Amusement Park News

It is with great sadness to report that lifelong industry reporter, Tom Powell, passed away early this morning due to complications from a fall that he took last week.Tom worked many years as a reporter for Amusement Business magazine and most recently as the news ambassador for the Outdoor Amusement Business Association.  Tom’s dedication to the outdoor amusement industry is beyond words.  There will be no one who can replace his weekly columns that touch the lives of so many in our industry.  As funeral arrangements are made, they will be posted here.Our thoughts and prayers go out to Tom's family and friends.   [read more]

In response to over 70% of H-2B applicants being capped out for the second half of the FY2020 H-2B Cap, Reps. Harris (R-MD), Pingree (D-ME), Bergman (D-MI) and Keating (D-MA) and Senators King (I-ME) and Rounds (R-SD) are circulating a letter to the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security asking that he immediately release all of the additional H-2B visas authorized under the FY2020 DHS Appropriations Bill. "We hope that this letter will garner an overwhelming number of signatures from Members of Congress and Senators to send a clear message to DHS that we need quick action to address the H-2B cap," said James K. Judkins, president of JKJ Workforce.      What every H-2B Employer AND Suppliers to the Industry Do?    Call Your Representative and Two Senators Please call your Representative and two Senators and ask them to sign the Harris-Pingree-Bergman-Keating-King-Rounds H-2B letter to DHS. The deadline for signatures is Thursday, January 16.You ...   [read more]