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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 […]
MarineMax signs on as MRAA Premium Retail Member
MINNEAPOLIS — MarineMax, Inc., the nation’s largest recreational boat retailer, 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 MarineMax,” says Matt Gruhn, President of MRAA. […]
Applications sought for Kevin Lodder Scholarship
CONTACT: Marge Eckenroad, 941-964-2534 or foundation@mraa.com BOCA GRANDE, Fla. — The MRAA Educational Foundation is seeking applicants for the 2012 Kevin Lodder Scholarship. The Kevin Lodder Scholarship Fund provides a full scholarship to attend a week-long Spader Business Management Total Management 1 Workshop to an employee of a Marine Retailers Association of the Americas retail […]
MRAA keeps its eye on CFPD
What follows is a summary of a recent article published by the Senate Republican Policy Committee on its concerns over the newly established Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. As a reminder, MRAA worked with a maritime lawyer in New York City and the National Automobile Dealers Association to secure an exemption for boat dealers in the […]
Important boating and fishing law passed
The U.S. President signed the $105-billion Highway Transportation Bill on July 6, bringing an end to a three-year fight over fishing and boating spending. This is an important development for the boating industry because the Highway Transportation Bill contains the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund re-authorization. MRAA has been working with other fishing […]
