All USA articles – Page 173
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NewsLumishore USA expands sales team
Marine LED lighting specialist Lumishore has named Jamie Shoemaker as regional sales manager for the US Southeast. In her new role, Shoemaker will be responsible for Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama.
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NewsNew CEO for Myers Industries
American plastics manufacturer Myers Industries, parent company to the Scepter and Ameri-Kart fuel tank brands, has announced that Michael McGaugh has been named president and CEO, effective April 6, 2020.
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NewsMarineMax to buy back stock at bargain rates
America’s largest boat and yacht retail operation, MarineMax announced approval of a plan to repurchase up to 10 million shares of outstanding stock. The company’s shares are currently trading at $10.52 – near the bottom of its price range over the past year
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NewsCanada passes USMCA trade agreement into law
The Canadian government passed legislation on Friday ratifying the new US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) before shutting down until April 20 as a result of the developing Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsHorizon Yachts business update
In light of the rapidly evolving situation surrounding Covid-19, Taiwan’s Horizon Yachts has announced that it is implementing several precautionary measures out of an abundance of caution for clients and employees.
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NewsMinneapolis sportshow cancelled; decision on legislative conference pending
NMMA, the US marine trade association and show producer, announced the cancellation of its Northwest Sportshow in Minneapolis. A final decision on the industry’s annual gathering in Washington DC in May is still pending
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NewsBrunswick wins ‘Best of CES’ award
Brunswick Corp has been named as one of Exhibitor Magazine’s 2020 ‘Best of CES’ award winners. The program honours the top 20 exhibitor stands from among more than 4,500 at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
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NewsPalm Beach shows postponed
Organizers of the Palm Beach International Boat Show and Superyacht Show Palm Beach, scheduled to run March 26 – 29 have postponed the event indefinitely with no further information available yet.
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NewsExecutive appointments at Mastercraft Boat Holdings
MasterCraft Boat Holdings has announced a pair of executive appointments that will see two current vice presidents assume newly created C-suite positions.
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NewsAppointment at ABYC
Technical vice president Craig Scholten named chair of small craft committee
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NewsUS shipyard to launch first new boat in 40 years
Despite a 149-year history of continuous operation, Gamage Shipyard in the US hasn’t launched a new vessel in nearly 40 years, operating instead as a marina, storage facility and full-service refit shop in South Bristol, Maine. That’s about to change this spring.
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California Boating Congress scheduled for month’s end
The fifth annual California Boating Congress (CBC) will be held from March 30-31 in the state’s capital city of Sacramento. Hosted by the Marine Recreation Association (MRA), which has represented marinas on the US west coast and Hawaii, along with Australia, Canada and Mexico, for nearly 50 years, the CBC ...
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NewsBrunswick sees no business disruption from coronavirus, imposes travel restrictions
Despite an extended shutdown of Mercury Marine’s Suzhou, China engine assembly plant, Brunswick Corp has managed to get through the early stages of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic without any disruption to its supply chain or its ability to deliver product.
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NewsSouthern Marinas expands footprint in Florida market
Fish-Tale Marina in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, is the latest acquisition of North Palm Beach, Florida-based Southern Marinas, which closed on the property February 20.
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NewsGreat Lakes marinas face new flood threat
Marinas and shoreline municipalities still rebuilding after catastrophic 2019 floods face further damage as already high water levels projected to rise with spring runoff
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NewsUS cat-builder expands dealer network
World Cat, a US builder of outboard-powered centre and dual console catamarans, has added 50 North Yachts in San Diego, California to its growing dealer network.
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NewsTwo South Carolina boatbuilders expand operations
The US marine industry trend moving toward bigger boats and bigger outboards has two South Carolina builders moving toward bigger facilities and bigger things ahead.
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NewsGarmin to sponsor Bassmaster fishing events
Electronics manufacturer Garmin International Inc has signed a three-year agreement to sponsor a series of freshwater fishing tournaments in the US organised by the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society (BASS).
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Boating community sinks Virginia boat tax
Efforts by the Prince William County, Virginia Board of Supervisors to reinstate a 20-year-old boat tax were dead in the water when more than 100 boat owners and business people voiced opposition at a public hearing Tuesday night.
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NewsProspec Electronics signs new rep group
Marine audio manufacturer Prospec Electronics has signed a new rep group to handle its full product line in the western US and Canada.
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