Petition: President Trump, Save Small Businesses by Releasing Additional H-2B Visas
Labor is one of the biggest challenges of the mobile amusement industry. The struggle of many carnival companies, concessionaires, and amusement parks is finding enough American workers ... [read more]
IISF Gibtown Trade Show moves show to Wednesday through Saturday format for 2020
The International Independent Showmens Assn. announced this week the dates for the 2020 trade show in Gibtown which will be February 5 through February 8, 2020. This will be ... [read more]
Deggeller debuts new Klondike Looping Coaster at Rodeo Houston
Deggeller Attractions debuted its new roller coaster named The Klondike, a re-themed Pinfari ZL42 Looping Roller Coaster at Rodeo Houston in Houston, Texas. The coaster is booked through Ray ... [read more]
H-2B Update: Congressman Harris and Congresswoman Pingree to address H-2B Cap Relief with Secretary Nielsen via Letter
Over 130 signatures were collected
H-2B Visa Update: 3/7/2019Congressman Harris, Congresswoman Pingree, and Senator Rounds, Tillis, and Bennet issued a letter to Secretary Nielsen of the Department of Homeland Security ... [read more]
H-2B Cap Met for 2019
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced this evening that the H-2B visa cap for the second half of 2019 was met on February 22, 2019. As reported earlier, ... [read more]
Congress Gives Department of Homeland Security Authority to Release Additional H-2B Visas at their Discretion
Language pertaining to the release of additional H-2B visas has been included in the 2019 spending bill that was passed by Congress and signed by President Trump late last week. The language ... [read more]
H-2B Cap Relief Update
UPDATED 2/14/2019 at 12:52PMAhead of Friday's deadline to pass a budget to keep the government open for 2019, it is being reported that Democrat and Republican leaders in the US House of ... [read more]
Paula Swika Passes
Paula R. Pavlick-Swika, 52, of Scott Twp., died Wednesday, January 30 at Allied Services Hospice, Scranton. She was the wife of Stephen Swika, III. Born in Allentown, daughter of Margaret Jump ... [read more]
H-2B Temporary Guest Worker Labor Issue is an Industry Problem
H-2B visa workers are needed for the fair industry to survive
The H-2B labor issue is not a carnival problem, it's not a concessionaire problem, and it's not a fair problem. It is an industry problem that ultimately effects each sector that defines the ... [read more]
Minnesota to Invest Nearly $20 Million in Fairgrounds Improvements
MINNESOTA STATE FAIRGROUNDS – Nearly $20 million in improvements and maintenance projects for the Minnesota State Fairgrounds were approved by the fair's board of managers during meetings Jan. ... [read more]
