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		<title>Isobutanol: Marine industry’s biofuel savior?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 16:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a waiver recently approved by the Environmental Protection Agency authorizing ethanol in gasoline up to 15 percent by volume, the marine industry is looking for an alternative biofuel to what its experts say is poison to marine engines. With the well-publicized issues E15 causes in marine applications, members of the marine industry are investigating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Marina Day seeks wider exposure</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 16:25:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[National Marina Day 2012 is set to launch June 9th and more than 105 marinas across 30 states have signed on to participate in the event. The event, which began in the summer of 2001, encourages marinas to open their doors and introduce the community to the boating lifestyle while generating exposure for the marina [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lumitec appoints rep firm Derema Group</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 16:09:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Delray Beach, FL- May 14, 2012 – Lumitec, a designer and manufacturer of marine LED lighting solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Derema Group as their manufacturing representative for the Northeastern, Central, and Western United States. The partnership is a natural and strategic next step in response to the growth the company has seen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ADP Lightspeed says interest in DMS on the rise</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 16:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This fiscal year will be the best sales year ADP Lightspeed has ever experienced in marine dealer management systems, which the company says reflects an increasing desire by dealers to take advantage of technology to help their bottom lines. Today’s dealers want a system that can tie together all their operations, provide an overview of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Simple steps to losing your loyal customers</title>
		<link>http://www.boatingindustry.com/blogs/chris-gerber/2012/05/16/simple-steps-to-losing-your-loyal-customers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>csoash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You don&#8217;t have to give poor customer service in order to lose customers, but it certainly helps. A personal customer service saga. The easiest way to lose your keys is to leave them somewhere. The easiest way to lose your money is at the casino. The easiest way to lose your mind is to attempt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former Starcraft Marine president, philanthropist passes away</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 16:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Starcraft Marine President Harold Schrock passed away Saturday in his Syracuse, Ind., home. He was 97. Schrock, whose father Arthur founded Starcraft in 1903, owned and operated Starcraft Marine, Smoker-Craft and Sylvan Boat, among other non-marine companies, during his lifetime, according to a Starcraft – Smoker Craft release. &#8220;Harold told us his first job [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MRAA’s Young Leaders Advisory Council seeking applicants</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MINNEAPOLIS — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas is accepting nominations and applications for its Young Leaders Advisory Council. The MRAA created YLAC as an advisory group to represent the needs and the thinking of the next generation of marine retailers and to provide additional insight and direction to the MRAA Board of Directors. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Louisville Convention &amp; Visitors Bureau to provide hotel booking services for IBEX 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.boatingindustry.com/news/2012/05/15/louisville-convention-visitors-bureau-to-provide-hotel-booking-services-for-ibex-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Press Release LOUISVILLE, KY – May 2, 2012 – The owners of the International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition &#38; Conference (IBEX) today announced that the Louisville Convention &#38; Visitors Bureau (LCVB) will be the exclusive housing agency for this year’s annual boating industry trade show and networking event. IBEX 2012 is scheduled to take place at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking the Top 100 online</title>
		<link>http://www.boatingindustry.com/blogs/mike-davin/2012/05/11/taking-the-top-100-online/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 16:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mdavin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year we have moved our Top 100 Dealers application entirely online, a change we hope makes life easier for you … and, frankly, us. Let me give you an example of one way the new system will benefit our team and, in turn, benefit you. One of the great things about the Top 100 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio Marine Trades course finds success</title>
		<link>http://www.boatingindustry.com/top-stories/2012/05/11/ohio-marine-trades-course-finds-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 15:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Gerber (CGerber@BoatingIndustry.com)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With more then 400,000 boats registered annually in Ohio’s Ottawa County, the demand for trained marine technicians is high. The Skills for Life Marine Trades program was started in 2001 to satisfy that need and has additionally provided a boost to the economy. Formed through a partnership between the Ottawa County Improvement Corp., Penta Adult [...]]]></description>
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