Wood furniture and custom moulding maker Lake Area Designs, a supplier to recreational vehicle and commercial wood manufacturing industries, is spending $1.5 million as it moves from Sturgis, MI to LaGrange, IN.

Lake Area Designs, LLC (LAD), a wood furniture and custom molding manufacturer for the recreational vehicle (RV) and commercial industries, announced plans today to relocate its operations from Sturgis, Mich. to here, creating up to 34 new jobs by 2016.

Wood component and cabinetry builder Patrick Industries (NASDAQ: PATK) sales jumped 35% following a spate of acquisitions and sales recovery in the recreational vehicle and housing markets.

Thor Industries Inc. announced that it will move its corporate headquarters to Elkhart, Indiana from its current location in Jackson Center, Ohio. The Company expects to complete the move in the spring of 2013.

RV hardwood furniture maker Creative Wood Designs, Inc. its existing 250,000 square foot factory and assets were acquired by Patrick Industries for $5.7 million.

Kinro Inc., a leading supplier of components for the RV industry, announced today that it acquired the thermoforming design and production operation of Agile Vehicle Modifications.

Drew Industries Incorporated today reported net income of $11.1 million, or $0.49 per diluted share for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012, compared to net income of $9.4 million, or $0.42 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2011.