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In Appeal to Sea Ray’s Laid Off Employees, Job Fair Is Scheduled For July 13

July 5, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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This job fair organized by CareerSource Flagler Volusia will showcase businesses with open, ready-for-hire positions, and will take place at the Flagler Palm Coast High School gym.

Sea Ray Boats’ Palm Coast Plant Shutting Down in Major Blow to 440 Workers

June 25, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 123 Comments

Sea Ray Boats was one of Flagler County's top private employers. It has been a mainstay of the local manufacturing economy. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast’s Sea Ray Boats plant, one of the top five employers in the county, with some 440 employees, is shutting down as Brunswick corp. abandons the yacht line.

Behind Pending Sale of Sea Ray, A Few Hints As to Why, None As To What Next

December 15, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

The Sea Ray boat plant in Flagler Beach employs about 420 people. (© FlaglerLive)

Brunswick Corp. had noted a little disappointment with storm-related slowdowns at Sea Ray but explains its sale as a more strategic decision to focus more on different parts of its business.

40% of Sea Ray Boats’ Workforce in Flagler Affected By Layoffs and Furloughs

July 28, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

It's going to be a little less busy at Sea Ray Boats, one of Flagler County's top employers. (© FlaglerLive)

Some 90 employees have been laid off and 130 furloughed out of a workforce of 560 at the Sea Ray Boats plant off Colbert Lane even as manufacturer’s parent company posts strong earnings in the second quarter.

Targeted Attack on Sea Ray Boats Results In Damage to 50 Employees’ Vehicle Tires

October 12, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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One or more individuals blanketed a section of Sea Ray Drive with roofing nails early the morning of Oct. 6, damaging tires on 50 Sea Ray Boats employees’ vehicles.

Fearing Costs of Long and Losing Battle, Flagler Beach Surrenders to Sea Ray

September 28, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Flagler Beach government approved a settlement agreement, 3-2, that ends its challenge of Sea Ray’s parking lot plans and the county’s land use changes.

In Setback for Sea Ray, Flagler Beach Votes 3-2 to Challenge Land Use Change Over Parking lot

August 6, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

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A divided Flagler Beach City Commission voted 3-2 Thursday to take a challenge to the state of a county land use amendment enabling Sea Ray Boats to build a parking lot on 24 acres south of its property off Colbert Lane in Palm Coast.

Sea Ray Issues Open Letter to Flagler Beach Ahead of Thursday’s Special Meeting

August 5, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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The Flagler Beach City Commission meets in special session Thursday to consider taking its opposition to a Sea Ray plan for a parking lot to the state. Sea Ray offers its side.

County Seals Final Approval for Sea Ray Parking Plan, This Time With a Caution

August 3, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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The County Commission gave final approval today for Sea Ray Boats’s planned 24-acre parking lot south of its plant off Colbert Lane, but not without words of caution from several commissioners.

One More Hurdle for Sea Ray as Planned Parking Lot Must First Pave Through Rezoning

July 13, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Sea Ray Boats Tuesday evening again will appear before the Flagler planning board as the luxury boat manufacturer’s plan to expand its footprint south of its plant off Colbert Lane in Palm Coast seeks to advance.

At Sea Ray Boats, a $10,000 Gift Marks Millions of Working Hours Without an Accident

June 3, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Brunswick Corp. CEO Dustan McCoy marked Sea Ray’s safety record while tracing the Flagler Beach plant’s success through the Great Recession, and linking its safety record to its continuing operations.

Sea Ray’s View: We Are Building a Safer Parking Lot, Not Expanding Production

March 13, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Craig Wall, operations manager at Sea Ray’s Palm Coast plant, counters concerns about the company’s intentions by laying out precisely what the manufacturer intends to do–and not do.

Sea Ray Boats in Palm Coast Benefits from Plant Closures Elsewhere, With Cautions

March 7, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Consolidation will likely add to the payroll in Flagler County, and do so with well-paying manufacturing jobs. It also puts to rest, at least for now, worries that Sea Ray’s local plant would either close. But the company is facing tough economic headwinds even as it stock soars to seven-year highs.

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