Ah, I see. Well during the pandemic a large number from the hospitality industry left for obvious reasons and retooled themselves and their careers. As things overall slow down, I could see *some* (ie, a trickle) returning to hospitality where demand is still high for workers while other sectors contract.
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I still don't see the logic in less money = more demand for hospitality servicesTheWayoftheArch_V2.0 wrote: ↑Nov 08, 2022Ah, I see. Well during the pandemic a large number from the hospitality industry left for obvious reasons and retooled themselves and their careers. As things overall slow down, I could see *some* (ie, a trickle) returning to hospitality where demand is still high for workers while other sectors contract.
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I never said service demand would increase. I said service jobs are available and worker supply would increase.
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Right, but a recession suggests fewer dollars spent in the economy, especially on more frivolous items (Hospitality). So any understaffing issues currently being experienced would naturally sort themselves out by a reduction in demand.TheWayoftheArch_V2.0 wrote: ↑Nov 10, 2022I never said service demand would increase. I said service jobs are available and worker supply would increase.
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Suggests, yes, though unless we slow to to a 2008 level people still go on vacations - and some would argue seek out value destinations such as Branson in lieu of more costly, far flung outings. I would also contend that the lack of hospitality workers is so bad (hotels, restaurants, etc running at fractional capacity) that they could continue to absorb a good number of jobs prior to that sector's slow down leads to any kind of hiring freeze.
And while you are expanding the scope of or little debate, it likely is moot since this isn't even close to breaking ground - so my theoretical workforce and your suggested lack of need are largely irrelevant to this particular project.
And while you are expanding the scope of or little debate, it likely is moot since this isn't even close to breaking ground - so my theoretical workforce and your suggested lack of need are largely irrelevant to this particular project.
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Construction is planned to begin this summer on the Oasis at Lakeport
St. Louis developers to begin construction on $350M Lake of the Ozarks entertainment district, with Marriott hotel
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St. Louis developers to begin construction on $350M Lake of the Ozarks entertainment district, with Marriott hotel
https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2023/03/27/lake-of-the-ozarks-resort-oasis-lakeport-waterpark.html?cx_testId=40&cx_testVariant=cx_5&cx_artPos=0#cxrecs_sConstruction is scheduled to begin this summer on the $350 million Lake of the Ozarks resort and amusement park planned by a pair of St. Louis-based developers. They have signed on an international hotel brand to collaborate on the resort's $180 million hotel, which will be built alongside an amusement park, indoor water park and conference center.
Marriott International will give its name to the 400-room, full-service hotel planned as part of the new Oasis at Lakeport entertainment district from St. Louis-based SkyView Partners and Tegethoff Development, along with Fred Ross, owner of Big Thunder Marine, the developers said in a news release. The project, at Highway 54 and Jeffries Road in Osage Beach, adjacent to the Grand Glaize Bridge, was first announced in October.
Site work and infrastructure for the entire 25-acre site is scheduled to begin this summer, with construction on the hotel, amusement park and 1,000-space parking garage kicking off simultaneously, said Todd Schneider, co-managing partner of SkyView Partners. The amusement park and parking garage are scheduled to open in summer 2024. The hotel and indoor water park will finish construction by 2026, the developers said.
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This is really cool. Between Branson and LOTO Missouri has a lot of unlocked tourism potential
Not just that, but also:JaneJacobsGhost wrote:This is really cool. Between Branson and LOTO Missouri has a lot of unlocked tourism potential
-2 major cities (St. Louis, KC)
-2 large college towns (como, springfield)
-wine country (Augusta)
-Ozark Mtns/Twain National Forest
-Pristine rivers (current, Jack fork, etc)
Not to get too off topic but Missouri should be a midwest powerhouse.
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I didn't see this project posted before, but if it actually happens, it will be huge. It's a 2,200-acre master planned community in Camdenton. The project was announced last summer and the last update was this past fall.
Developer Of Massive Lake Area Project Drops More Details About His Plans For 2,200 Acres
Developer Of Massive Lake Area Project Drops More Details About His Plans For 2,200 Acres
https://www.lakeexpo.com/real_estate/developer-of-massive-lake-area-project-drops-more-details-about-his-plans-for-2-200/article_b92bebea-48c1-11ed-899f-6bfc9fa8b322.htmlHodits spoke about his project, his team at MO Lake Development, and his love for the Lake area, at the annual Real Estate Symposium hosted by RE/MAX Lake of the Ozarks, on Oct. 7 at Osage National Golf Course. Hodits, a native of Camdenton with a background in finance and tech, revealed a few more details about the specifics of his project off of Highway 5 and 54, calling it an "experiential masterplanned community." It’s a holistic community that’s built to fill the gaps of the community that’s a unique destination and making it a full time place to live," Hodits said. "What we’re basically putting together is a new community."
