MarineMax strikes lease deal with airport that will create 300 jobs

The recreational boating giant plans to build a 132,000-square-foot manufacturing center, parking garage, travel lift well and docking facility.

MarineMax CEO Brett McGill.
MarineMax CEO Brett McGill.
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MarineMax Inc., one of the nation’s leading boat and yacht retailers, has reached an agreement to lease 9.5 acres of St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport property for a project that will create more than 300 jobs and generate millions of dollars of revenue over the 50-year span of the deal.

 

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