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2024 boat show season kicks off in Atlanta, Boston and Chicago
January 9th, 2024
Kicking off the 2024 winter boat show season, in partnership with Progressive Insurance®, are the Discover Boating Chicago Boat Show and Discover Boating New England Boat Show, both running January 10-14, and the Discover Boating Atlanta Boat Show, running January 11-14. The 2024 Discover Boating boat show schedule is as follows: Discover Boating® Chicago Boat […]
Anchor Industries launches VXN Clear Span at ATA Tent Expo 2024
January 9th, 2024
Anchor Industries is excited to announce the launch of their latest product, the VXN. This innovative Clear Span solution is set to revolutionize the industry with its impressive features and benefits. The VXN is built with a 130mm x 70mm profile and offers a range of key features that set it apart from competitive products. […]
In memoriam: Robert “Bob” McGilvray
January 9th, 2024
Robert "Bob" McGilvray, Jr., of Hull, passed away at the age of 68 on Christmas Day 2023, after a long illness. He was the beloved husband of Marie-Pierre (Renard) McGilvray for 37 years, devoted father to Charlie Driggs of Hingham, Jim Driggs of Jamaica Plain, and Caroline (McGilvray) Fetigan of North Yarmouth, ME, best father-in-law […]
Contech introduces bell and spigot pipe solution
January 9th, 2024
Contech® Engineered Solutions, a Quikrete company, announces the launch of QuikJoint® with UHP (ultra-high performance) technology, an innovative joint solution for the DuroMaxx® SRPE (steel reinforced polyethylene) piping system that allows for easy in-ground pressure testing to confirm proper installation and performance. QuikJoint is manufactured to meet the requirements of ASTM D-3212, providing ease of […]
Nominations open for World Of Wipes Innovation Award
January 8th, 2024
The Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry announced that nominations are open for the 2024 World of Wipe Innovation Award®. The award recognizes a product or technology in the wipes sector that creatively uses nonwovens. The award will be presented at the World of Wipes® (WOW) International Conference, June 17-20 at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis […]
FHWA Pavement Testing Facility opens
January 8th, 2024
Photo courtesy of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently welcomed U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the new FHWA Pavement Testing Facility. The facility will use rapid pavement testing of full-scale structures to evaluate the […]
Kentwool celebrates 180 years; announces new leadership
January 5th, 2024
Kentwool Co., a wool yarn manufacturing company, celebrates 180 years in business, spanning five generations of Kent family ownership. Founded in 1843, Kentwool, formerly known as The Kent Manufacturing Co., was established in Philadelphia, Pa., by Philadelphia businessman and English immigrant Thomas Kent. From its inception, Kentwool has specialized in the manufacturing of woolen goods. […]
HUESKER team receives awards
January 5th, 2024
The HUESKER team received three awards at the 12th International Conference on Geosynthetics (ICG) in Rome. The company received two awards in the Case Study category and one in the Product Development category. The awards were presented by the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS), a global community of 4,000 members from all over the world dedicated to […]
Manufacturing Solutions Center accepting applications for business incubator
January 4th, 2024
The Manufacturing Solutions Center (MSC) at Catawba Valley Community College in Conover, N.C., is now accepting applications for its onsite business incubator. The MSC business incubator is available to new businesses and extensions of existing businesses interested in making a product in the U.S. In addition to manufacturing space, tenants in the MSC business incubator […]
EU-US agree to continue suspension of Section 232 tariffs
January 4th, 2024
The United States and European Union (EU) have reached an agreement to not reimpose Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from the EU and Europe’s retaliatory tariffs on American exports into the EU, including American-made boats. Section 232 tariffs caused several key international markets, including the EU, to impose retaliatory tariffs on uniquely […]