MINNEAPOLIS – The Marine Dealer Conference & Expo announced today that it will kick off the 2013 MDCE on Nov. 17th with a pool-side networking reception that features a Mexican Fiesta theme. Sponsored by Boat Trader, the MDCE Opening Night Reception will be held at the Rosen Plaza Hotel, the event’s host hotel, which is […]
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MRAA to manage and administer Marine Five Star Dealership Certification
MINNEAPOLIS — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today that it will assume the management, administration and promotional responsibilities for Grow Boating’s Marine Five Star Dealership Certification Program (MFSDC), effective immediately. Launched in 2005, the MFSDC program has served as one of several pillars of the boating industry’s Grow Boating efforts. The Dealership […]
CFPB looking to further regulate dealers
The Dodd-Frank financial reform law, which passed Congress in 2010, authorized the creation of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, and now the CFPB wants to regulate the banks that make consumer loans, the dealers that refer them, and the service providers that broker them. The CFPB has been tasked by the Dodd-Frank law with, among […]
Regulatory Accountability Act Introduced In House and Senate
The Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 was re-introduced last week in the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R. 2122) with a companion bill in the Senate (S. 1029). These bipartisan bills would update the process by which federal agencies promulgate regulations. It has been a process that has not been updated in more than 66 years. […]
Florida Marine Industry Bill Signed by Governor Scott
Florida House Bill 999 was signed by Governor Rick Scott (F) in late May and will take effect on July 1, 2013. The bill 1.) provides for general permitting of mooring fields not exceeding 100 vessels, removes availability of a general permit for public marinas so all marinas will be subject to the standard permitting […]
Florida Governor Signs Ethanol Bill
Legislation that began in Florida as H.B. 4001 and sponsored by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R) was signed by Governor Rich Scott (R) on May 31. The new law repeals a five-year old statue requiring all state service stations to sell gasoline containing an established percentage of ethanol. “The law, which fined retailers for not selling […]
House Environment Subcommittee Looks at Mid-level Ethanol
The House Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Environment held a hearing on February 26 titled, “Mid-level Ethanol Blends: Consumer and Technical Research Needs.” The purpose of the hearing was to examine the scientific, technical, and consumer impacts of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to allow the introduction of mid-level ethanol blends (E15) on […]
MRAA Asks Congress to Intercede with the EPA To Prevent Sales of E15 Blends
Subsequent to the Environment Subcommittee hearing on mid-level ethanol blends, MRAA sent a letter to Rep. Chris Stewart, Chairman of the Subcommittee asking Congress to intercede with the EPA to prevent the sale of E15 gasoline blends until proper research has been completed to ensure the protection of boating consumers. MRAA told the Subcommittee Chairman […]
Ethanol Bills Introduced in Senate and House
On February 14, Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) introduced, S. 344, a bill to prohibit the EPA from approving the introduction of gasoline that contains greater than 10 per cent ethanol. The bill has three co-sponsors. The key to the Wicker bill is that it would nullify any EPA granted waiver to mitigate mis-fueling. On February […]
Marketing, branding expert David Avrin named MDCE speaker
MINNEAPOLIS – Known as The Visibility Coach, marketing and branding expert David Avrin wants you to know that “It’s not who you know, it’s who knows you!” That’s the title of his book, and he’s bringing his insights into how you can build your business by building your brand to the 2013 Marine Dealer Conference […]
