(Newport, R.I.) BoatTEST announced today that it has partnered with Elite Direct Finance to offer financing directly from its web platform, the oldest boat-buying content research online site in America, having streamed video for 22 years. “Elite Direct Finance brings the kind of customer service that our readers are looking for when making a […]
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J.D. Power, MRAA to Create Quarterly Market Insights
• Collaboration will help marine dealers make better business decisions through quarterly market insights reports and analysis MINNEAPOLIS, January 9 – The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas (MRAA) announced today a new data-driven partnership with J.D. Power – Specialty Vehicles. This collaboration between J.D. Power and the MRAA will help marine dealers make better […]
Motility Software Solutions Supports MRAA as Platinum Partner Member
MINNEAPOLIS — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today that Motility Software Solutions joined The Association as a Platinum Partner Member. With a Platinum Partner Membership, Motility Software Solutions displays support for the MRAA, its programs and the opportunities it provides to the dealer body. In an effort to fuel the success of […]
MRAA Adds Two New Partner Members
MINNEAPOLIS, December 19 — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas (MRAA) announces two additional supporting organizations to its growing list of MRAA Partner Members. Marine manufacturers, suppliers and service providers, through Partner Membership, commit to aligning their brands with the programs and opportunities that MRAA offers in its efforts to fuel the success of […]
Correct Craft Acquires Pacer Marine Engineering
• EXPANDING THE COMPANY’S PORTFOLIO OF BRANDS IN THE MARINE PARTS INDUSTRY Bowling Green, FL (December 19, 2022) – Correct Craft is excited to announce the acquisition of Pacer Marine Engineering (PME). PME’s assets will be acquired and owned by Correct Craft’s StarFlite Technology Group and operated as Mach Connections, LLC, effective immediately. For over 40 […]
Nikki Storey: 2022 Darlene Briggs Marine Woman of the Year
MINNEAPOLIS — The MRAA Educational Foundation announces that Nikki Storey, President of the Great Lakes Boat Building School (GLBBS), was named the 2022 Darlene Briggs Marine Woman of the Year. The Award was presented to Storey, the 36th recipient, as part of the Dealer Week Awards Luncheon Wednesday, Dec. 7, in Austin, Texas. Nikki didn’t […]
MRAA Educational Foundation Awards Five Scholarships
AUSTIN, TEXAS, — Five scholarships were awarded by the MRAA Educational Foundation at the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas Awards Luncheon at Dealer Week, December 7, in Austin, Texas. The Kevin Lodder Scholarship, The Duane Spader Leadership Scholarship and three MTA Technical Scholarships were awarded by the organization. Kevin Lodder Scholarship Kirsty Stevens Owner […]
MRAA Announces 2022 Great Dealerships to Work For
• A record 27 dealers honored at Dealer Week 2022 AUSTIN, TEXAS – December 15 – The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas has named this year’s marine industry Great Dealerships to Work For. The dealerships were honored on December 7, at Dealer Week 2022, the association’s annual conference and expo, in Austin, Texas. A […]
Dealer Week 2022 Breaks Attendance Records
• More than 1,300 Dealers and Industry Members Gathered for 4-Day Marine Event, Hosted Dec. 5-8, at the Austin Convention Center in Texas AUSTIN, TEXAS – December 15 – After two years that were affected to varying degrees by Covid, Dealer Week 2022 broke both overall and dealer attendance records this month in Austin, Texas. […]
Massachusetts Creates State Office of Outdoor Recreation
• New Office Bolsters Its $9.5 Billion Outdoor Recreation Economy BOSTON — December 13 — Massachusetts became the 18th state to establish an Office of Outdoor Recreation, drawing praise from Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) and bolstering the ability of the nation’s $862 billion outdoor recreation economy to grow even more. The Marine Retailers Association of […]
