BOCA GRANDE, Fla. – The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today that, after 36 years of devoted service to the association and industry at large, Marge Eckenroad is retiring, effective April 30, 2012. Eckenroad began working on a part-time basis for the MRAA in 1976 and accepted an offer to join the association […]
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BI: Complementary goals led to Marine Retail University
The latest educational conference for the marine industry, an ongoing series of regional events called Marine Retail University, came together when the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas and Dominion Marine Media realized they were both looking to offer dealers more opportunities to learn. For 17 years, Dominion Marine Media has successfully hosted Yacht Brokerage […]
STO: MRAA announces two new partnerships
The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced that Dominion Marine Media renewed its support of the association as a partner member and that the MRAA is partnering with Priority One Financial Services to create a new member benefit for its Rewards Program. Read the full article.
Dominion Marine Media named Partner Member of MRAA
BOCA GRANDE, Fla. – Dominion Marine Media, a leading marine industry marketing services company, has renewed its support of the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas as a Partner Member of the association. Dominion Marine Media has been a strong partner of the MRAA for a number of years, and most recently strengthened its relationship […]
Priority One named endorsed benefit provider of MRAA
BOCA GRANDE, Fla. – The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today that it has partnered with Priority One Financial Services to create a new benefit for the MRAA Rewards Program. Priority One is the nation’s leading retail F&I outsource company for recreational dealers. As the endorsed F&I outsourcing provider of the MRAA, Priority […]
Bank of the West becomes MRAA Platinum Partner
BOCA GRANDE, Fla. – The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today that Bank of the West, located in San Francisco, Calif., has joined the association as a Platinum Partner, the highest level of support for the MRAA. With banking roots dating back more than 135 years, Bank of the West has been focused […]
MRAA: ‘Kill the Death Tax’
The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas is submitting letters to the U.S. Senate and has launched a marine retailer grass roots campaign to kill the Death Tax. MRAA supports a forthcoming bill to be introduced by Senator John Thune (R-South Dakota) to permanently repeal the Death Tax. MRAA has long worked this issue and […]
EPA approves E15 usage
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently approved usage of an ethanol blend of up to 15 percent in gasoline. This gasoline blend is approved for automobiles but not on boats. The problem with this is that many consumers will fuel their vehicles and boats at the same pumps. It is clearly a decision that will […]
MRAA opposes EPA takeover of private lakes
The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas supports S. 2245, a bill introduced by Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) that would stop the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from taking over all private water in our country and has started a grassroots co-sponsor campaign. The “Preserve the Waters of the U.S. Act” prevents the EPA and the […]
MRAA’s Gruhn named to AMTECH Board of Directors
BOCA GRANDE, Fla. – The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today that Matt Gruhn has been named to the board of directors of the Association of Marine Technicians. Gruhn, president of MRAA, brings more than 15 years of industry experience to the AMTECH board, the majority of which was spent at the helm […]