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Mako Marine leaving South Florida

PostPosted: Mon Apr 28, 2003 6:43 am
by RudyGomez
Boat builder leaving S. Florida
By Joseph Mann

Excerpt:

Mako Marine Inc., which makes recreational fishing boats in Opa-Locka [North Miami-Dade County], is moving its headquarters and manufacturing facilities to Forest City, N.C.

About 80 people work at the Opa-Locka plant, and a spokesman for the Tracker Marine Group, a Springfield, Mo.-based company that owns Mako, said the firm will offer severance and transfer opportunities to employees based on seniority.

Mako has been in Opa-Locka since 1966.

Full Article:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/lo ... 1632.story