Part 2 of 2: Texas is a land of cattle, horses and armadillos. The armadillo is a fascinating creature to visitors from the north. They first foraged into Texas across the Rio Grande from Mexico in the 1800’s. Armadillo is Spanish for “Little Armored One”. There are 20 species of armadillos which are distinguished by [...]
The Biokleen Team, our favorite biodegradable cleaning products, has been out on the road over the past few weeks attending pokerruns and charity fundraising events with the Bio-Kleen offshore boat. They’ve documented some interesting facts along the way and have been kind enough to share Part 1 of 2: We first traveled into Albuquerque, NM [...]
PERFORMANCE BOATS, in association with the Offshore Super Series, is giving offshore racing a much-needed boost by bringing the 2009 OSS series to television. PB has now forged a strategic partnership with Fox Sports Network to produce two episodes on offshore boat racing. These segments will highlight the season-opening race in Biloxi, Mississippi, as well [...]
Harley Davidson’s Buell division considered building a new $10 million plant to lower costs by consolidating offices and factory locations. After reconsidering the plans, H-D cancelled the actions wanting to stay focused on its major restructuring plans, including a possible plant closing.
In an effort to raise money for the nonprofit organization Tread Lightly!, BioKleen has become involved in The 2009 Tread Lightly! Charity Auction on eBay June 1-11. BioKleen strongly supports Tread Lightly!’s mission to promote responsible recreation through ethics education and stewardship. All money raised will go to programs that will help keep the great [...]
Harley-Davidson is doing a major evaluation of its main production plant in York, Pennsylvania and may consider moving. The evaluation comes, as no surprise, as the company attempts to lower costs within a sales downturn. They believe the factory is not competitive as it stands and a change is in order. As of yet there are no potential new locations for the facility which employes 2,400 [...]
With the current state of the economy and stock market, retirement can be a scary and quite possibly an infeasible task. Doesn’t it make the most sense to keep your fixed costs as low as possible so more of your nest egg can be spent on enjoyable things? How low can you go on your monthly bills? One Southwest Michigan man [...]
The fifth annual Desert Storm Poker Run took place April 23rd-26th 2009 and was a great success with four action packed days for performance boaters. Teague Custom Marine has been the title sponsor since the events inception. Bob, Andrea, Cherilyn Teague and their entire crew were intensely involved in the organization and support of the [...]