Mike Marko Michael James Marko, founder of Mike’s Inc., passed away Tuesday, November 11, at Alton Memorial Hospital. He was 85 years old. Marko was born October 31, 1940, in… Read More
Mike’s Inc.
It’s been a busy summer for Mike’s Inc. After several decades of calling Upper Mississippi River Mile 198.8 home, the East Alton, Ill. shipyard has officially moved. The Mike’s Inc. Read More
Named in memory of a longtime friend, Osage Marine Services welcomed the mv. Capt. Mike Rushing into its fleet February 2 in a christening ceremony in St. Louis harbor. The… Read More
Here is a list of U.S. Maritime Administration Small Shipyard Grant recipients located on the inland rivers and Gulf Coast (See Washington Waves for more information):… Read More
Mike’s Inc., from its shipyard in Wood River, Ill., at Mile 198.8 on the Upper Mississippi River, has completed final touches to the new-construction towboat mv. Bianca Marko. Workers… Read More
The collaboration between Mike’s Inc. and Lohrberg Lumber, Waterloo, Ill., continues a long tradition of Lohrberg serving marine businesses. Lohrberg is currently providing new timbers to Mike’s Inc. that will… Read More
Some older veteran river industry personnel, executives, aficionados and others associated with the inland marine industry (especially the upper Ohio River area) may experience a bit of déjà… Read More
It could be said that 80-year-old Mike Marko, known to many as “Sparky,” was born with proverbial grease under his nails. Marko, the president and owner of Mike’s… Read More
The coronavirus has thrown some speed bumps into the river cleanup mission of Living Lands & Waters but has not been able to stop it. This year,… Read More
Five minutes of talking to Mike Marko, owner and president of Mike’s Inc., will make you forget that there is an economic slowdown because of a virus. Mike’s… Read More
