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Hard Work, Perseverance Are Keys To IMX Honoree Marko’s Success

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Hard Work, Perseverance Are Keys To IMX Honoree Marko’s Success

May 21, 2021

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

Obituary: Mike Marko

November 14, 2025

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. Keeping Busy With Repowers New towboat under construction at Mike’s. (Photo courtesy of Mike's Inc.)

Mike’s Inc. Keeping Busy With Repowers

March 20, 2019

These are busy times for Mike’s Inc. With a shipyard in East Alton, Ill., a machine/fabrication shop in Wood River, Ill., and a 60,0000-square-foot facility in South Roxana, Ill.,… Read More