Article: BOAT BUILDER PROPOSES TELL CITY OPERATION

Don Foertsch, a Lamar, Ind., boat builder, wants to expand his business in the near future to Tell City, Ind., where he hopes to lease riverfront property from the city for establishing Tell City Boat Works.

Chris Kinnett, president and chief executive officer of the Perry County (Ind.) Economic Development Corp., said Monday that Foertsch proposes building line boats - large horse-power boats used in taking multiple barges up and down the river - on the former Maxon Marine Industries site, which is owned by the city.

Tell City Mayor Barbara Ewing said the city is in negotiations with Foertsch, who has Corn Island Shipyard in Spencer County. Foertsch also has been involved over the years in ...

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