He added that their vision for the diverse property would be to make it a “year-round economic hub” and to include education opportunities. "Whenever you graduate high school, you essentially have to leave," Hodits said, speaking of the Lake area. "I identify that as a massive gap in our community." But he called that gap an "opportunity."
"Osage Beach is the tourism hub of the Lake, but we’re really missing that year-round place that delivers these career and education opportunities to the Lake. Our goal as a [development company] is essentially building infrastructure and building roads and utilities and subdividing these out," Hodits told the crowd of real estate agents, builders, loan officers, and others.
The MO Lake Development team includes Lake area natives Adam Vanderpool, Josh Fenton, and Brandi Freese. He said his team is working with PGAV Destinations, a St. Louis-based design firm with a portfolio that includes the Georgia Aquarium, a new master plan for the Alamo, and National Geographic’s Grand Canyon Visitor Complex.
Hodits grew up driving past this property daily. He laughed, remembering, "It was always for sale!"
Then he added, "Now I understand why… it takes a lot of work to do due-diligence for a project of this size."
Cars aren't the only things flying into houses these days:
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California man arrested in boat crash that injured 8 Saturday at Lake of the Ozarks
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California man arrested in boat crash that injured 8 Saturday at Lake of the Ozarks
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Competition heating up in quest for Lake of the Ozarks casino
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https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/competition-heating-up-in-quest-for-lake-of-the-ozarks-casino/article_f0be8d24-e555-11ee-ab09-5bcba4f47d1b.htmlA push to build a casino near the Lake of the Ozarks has run into opposition from a group linked to the Osage Nation tribe.
Last week, a political action committee was formed to oppose the proposed constitutional amendment to allow a 14th casino license to be issued for a project on the massive lake.
A day later, on March 14, the PAC received a $75,000 contribution from Strategic Capital Consulting, a lobbying firm representing the Oklahoma-based tribe that also wants to build a casino on the lake.
For now, the group that is pushing for the constitutional change says the signature-gathering effort has not been affected by the opposition voiced by their potential tribal competitor. “We are pleased with the progress of our signature-gathering. Our internal metrics have us on track to collect more than enough signatures to turn in on May 5th and we anticipate being on the November 2024 ballot,” the Ozark River Gaming & Convention Committee said in a statement to the Post-Dispatch. The behind-the-scenes jockeying is the latest development in the fight to bring a legal gambling operation to mid-Missouri.
The Osage Nation has been working for years to build a casino in Missouri. In 2021, the tribe announced it had submitted an application to the U.S. Department of Interior for approval of a casino near the town of Lake Ozark.
At the time, the tribe said it hoped a federal decision on whether the proposal complies with the U.S. Indian Gaming Regulatory Act would take no more than two years.
If the tribal application is approved, the Department of Interior would transfer the casino land into federal trust with tribal sovereignty to the land and casino gaming rights that are exempt from Missouri laws and regulations.
The tribe is preparing a site on the lake for a casino resort but has faced mixed reactions from local officials.
The tribe also has hired Strategic Capital Consulting to help them move forward on the project. The lobbying firm is headed by former House Speaker Steve Tilley, who is a close adviser to Gov. Mike Parson.
Casino at Lake of the Ozarks moves closer to statewide vote
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/casino-at-lake-of-the-ozarks-moves-closer-to-statewide-vote/article_92871358-0b1f-11ef-a394-97c5f66056da.html#tracking-source=home-top-storyMissouri voters are poised to get two chances to expand gambling this year after supporters of adding a casino at Lake of the Ozarks submitted more than 320,000 signatures Sunday to put a question on the ballot in November.
Through an effort being bankrolled by a lake-area business venture and casino giant Bally’s, organizers said the resort “will provide a year-round economic boost to the region.”
If the initiative is certified, the question would appear on the ballot along with a separate question asking if Missourians want to legalize sports betting.
