SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2009
By LIZ WALZ
By LIZ WALZ
An industry coming together
I can be a bit of an idealist sometimes. And one of my ideals is a united recreational marine industry, all of us working together to deliver a boating experience that exceeds customers’ expectations every time and to create a business environment that everyone wants to work in. When I see evidence of that, it makes my day. That’s why I had to share a recent press release I received. Read more >>
Tags: Evinrude, Mercury, unification
By Mike Davin, Online Editor, Boating Industry — The situation between Mercury Marine and its union is becoming a little dizzying for anyone closely following the news. Several times over the past weeks — most recently on Saturday when an important deadline passed — it has appeared that the company’s pending shift of manufacturing jobs to Oklahoma was a done deal. 
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