The Lauderdale Marine Center appointed George Whitehouse as its new director of business development and William Alejandro as controller.

Hatteras Yachts said Kusler Yachts in San Diego will represent the full Hatteras line of new yacht models from 45 to 100 feet.

The National Marine Manufacturers Association said wholesale shipments of traditional powerboats for its control group of manufacturers were up 3.4 percent this year through June. The NMMA said corresponding dollars were up 9.1 percent for the control group, which it said represents 69 percent of the market. The trade group also said U.S. outboard engine

Malibu Boats said today that it has licensed what it said is its industry-leading wakesurfing innovations to Chaparral Boats. Chaparral will manufacture and use its version of the technology to equip certain models in its product line. Malibu said Chaparral recognizes that Malibu’s Surf Gate was the first and is still the best-performing surf innovation on

A newly expanded regulation will result in government oversight of workers using toxic chemicals by two agencies instead of just one. The Environmental Protection Agency will now oversee workers’ safety standards under a revised Toxic Substances Control Act, in addition to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. “To summarize, it’s a piece of legislation that

Garmin International Inc. said today that it was breaking ground on a $200 million facility expansion at its Olathe, Kan., campus. The company, a unit of Garmin Ltd., said the implementation of its previously approved master plan will occur in two phases. The first includes an approximately 720,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution center on the Olathe

Whale, a division of Mercury Marine, has received the Brunswick Corp. Chairman’s Safety Award for excellence in safety and employee engagement. The presentation at Whale’s Northern Ireland facility in Bangor featured Mercury Marine president John Pfeifer. Brunswick will donate $10,000 on behalf of Whale employees to a charitable organization of their choice. Whale selected Cancer Focus in Northern

The Coast Guard Foundation has awarded what it said is a record 128 new scholarships this year. Combined with multi-year scholarship recipients and three Fallen Heroes Scholars, the foundation said it is supporting 163 students with $576,500 this year. Of the students receiving assistance, four are class valedictorians and two are salutatorians, the foundation said;

Boston Whaler held its sixth annual Boatload of Backpacks fundraiser to help Edgewater, Fla. area students start off the new school year on the right foot. More than 150 backpacks filled with school supplies were loaded into a 170 Dauntless and delivered to three local elementary schools. Whaler said the donation is the largest it