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The Seattle Boat Show took place last week, giving attendees a chance to shop around with 90-minute sailboat rides, free stand up paddleboard lessons and other demos.
Seawind Catamarans was named the Australian Marine Exporter of the Year during the Sydney International Boat Show.
Florida-based Catalina Yachts launched its new Catalina 355.
California candidate for senate Carly Fiorna visited SnugTop Custom Fiberglass Manufacturing last week.
North Fork Composites’s owner was named a defendant in a lawsuit filed by his former company over trademark use for fishing products.
ASA Manufacturing Inc. caught fire last week. The plant, which makes fiberglass structures for theme parks, was almost destroyed.
Miles Fiberglass received a $50,000 grant from the Oregon Business Development Dept. to help create jobs that support wind energy.
Matrix Composites & Engineering recorded more than $18 million profit last year.
Now one of the biggest cultured marble companies in the southeast, Atlanta Marble Manufacturing is celebrating 40 years in business.
Continental Structural Plastics is closing an Ohio plant and moving its production to India.
Turkish Aerospace Industries delivered its first composite prototype for the new F-35 Lightning II.
ATK and NASA will begin the second ground test of the Ares five-segment solid rocket motor at the end of August.
Renovalia Energy invests 220 million in Canadian wind farm, scheduled to begin in early 2011.
The British government plans to install solar panels and wind turbines to every public building and hospital car park, giving local authorities a way to earn up to 100 million pounds a year from electricity generation.
Siemens Canada will build new turbine blade factory in Ontario, employing 300 people.
Beacon Power began construction on a flywheel energy plant in New York, made of carbon-fiber composite material, which will reduce emissions by 82 percent and provide 10 percent of the state’s energy.
Struggling solar panel maker Energy Conversion Devices will eliminate 140 U.S. jobs as it shifts production from Michigan to Mexico to save money.
Australia-based AGL Energy announced a joint venture wind farm with New Zealand-based Meridian Energy. Construction of the Victoria farm will begin by early 2013.
Former GE executive joined wind turbine manufacturer TPI Composites.
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