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Brunswick Corp. named as one of the ‘World’s Best Companies’ by TIME
Brunswick Corporation was recently named to TIME’s 2024 list of the World’s Best Companies that identifies the top-performing organizations across the…
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MMTA releases two new workforce industry videos
The Massachusetts Marine Trades Association (MMTA) is pleased to announce the release of two new videos highlighting the boating industry,…
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Manufacturers
Bennington expands Elkhart operations
Bennington, manufacturer of pontoon boats, announced the immediate expansion of its operations in Elkhart County. This growth includes adding jobs and investing…
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Bill Yeargin
The US worker crisis
The U.S. is currently in a crisis that is impacting our domestic businesses and will likely have a long-term negative…
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April 2018
Apprenticeship: One approach to tech shortage
Institutions, industry address critical workforce issue The workforce shortage in the marine industry remains in a state of crisis, but…
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Blog Spotlight
Want to increase dealership performance? Take a vacation.
This blog originally appeared on PowersportsBusiness.com. If you work in the retail end of the marine industry, then you work…
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Bill Yeargin
Manufacturing Day – Looking out for our future!
Pretty much any time a group of my fellow CEOs get together, the discussion will eventually head toward what many…
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Blogs
Summer jobs don’t pay
A recent article on NPR compares the earning power of a summer job in 1982 versus 2017, and for many…
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MRAA releases 2017 compensation study results
The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced that it has released its 2017 MRAA Compensation Study results, which detail…
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Blogs
Find your next employee on Facebook
Starting last week, Facebook users in the U.S. and Canada can search and apply for jobs directly from the social…
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Blogs
Create an outline for developing employees’ career paths
If you have quality employees you want to keep working for your business, you need to have a plan to…
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Department of Labor publishes final rule on overtime pay
On May 18, President Barack Obama and Labor Secretary Tom Perez announced the publication of the Department of Labor’s final…
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RIMTA accepting applications for expanded marine trades summer training programs
The Rhode Island Marine Trades Association (RIMTA) has expanded its summer training programs to give adults, college-age students and local…
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New FLSA rule could impact overtime for exempt employees
If you have salaried employees who regularly work overtime, a new rule coming will affect your business directly. The Labor…
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Blogs
When employees become friends
A recent commentary column from Tom Gimbel, CEO of the LaSalle Network, caught my eye, as the conflict he addressed…
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Features
National Manufacturing Day inspires the manufacturers of tomorrow
The marine industry will see a large number of its manufacturing professionals retire in the next 10 years, and it…
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Economic Snapshot: Pending home sales reach eight-year high
We have plenty of great economic news to share ahead of the July 4th weekend, including record numbers in pending…
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ADP: Private employers add 237,000 jobs in June
Private sector employers added 237,000 jobs in June, the biggest increase in six months, ADP reported Wednesday. May’s job gains…
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