Yamaha

The two partnered to bring a program to Fort Myers Technical College.

Net sales for the marine business unit were down almost 11 percent.

The outboard manufacturer’s program creates a student-to-technician pipeline for Yamaha dealers and provides technical schools with instructor-led courses and tools.

The system is being installed off South Carolina, and the information generated will be available as part of the South East Atlantic Econet.

The group helped secure a Yamaha F200 for AquaTech Eco Consultants, which plants seagrass in areas that have been damaged.

Yamaha confirmed its commitment to workforce development during a visit from U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt.

A spike in water recreation makes monitoring pollution even more critical.

Speciale has championed fishing issues and conservation throughout his career.

“We are evaluating the environment daily and making decisions weekly,” said Bill Boehman, chief marine operations and manufacturing officer.

Seven of the company’s manufacturing subsidiaries will be affected.

Plants in Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, Missouri, Indianapolis, Florida and Wisconsin have shut.

Apalachicola Bay was the Gulf’s leading producer of oysters before the oil spill.

Yamaha president Ben Speciale says the company considered a range of factors when it developed the 425-hp outboard.

Companywide sales were flat with 2018, though marine sales were up 2 percent on the strength of high-horsepower outboards.

South Carolina business has a long relationship with Yamaha.

A new facility includes a classroom and workshop space.

Yamaha Motor Corp.’s Boat Power Systems team is exploring the “application of technology” to recreational transportation.

Yamaha is bringing adult-learning courses to the Bay State in a pilot program.

The company’s finance arm launched a financial services program for all customer segments.

The Japanese parent says this will be just one initiative to increase the value of the oceans.

The installment loan program will be managed in-house, replacing a 15-year-old program.

Eric’s Outboard Key Largo offers mobile service.

The first five all had jobs waiting by the end of the course.

While marine was up 4 percent, companywide sales for the first three quarters were flat with last year.