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Camping World Holdings Inc. has filed for Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Stock Exchange. The RV retailer Camping World is one of the largest nonpublic company in the U.S. and has reported strong revenue increases throughout the past few years. It has remained profitable, logging $3.33 billion in 2015, which represented a 25% growth over the previous year. Additionally, per the company’s report with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Camping World brought in a 43% increase in profits within … Continue reading “RV Business Camping World Files for Initial Public Offering”

GE Inspection Technologies has been named the 2016 Global Frost and Sullivan Company of the Year. The award was given to the company based on the its recent analysis of the industrial computed tomography (CT) systems market. PR Newswire reports that GE found success from its v|tome|x c HS industrial CT scanner and speed|scan CT 64, which have proven invaluable for rapid and high-accuracy scanning in industrial production process optimization and quality control. Considering that the CT scanning process gives … Continue reading “GE Awarded Company of the Year Award by Frost & Sullivan”

For the study, the American Transportation Research Institute surveyed more than 800 truck drivers. Ultimately, they found that the cost of truckers’ sleep apnea treatments averages $1,220 for out-of-pocket treatment. This bill can often equate to a week and a half of median pay. The survey also found that 53% of drivers who had been referred to a sleep study had paid the costs entirely out-of-pocket. And while some truck drivers do have health insurance, the cost of treatment often … Continue reading “For Truck Drivers With Sleep Apnea, It’s a Long and Costly Road”

President Obama recently declared intentions to increase Social Security funding and expand benefit programs in an economy speech delivered at a high school in Elkhart, IN, earlier this week. “We can’t afford to weaken Social Security, we should be strengthening Social Security,” Obama said. “And not only do we need to strengthen its long term health, it’s time we finally made Social Security more generous and increased its benefits so today’s retirees and future generations get the dignified retirement that … Continue reading “Obama Calls for Increased Social Security Funding”

After two years, the dispute between the Town of Williston and a construction company they hired to build the new Williston Department of Public Works headquarters has finally reached a conclusion. According to the Burlington Free Press, the Williston Selectboard approved the payment of $10,000 to South Burlington-based Neagley and Chase Construction Co. The lawsuit was filed in April of 2015 by the building firm that claimed Williston did not have adequate insurance coverage during the construction of the Public … Continue reading “Vermont’s Williston Selectboard Approves Settlement Payout Over Roof Collapse Insurance Dispute”

It looks like our American shopping malls are on their last legs. Online shopping has become so popular with consumers that brick-and-mortar stores face a questionable future. A report released by the federal government last week showed that Americans are slowly but surely spending more money per month. They are eating out more often and buying more expensive products, for a total of 1.3% growth. Yet beyond eating at local restaurants, the report indicates that more consumers are opening their … Continue reading “Shopping Malls Are Failing As Online Retailers Rise to the Occasion, Government Reports”

Wentworth Maynard, a Georgia man, is suing a teenager who hit him in a head-on collisions, along with the mobile app that might have caused it. The lawsuit claims that Christal McGee, 18, was using Snapchat’s speed filter — which adds a user’s speed to a photo and Snapchat awards them with a “trophy” for posting their speed — at the time of the accident. We’ve come a long way since 1976 when Kodak owned 90% of all market shares … Continue reading “Teen and Snapchat Facing Lawsuit After Head-On Collision”