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MarineMax named to Forbes Platinum 400 List
CLEARWATER, Fla. – Jan. 16, 2007 – Boat retail giant MarineMax has been named one of Forbes Magazine’s best big…
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Cluster concept may boost boat building in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine – A real estate investor and a dock manufacturer are developing an industrial campus in Brunswick, Maine to…
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New fractional yacht company formed
MIAMI – Former fractional jet company executive Tom Patterson and avid sailor Robert Pevenstein have joined forces to create Phoenix…
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Marina operators embracing alternative revenue stream
PORT CLINTON, Ohio and DELTAVILLE, Va. – You can call them floating homes, house barges or houseboats, but either way…
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Florida boaters hurt by recent manatee decision
MIAMI – A Broward County manatee-protection plan has been rejected by Florida’s wildlife agency because it would allow the construction…
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California marinas may receive millions for improvements
SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Marina will head up a list of California boating facilities eligible for as much…
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Vinings Marine acquires Michigan marina
ATLANTA – Vinings Marine Group and its affiliates have closed on the Toledo Beach Marina in La Salle, Mich., according…
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Alumacraft expects further growth
ST. PETER, Minn. – Despite a soft small boat market, boat builder Alumacraft Boat Co. has been growing. And the…
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Florida reports 86 manatee deaths by watercraft
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A preliminary report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says there were 416 manatee deaths…
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BoatU.S. reports 2006 increase in assistance calls
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – BoatU.S. Towing Services had over 60,000 requests for assistance in 2006, an increase of 2.5 percent over…
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