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Will's RV in Sturtevant Expanding, Adding Jobs

Will's RV is a long-time Sturtevant business fast running out of room for its inventory and business operations.

Because they're so tight, Randy Caskey, one of the owners, is looking to expand to the lot next door at 10580 Durand Avenue. Will's RV occupies the 10500 address.

But in order to do that, the lot needs to be rezoned from institutional back to industrial. It was changed a few years ago when the Wisconsin Air Academy , a private military school, was going to build its boarding school there.

"We're bulging at the seams here," Caskey said. "We're going to put down gravel and use the area next door primarily for storage."

Sturtevant trustees recognize the space issue as well.

"There is not a lot of room between the trailers," Chris Larsen noted during the Aug. 2 board meeting.

But eventually, Caskey said he'd like to put up a new building that combines the office, sales, parts and service departments currently housed in three different buildings.

"It can be a challenge to work out of three different buildings," he acknowledged.

New staff is also part of the plan. Currently, Caskey is looking to hire RV Technicians, but response has been slow.

Mary Caskey, Randy's wife, said they understand the RV specification can maybe make people shy away from applying, but they're willing to train.

"We really need people who are comfortable with service equipment and tools," she said. "We can train new employees on the details for RVs."

In the current economic climate, Randy knows how fortunate they are to experience growth.

"Things did slow down," he said. "But business is not rocket science. If you treat people decently and offer them a decent product, it all works out. My father taught me that and I practice it every day."

Interested applicants should call Will's RV at (262) 886-2226 for more information.

The public hearing starts at 6 pm tomorrow, Aug. 11, at Village Hall, 2801 89th Street. Call (262) 886-7200.

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Like its name, everything seemed quiet at Quietwoods RV Sales and Service in Clayton, Wisc. Until sales manager Rob Kohloff looked out the window.

“I was actually on the phone with a customer – and I apologize for having to hang up on that customer – but I did see one of our units go past my window at about 20 miles an hour with no truck in front of it,” Kohloff told WLUK TV, Green Bay. “At that point I realized the weather was a little worse than I first thought.”

Taking a walk outside, it was evident the weather was much worse. Some of Kohloff’s workers told him they thought they were watching a tornado.

“They actually saw this unit, which is about 11,000 pounds, go straight up in the air, spin and then get slowed back down on the ground and unfortunately hitting another unit,” said Kohloff.

While the damage and first hand accounts seem like a tornado, National Weather Service officials say the Winnebago County damage was the work of straight-line winds.

“As the wind hits the ground and the surrounding area it can swirl and pick large items up and cause quite a bit of damage as we saw there,” said Jeff Last with the National Weather Service.

“It’s a small setback,” said Kohloff. “We’ve had a great summer, we continue to stay open and conduct business as usual – obviously with a little more cleanup.”

For Kohloff, this isn’t his first go around for severe storms. His Kaukauna home narrowly escaped damage from a tornado that tore through the town earlier this year.

“I experienced pretty much the same thing. I was in the same area that was hit and what was going through my mind was what have I done this year,” said Kohloff. “I kind of feel there is a target on me.”

Luckily for Kohloff and his co-workers, the storm only hit the RVs, which are insured. The damage likely could total more than $100,000.

“It’s scary, but nobody was hurt, so that’s the important thing,” said Kohloff.

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