Illinois Unemployment Rises
Illinois Unemployment Edges up to 5.3% in August Date: September 20, 2024 An overwhelming majority of new jobs in Illinois are in the public sector Unemployment in Illinois rose to 5.3% in August, according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security. At 5.3%, Illinois’ August unemployment rate exceeded the...
NPDA Accepts Nominees
NPDA opens nominations for 2025 Board of Directors The StaffOctober 2, 2024 The National Powersports Dealer Association (NPDA) seeks nominations for the 2025 Board of Directors. The Board consists of 14 powersports dealership owners who are members of the NPDA. Annually, seven seats are open for the following year’s...
NPDA Connects with Dealers
NPDA Dealer Connect to be held in Columbus in October The StaffSeptember 5, 2024 The National Powersports Dealer Association’s Dealer Connect will be held Oct. 20-22 at the Sonesta Hotel in downtown Columbus, Ohio. The NPDA shares that a dozen of its partners have stepped up to support the...
Rich’s Yamaha, Family Owned
Owners value working with family and dealer lifestyle Madelyn Pegg September 3, 2024 This story originally appeared in the September edition of Powersports Business. Father-and-daughter duo Mike Venziano and Misty Rohde own Rich’s Yamaha of Lockport, Illinois, and passionately run their dealership alongside other family members. Venziano has worked...
Larry Huffman Passes
Larry Huffman, AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer, passes The StaffJuly 3, 2024 AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Larry Huffman, American motorcycling’s most legendary AMA Supercross and motocross announcer and commentator with the nickname “Supermouth,” passed away on July 1 at 82. Huffman worked as a Southern California disc jockey...
Utah HD Dealers Face EPA Claims
Utah Harley dealers face air pollution claims The StaffJuly 10, 2024 Photo courtesy of Alex Goodlett, Utah News Dispatch Courthouse News Service‘s Sam Ribakoff has reported that on Monday, a federal judge in Utah ruled that an environmental nonprofit has standing to pursue most of its claims that Harley-Davidson...
LiveWire Moving to Milwaukee
LiveWire moving operations to Milwaukee The StaffMay 7, 2024 According to recent reports, LiveWire will move all operations of its electric motorcycle to parent company Harley’s hometown of Milwaukee. The LiveWire team will be relocated to the historic Juneau Avenue site, which has been mostly vacant since the pandemic....
Goodbye Sportster
A final farewell to the Harley-Davidson Sportster Kevin DukeFebruary 15, 2024 The Harley-Davidson Sportster has been with us since Elvis existed only in black and white, and it’s been part of our culture through evolutions and revolutions and in dozens of model iterations. But nothing lasts forever, and the...
AMA Adds to Gov’t Relations Staff
AMA expands government relations staff By: The Staff October 4, 2023 The AMA continues to restructure its Government Relations Department with the addition of Shayna Fritz as the eastern states representative. Fritz joins Government Relations Director Nick Haris, Washington Representative Zach Farmer and Central States Representative Nick Sands in...
Buell New Model Rakes in Orders
Buell surpasses $120M in preorders for Super Cruiser concept bike By: The Staff October 3, 2023 In an unprecedented show of support from motorcycle enthusiasts worldwide, Buell Motorcycle Co. has achieved a remarkable milestone. In just six months, Buell has amassed over $120 million in preorders for their groundbreaking...