A coalition of the state’s professional sports teams submitted 340,000 voter signatures for the sports betting proposal Thursday. The next step enroute to a question appearing on the ballot is a review of the signatures by Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft to ensure the casino-backers submitted the required amount. To get on the ballot, circulators needed to collect a minimum of 170,000 signatures. It will go into effect if more than 50% of voters say “yes.”
The state constitution currently only allows casinos to be constructed either on the Mississippi or Missouri rivers. State law currently allows only 13 casinos to operate in the state.
If approved, the new casino is envisioned as a resort on the portion of the Osage River below the Bagnell Dam on the south side of U.S. 54.
“Specifically, the new convention center is a much-needed addition that will benefit all of the existing businesses in the Tri County region and beyond,” supporters said in a statement Sunday.
The project is expected to create 500 construction jobs and more than 700 permanent jobs. State revenue generated from this project will go to support Missouri schools, specifically early-childhood literacy programs in public institutions of elementary education, the proposal says.
.. ohairforceguy1 wrote: ↑May 06, 2024Casino at Lake of the Ozarks moves closer to statewide votehttps://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/casino-at-lake-of-the-ozarks-moves-closer-to-statewide-vote/article_92871358-0b1f-11ef-a394-97c5f66056da.html#tracking-source=home-top-storyMissouri voters are poised to get two chances to expand gambling this year after supporters of adding a casino at Lake of the Ozarks submitted more than 320,000 signatures Sunday to put a question on the ballot in November.
Through an effort being bankrolled by a lake-area business venture and casino giant Bally’s, organizers said the resort “will provide a year-round economic boost to the region.”
If the initiative is certified, the question would appear on the ballot along with a separate question asking if Missourians want to legalize sports betting.
A coalition of the state’s professional sports teams submitted 340,000 voter signatures for the sports betting proposal Thursday. The next step enroute to a question appearing on the ballot is a review of the signatures by Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft to ensure the casino-backers submitted the required amount. To get on the ballot, circulators needed to collect a minimum of 170,000 signatures. It will go into effect if more than 50% of voters say “yes.”
The state constitution currently only allows casinos to be constructed either on the Mississippi or Missouri rivers. State law currently allows only 13 casinos to operate in the state.
If approved, the new casino is envisioned as a resort on the portion of the Osage River below the Bagnell Dam on the south side of U.S. 54.
“Specifically, the new convention center is a much-needed addition that will benefit all of the existing businesses in the Tri County region and beyond,” supporters said in a statement Sunday.
The project is expected to create 500 construction jobs and more than 700 permanent jobs. State revenue generated from this project will go to support Missouri schools, specifically early-childhood literacy programs in public institutions of elementary education, the proposal says.
Patrick Mahomes is building a huge mansion on the Lake. It sits on a small peninsula, right at the water's edge.
With developments like this, notoriety from Ozark, and some of the other big projects in the works, I wouldn't be surprised if the Lake experienced a development boom.
With developments like this, notoriety from Ozark, and some of the other big projects in the works, I wouldn't be surprised if the Lake experienced a development boom.
Though I’d hate to see numbers taken from Lambert, I think a regional airport with service to Chicago, DFW, etc. would be a game changer.
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FYI it’s not mahomes house. It’s been debunked several times in the LOTO fb groups.framer wrote:Patrick Mahomes is building a huge mansion on the Lake. It sits on a small peninsula, right at the water's edge.
With developments like this, notoriety from Ozark, and some of the other big projects in the works, I wouldn't be surprised if the Lake experienced a development boom.
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Is there enough demand/interest among the LOTO counties to attract commercial flights/expand existing airport if needed?
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How many people want to fly from around the country to the Lake of the Ozarks?
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I think COU and SGF, both about an hour from the Lake, serve that purpose.
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I don’t know but I’m confident there are thousands who would choose to fly from StL, KC, OKC, and LR if it was available.RockChalkSTL wrote: ↑Jul 30, 2024How many people want to fly from around the country to the Lake of the Ozarks?
LOTO is not a short drive for anyone.
Looks like Osage Beach is in the process of acquiring the primary local airport from the State
https://www.lakeexpo.com/real_estate/ne ... b8ddb.html
https://www.lakeexpo.com/real_estate/ne ... b8ddb.html
Of all the stock photos of airliners available, the LakeExpo newspaper picks a Russian jet which will not land at any US airport. Then they say nothing about the length of the runway which is the focus of the headline. Lake life...
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Runway is 6500 feet (same as Chicago Midway). Question is whether it could support the weight.