For more than forty years, Sea Ray's Tellico Lake plant in Vonore has been less a factory and more a fixture, quietly turning East Tennessee into a go-to spot for premium recreational boats. The waterfront operation has anchored local boat building, employed hundreds of residents and fed work to suppliers, parts shops and seasonal businesses all along the shore. For many on the floor, it has been a full career, a place to earn a living and refin…
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