MINNEAPOLIS — Soundings Trade Only, a leading news source for the boating community and marine industry professionals, has renewed its membership with the MRAA at the Partner Member level. “Soundings Trade Only is a leading source for up-to-date news and

MINNEAPOLIS — Merrick Bank, a finance provider for marine dealers in the United States, has renewed its Partner Membership with the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas. “Merrick Bank has been a strong supporter of the MRAA and its members,

MINNEAPOLIS — The MRAA Educational Foundation and Spader Business Management have launched the Duane Spader Leadership Development Scholarship and are seeking applicants. The scholarship was founded to honor the marine industry service of Spader Business Management founder Duane Spader, as

MINNEAPOLIS — The MRAA Educational Foundation is seeking applicants for the 2013 Kevin Lodder Scholarship. The Kevin Lodder Scholarship Fund, which was founded in memory of Kevin Lodder of Lodder’s Marine in Fairfield, Ohio, provides a full scholarship to attend

MINNEAPOLIS — My-Villages, a web and mobile technology company and developer of The Boat Village, has been named a Partner Member of the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas. “My-Villages and the MRAA have a lot in common,” says My-Villages

MINNEAPOLIS — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today that it has named Sonja Moseley as its Director of Certification & Benefits. Sonja, who recently earned a Master’s Degree in Nonprofit Studies, joins the MRAA having most recently

MINNEAPOLIS — Almost a year after kicking off the first in a series of seven regional Norman-Spencer Marine Retail University educational and networking events, the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas and Dominion Marine Media are preparing an expanded line-up

MINNEAPOLIS — Liz Walz has been named the Executive Director of the MRAA Educational Foundation, a not-for-profit 501(c)3 corporation created in 2004 to provide the recreational marine trades with financial support for education, training and professional development. “We see an

MINNEAPOLIS — MarineMax, Inc., a new and used boat dealer and yacht broker, and the largest marine dealer in the world, has renewed as a Retail Premium member with the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas. “This is the highest

MINNEAPOLIS — Russo Marine, New England’s leading powerboat dealer, has renewed its membership with the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas at the highest level of support a dealership can offer—Retail Premium. “I am a strong believer in the MRAA,

MINNEAPOLIS — Brunswick Corporation, a market leader in the marine industry with its many boat brands and Mercury Marine engines, has renewed its Platinum Partner membership with the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas. This is the highest level of

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The MRAA Educational Foundation is seeking nominations and applications for the 2013 Darlene Briggs Woman of the Year Award. The late Darlene Briggs, of Wayzata, Minn., was admired for her tireless dedication to the marine industry. To