Merrill-Stevens Dry Dock Co.

Survivors: some of Florida's oldest businesses are still doing what they did 100 years ago; others changed successfully with the times.(FLORIDA'S OLDEST PRIVATE COMPANIES)
Florida Trend; 5/1/2005; 3472 words; ...1996. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Merrill-Stevens Dry Dock Co., Miami Capt. James Gilman Merrill's blacksmith shop, opened on...last year. Then: The Merrill-Stevens shipyard in Jacksonville circa...

South Florida couple buy marine services firm.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 12/2/2004; 1198 words; ...bought Miami's historic Merrill-Stevens Dry Dock Co. on Wednesday, fulfilling...from descendants of the Merrill family and plan to expand...Westbrook said. Merrill-Stevens, which occupies both...I used to sit on the docks and watch them work...

Feud Lands Florida Boat-Yard Family in Court.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 5/16/2004; 1931 words; ...Along with two executives of the Merrill-Stevens Dry Dock Co., his mother and two sisters are suing James C. Merrill III, great-great-grandson...outcome may well determine Merrill-Stevens' future. The plaintiffs want...

New Owners of Miami Boatyard Fishing for More Business.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 7/30/2003; 997 words; ...in Miami-Dade County is the well-established Merrill-Stevens Dry Dock Co., also on the river. "This is good for Miami...said Phil Everingham, vice president of both Merrill-Stevens and the Miami Marine Trade Council. "It's a...

Boat Maker Tries to Secure Financing to Buy Miami River, Fla., Facility.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 3/27/2001; 1260 words; ...priority for development," said Phil Everingham, president of the Marine Council of Miami and vice president of Merrill Stevens Dry Dock Co. "Jim has made a valiant effort to keep that thing going. Jim's reputation . . . is excellent. Obviously...