St. Petersburg, Florida – Priority One Financial Services, Inc., the industry’s oldest and largest F&I outsourcing provider, has announced the launch of its website for their Forest River Consumer Card Program. The Forest River Consumer Card is a revolving consumer credit card that can be used to purchase select merchandise and services at Priority One […]
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Barletta Boat Company becomes newest MRAA Platinum Partner
MINNEAPOLIS – Barletta Boat Company, LLC, manufacturers of Barletta Pontoon Boats, an all-new entry into the pontoon segment of the marine industry, has become the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas’ newest Platinum Partner Member, the MRAA’s highest level of support. “We are entering the marine business with an all-new approach to dealer and […]
MRAA, Tiara Yachts and Tiara SPORT Partner on Dealer Development
HOLLAND, MICH. – Tiara Yachts, Tiara SPORT and the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas have partnered to help deliver their customers an incomparable and intensely satisfying ownership experience, through the introduction of the Tiara’s Flagship Dealer Program. Last week, at the same time that Tiara introduced its highly anticipated entry and brand into the […]
MRAA Delivers Dealer Development Presentation at IBEX
TAMPA – The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas delivered an educational seminar at last week’s International Boatbuilders’ Exhibition & Conference, highlighting methods that manufacturers and suppliers can use to create a competitive advantage through dealer development. Featuring MRAA’s Lead Dealer Certification Consultant Bob McCann as the instructor, MRAA shared how manufacturers and suppliers can […]
Marine Connection Announces New Fort Lauderdale Location
Marine Connection, an award-winning $35M boat retailer with dealerships in West Palm Beach, Miami and Vero Beach, FL, announces plans to open a new sales and full service facility at 17 W. State Road 84 in Fort Lauderdale this October, just in time for the opening of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. The dealership, […]
Marine Center of Indiana Joins Big Time Sports and Goes Solar
Marine Center of Indiana has completed the installation of over 110,000 square feet rooftop solar panels, which will cut down carbon emissions by 15,938 metric tons over the next twenty-five years. “The completion of this project is a great leap forward not only for my building and the environment, but the city of Beech Grove, […]
Overtime Update: Department of Labor Reaches Out to Public
You may remember in 2016 when President Obama’s Department Of Labor made an unprecedented change to the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act by mandating a 100% increase in the minimum salary threshold for overtime pay requirements. MRAA and many other groups fought against it, as it could have limited workplace flexibility and increased […]
Recreation Leaders Meet With Commerce Secretary Ross
Outdoor recreation is vital to the economic and healthful well-being of America. The industry generates $887 billion in direct spending and supports 7.6 million jobs across all 50 states. Ninety-nine percent of RVs and 95% of boats sold in the United States are made in America. Many of the jobs supported by the industry are […]
MRAA Launches Marine Retail Lifetime Achievement Award
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today that it is launching a Lifetime Achievement Award to recognize and promote marine retail professionals who have made fundamental, significant and sustained contributions to the marine industry. To be presented on December 10, 2017, on the opening night of the Marine Dealer […]
Marine Distributors Association Returns as MDCE Education Sponsor
The National Marine Distributors Association has signed on, for the sixth-consecutive year, as an Education Sponsor for the Marine Dealer Conference & Expo. Representing distributors of marine products, as well as many accessory manufacturers, the NMDA supports the broader marine industry through promotion of boating to consumers, promotion of wholesale distributors as the best way […]
