WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 17, 2020 – On June 5th, President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act of 2020 into law, officially making significant changes to the Paycheck Protection Program. MRAA outlines some of the major changes in our document here. Notable changes include: – Loans can be used for 24 […]
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Senate Passes the Great American Outdoors Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 17, 2020 – The U.S. Senate passed the Great American Outdoors Ac this afternoon with a 73- 25 vote earlier this afternoon. This package is the largest public lands and conservation package in the past 50 years, and the single largest outdoor recreation package ever passed. The Great American Outdoors […]
Barletta Boat Company Plans Elkhart County Expansion, 250 New Jobs in Indiana
BRISTOL, Ind. – Barletta Boat Company, a manufacturer of high-quality pontoon boats, announced plans today to expand its operations in Elkhart County and nearly double its Indiana workforce, creating up to 250 new jobs over the next few years. “With homegrown Hoosier companies like Barletta at the helm, Indiana will continue driving its economy forward, […]
Big Thunder Marine announces new location in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
Big Thunder Marine announces new location in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., with a focus on Fountain Center Consoles. “Big Thunder has done a great job representing Iconic Marine Group (parent company of Fountain) at Lake of the Ozarks, I’m excited for what they can do on the East Coast of Florida,” says Fred Ross, Owner […]
Discover Boating, Take Me Fishing Launch “Get On Board” Marketing Campaign
Industry-wide effort to help Americans find the safe, restorative power of boating and fishing amid COVID-19
Dealer Week Opens With Lowest Rate, Attendee Guarantee
MINNEAPOLIS – June 10, 2020 – The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas opened dealer registration today for Dealer Week 2020, to be held Dec. 8-11 in Austin, Texas, with a month of reduced rates, and a three-fold guarantee for attendees: Dealer Week will take place in 2020; if anyone attends and doesn’t learn anything […]
MRAA Statement on Racism
MINNEAPOLIS – June 9, 2020 – Tragedy has fallen upon Minneapolis, Minnesota, the United States and the world. On Monday, May 25, George Floyd was killed by police in an unjust, unfair and deplorable act of violence. This is one act in a long series of violent acts upon the Black community that signifies […]
U.S. Congress Near-Unanimously Approve PPP Changes for Small Businesses
Last night, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation that would give Paycheck Protection Program borrowers more freedom in how to use funds and still have loans forgiven. The same legislation, dubbed the Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act, was passed in a near-unanimous vote in the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation introduced by Reps. Dean Phillips […]
Commentary: Instead of reacting to the next disaster, let’s prepare for it
MRAA government relations manager Adam Fortier-Brown recently wrote an op-ed published in the Portland Press Herald on the importance of pre-disaster funding for small businesses, and the Great American Outdoors Act. “This pandemic is one without modern precedent, but one we still could have better prepared for. … Historically, the U.S. has not emphasized […]
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Moving to Save South Atlantic Red Snapper Fishery
On Friday, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross met with recreational fishing and boating industry leaders at Maverick Boat Group, Inc. in Fort Pierce, Fla., to discuss marine recreational fishing access and the importance of marine recreation to the U.S. economy. Following a tour of the manufacturing facility, Secretary Ross indicated good news is ahead for […]
