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ORLANDO, Fla. — The Association of Marina Industries' second annual industry update was a mixed bag, with some metrics suggesting business may be improving, some that it still is slogging along, and others suggesting that business finally is stabilizing. ...more

Kentuckiana Yacht Sales, of Jeffersonville, Ind., and its related manufacturing company, Jefferson Yachts Inc., filed for liquidation under Chapter 7 of the bankruptcy code in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Indiana. ...more

Employers added 243,000 jobs in January and the unemployment rate decreased to 8.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. ...more

Miami, Okla.-based Tracker Marine Group will lay off 112 people because of declining boat sales and the move of a production line to Missouri, city leaders announced Thursday. ...more

More than 11,000 people attended this year’s Charleston (S.C.) Boat Show, which was sponsored by Mercury Marine and held Jan. 27-29 at the Charleston Convention Center. ...more

Organizers of the 2012 Marine Dealer Conference & Expo are seeking proposals for seminars for this year’s conference, set for Nov. 11-14 in Orlando, Fla. ...more

Johnson Outdoors announced revenue grew 2 percent to more than $80 million during the first quarter, despite a 66 percent drop in year-over-year military sales. ...more

Worldwide Marine Consulting acquired the exclusive worldwide licensing rights to Blue-Thru Marine Flush Systems, the company announced. ...more

Rusty Piersons, president and CEO of Lighthouse Publications, announced a new partnership and the creation of a new company called Lighthouse Media Solutions. ...more

Honda Power Equipment, a division of American Honda Motor Co. Inc., received seven MarCom Awards for several of its computer-based dealer and distributor service training modules. ...more

ORLANDO, Fla. - “If it were easy, everybody would be doing it,” said David Mulvey, a facilitator at the Disney Institute, during his keynote address today at the International Marina & Boatyard Conference. ...more

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in January for the 30th consecutive month and the overall economy grew for the 32nd consecutive month, according to the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business. ...more