry hard and despite a decrease in shipments, the RV Indiana Association reported that the market remains strong.
"It's a vibrant industry and we went through some a period of almost a little slower times but on the other hand we're still pacing on another record year. It's the fifth best year in the industry most likely with the RV buyers out there. The market is pretty strong," Derald Bontrager, CEO of Jayco RV said.
Hoosiers hold more than 40,000 jobs in the RV industry, totaling $2.5 billion in wages.
This adds to the total economic impact of about $9.5 billion.