The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today the hiring of Liz Keener as the association’s new Education Specialist. Keener has been involved in the boating industry for more than seven years, attending her first Marine Dealer Conference & Expo in 2010. While most recently serving as the communications and digital services specialist at […]
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MRAA Partnership Gains New Partner Members In April
The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas is please to announce two new Partner Members into membership. Bank of the Ozarks and MOTOTV have joined the association’s growing roster of marine industry supporters. Bank of the Ozarks Bank of the Ozarks is a regional bank with expertise in marine lending, servicing marine dealers throughout the […]
MRAA Reports Nearly $500,000 in Member Benefits in 2017
The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas released its annual report and member benefits metrics this week, documenting nearly half a million dollars in financial benefits for its members in 2017. The total benefits awarded to members represented a $75,000 increase over 2016. “MRAA is dedicated to providing dealers with the resources needed to compete […]
Record MDCE Registrations Fourth Year in a Row
After four consecutive years of record-breaking registrations, the 2018 Marine Dealer Conference & Expo once again set a record for its April-only earliest-bird registration period. Co-produced by the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas and Boating Industry, slated for Dec. 9-12, 2018, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando Fla., the MDCE recorded 195 […]
Global Marine Insurance Agency Expands Product Offering and Leadership Team
Traverse City, Michigan, April 30, 2018 – Global Marine Insurance Agency a leading specialty marine brokerage and program administrator, announced today the expansion of their product offering and leadership team. GMIA is the marine division of Specialty Program Group, LLC. With locations across the country, GMIA specializes in providing insurance products for personal watercraft spanning […]
National Safe Boating Council Offers Free Boating Safety Resources
The National Boating Safe Boating Council is offering dealerships free resources to support boating and water safety efforts. While supplies last, dealerships and marinas can receive a Safe Boating Campaign box set to display and use within their businesses. Choose from the following sets: Safe Boating Guidelines Box Set Includes packets of the following brochures […]
Outdoor Recreation Roundtable Outlines Priorities With Beltway and Industry Leaders
ORR Serves as Nation’s Premier Outdoor Recreation Coalition Representing Significant Sector of U.S. Economy Congressional and administration officials joined recreation industry leaders, including the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas, yesterday to mark the formal launch of the nation’s premier coalition of outdoor recreation trade associations, the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable. The event provided a platform […]
MRAA Member, Marine Connection Launches New Location
April 10, 2018, West Palm Beach, FL – Marine Connection, a nationally ranked #14 boat retailer in 2017 by Boating Industry Magazine, announces the recent addition of its new Islamorada, FL sales location to its roster of four full-service dealerships operating in West Palm Beach, Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Vero Beach. Its fifth new sales […]
ORR Welcomes Department of Interior’s New Outdoor Recreation Advisory Committee
The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable welcomed the U.S. Department of the Interior’s announcement of the members of the newly-established Outdoor Recreation Advisory Committee. The Committee is charged with finding solutions that will improve and conserve America’s public parks, lands and waters through strategic public-private partnerships. The Committee’s membership includes individuals from multiple industry sectors, giving the […]
Department of Interior Secretary Zinke Announces Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund Grant
Last week, U.S. Secretary of Interior, Ryan Zinke, joined Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Kleefisch in announcing the disbursement of Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund grants to support recreational boating and fishing and wildlife restoration in Wisconsin. The grants total over $1.1 billion across the United States. Wisconsin received a check for $34,966,603 that will […]
