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Mercury Marine Earns Fifth “Green Master” Honors

Mercury Marine has earned “Green Master” designation from the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council for the fifth consecutive year. Earning the Green Master designation places Mercury among the top 20 percent of the nearly 200 participating companies. Few have received the designation five consecutive years. The Green Masters Program measures companies on a broad range of […] Read More

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Isobutanol-Blended Fuel Enters Marine Market

Eight years ago, Gevo, a renewable energy company based in Englewood, Colorado, began experiments with isobutanol, an organic compound found in a variety of berries, cheese and bread, as well as drinks like brandy, gin and coffee. Gevo considered it a promising alternative to ethanol, one that potentially could be used as a solvent, or […] Read More

Gordy’s Lakefront Marine Wins Top Dealer Award

After celebrating its 60th anniversary and being named the North America Dealer of the Year in 2014, Gordy’s Lakefront Marine of Fontana, Wisconsin, and Fox Lake, Illinois, was honored to be chosen Dealer of the Year for the second time by the editors of Boating Industry magazine. “The dealership continues to grow and create opportunities […] Read More

MarineMax Launches Supreme Towboats in Texas, Georgia

Industry-leading boat dealer MarineMax has announced that it will be offering Supreme Towboats at three locations: MarineMax Houston, MarineMax Lake Conroe (Texas) and MarineMax Buford (Georgia). Supreme manufactures world-class wake and surf towboats that are designed with the performance expected by professional riders. However, they are value priced for the serious weekend warrior. Supreme Towboats […] Read More

Boating Industry Magazine Names 2015 Top 100 Dealers

Boating Industry magazine announced its 11th annual list of Top 100 dealers at a black tie gala last week in Orlando. “As the Top 100 enters its second decade, the dealers on this year’s list are healthier than they have been in years,” said Boating Industry editor-in-chief Jonathan Sweet. “The 2015 Top 100 and Hall […] Read More

Pearl Harbor Tug Arrives at Arkansas Inland River Museum

A joint effort by Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel and Jantran Inc., a subsidiary of North Little Rock (Ark.)-based Bruce Oakley Inc., helped bring a World War II tugboat that survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor safely to the Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum in North Little Rock on November 23. The Hoga was designated […] Read More

Green Turtle Bay Resort Set to Change Hands

Tortuga Management Co. LLC, owner and operator of Green Turtle Bay Resort on Barkley Lake in Grand Rivers, Kentucky, has announced that it has entered into a non-binding Letter of Intent to sell the business and assets of the resort to Anchor South Investments, LLC of Knoxville, Tennessee. Purchased in 1984 by William E. Gary […] Read More

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Baja Marine Adds Heartland Dealers

Baja Marine, parent company of the well-known, U.S.-built Baja, Donzi, Fountain and Pro-Line boat brands, has signed five new dealer partners. Three of these dealers will represent its Pro-Line Boats line of quality fishing boats; two will sell its high performance Fountain Powerboats line, and one will offer both its Baja Marine and Donzi Marine […] Read More