The following article appeared in the Boating Industry e-newsletter on Friday, Sept. 7, 2012. The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas will assume management of the North Central Marine Association in an effort to strengthen both the membership of the local marine trade association and reunite the marine industry in Minnesota. Read more.
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MRAA to manage North Central Marine Association
MINNEAPOLIS — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas and the North Central Marine Association announced today that the MRAA has been selected to assume the management of the NCMA. The NCMA, based in Minneapolis, is a nearly 60-year-old marine trades association that serves the state of Minnesota and businesses from neighboring states. The award-winning […]
Skipper Bud’s signs on as MRAA Premium Retail Member
MINNEAPOLIS — Skipper Bud’s, a leading group of family-owned and operated sales, service and marina locations, has signed on as a Premium Retail Member of the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas, the highest level of retail membership within the association. “We are proud to have earned such a high level of commitment from Skipper […]
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BI: Fate of NMMA, MRAA model-year agreement remains in question
The following article appeared on Boating Industry online on Friday, Aug. 31. In a landmark agreement, the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas and the National Marine Manufacturers Association recently reached consensus on a proposed regulation for boat model-year enforcement. It is now up to the United States Coast Guard to decide the next step. […]
The check(list) is in the mail
MINNEAPOLIS – Members of the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas should keep an eye on the mail in the weeks ahead. On Wednesday afternoon, newly appointed MRAA Director of Membership & Marketing Liz Walz completed a major project for the association, amassing, organizing and mailing out a re-vamped member kit to all current and […]
The CBO’s economic outlook
The link below will take you to a report to Congress by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office on projections of the economy for the remainder of 2012 and 2013. It is an interesting report. It makes projections based on two scenarios, one where the federal budget deficit is reduced by austerity to about $600 billion […]
NMMA and MRAA Hold Historic Summit on Model Year Enforcement Policy
WASHINGTON, D. C., Updated Sept. 2, 2012 – The www.MRAA.com.
Liz Walz joins MRAA as Director of Membership & Marketing
MINNEAPOLIS — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today that it has hired Liz Walz as the organization’s Director of Membership & Marketing “Liz and I have had a long working relationship together, and I’m absolutely thrilled to add her passion and enthusiasm for the marine industry to the MRAA team,” says Matt […]