Kodiak is now home to one of the biggest boat lifts in the world -- and with it comes the promise of plenty of new jobs. The 600-ton, 54-foot-high hoist, built by Marine Travelift of Wisconsin, is ...

Although the company's boat lifts -- ranging in capacity from 1,300 to 26,000 pounds -- and maintenance-free vinyl dock systems tend to be used mainly in the warmer months, ...