WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last month, the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas was the first group to announce it would co-host the American Boating Congress with the National Marine Manufacturers Association, and today seven additional leading industry groups were announced as co-hosts of ABC, joining the rallying-cry to strengthen the industry’s collective advocacy impact following […]
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BI: MRAA says new website offers new way of doing business
The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas today introduced an upgraded website that it says offers “an entirely new way of conducting business.” “To put it simply, this new website provides us the platform to reinvent the way we do business,” Matt Gruhn, president of the MRAA, said in a statement. “It may seem a […]
STO: Marine groups detail online progress
The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas unveiled a new website, and Dominion Marine Media reported significant growth in website visitors. The MRAA launched a new website that it said will change the way the group and its members conduct business. Read more…
MRAA launches new site, entirely new way of conducting business
BOCA GRANDE, Fla. – The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today that it has embarked on, through the introduction of a new website, an entirely new way of conducting business. The new website, found at www.MRAA.com, not only boasts an array of new features for the association’s members, but it also integrates numerous […]
Highway Bill pulled from House floor
The following will link you to a newsletter from the American Recreation Coalition. You will note that the newsletter says the Speaker has pulled H.R. 7, the Highway Bill, from the House floor because the President has threatened a veto.February 2012 ARC Newsletter Larry InnisMRAA Legislative Affairs
Supreme Court to hear arguments against Affordable Care Act
I attended a briefing this afternoon on the upcoming case the Supreme Court will hold, which may repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act. Many small businesses and marine retailers are very concerned about the cost (affordability) of the Affordable Care Act (commonly known as Obamacare). From March 26 to 28, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court […]
Update on the status of the House Transportation Bill
The link below will take you to a brief article by The Huffington Post on the current status of the House Transportation Bill, and it sites several political reasons for the delay in the floor vote. It now appears Republicans will muster enough votes to bring the bill to the floor in late February. The […]
BI: Grow Boating reveals additions to Discover Boating efforts
MIAMI – As part of the GE Capital & NMMA Industry Leadership Conference, Grow Boating’s Carl Blackwell discussed recent and future additions to Discover Boating’s online boating awareness campaign Welcome to the Water. In 2012, Discover Boating will work to… Read more.
Maryland considers hiking boat registration fees
The following is an article from the Annapolis Capital newspaper about a proposal to raise boat registration fees in the state of Maryland. Registration would be for two years, and you can see the level of payment by size of boat. State proposes hiking boat fees Larry InnisMRAA Legislative Affairs
RPC: White House admits Obamacare failure
The following includes a brief report from the Republican Policy Committee on the implementation of the new health care law, which is commonly being called Obamacare. It is political, but I thought you would find it a good read. As the statement says, small businesses, including many marine retailers, want the law repealed. White House […]