Branson Missouri Highlights & Growth

Within A day’s drive of half the population of the United States of America.
The center of the 3rd most popular tourist region in North America
Branson has over 8 million tourists a year.
One of the most stable economies in the Midwest.
Largest Shopping destination in the United States (per capita)
Over 410 restaurants
201 lodging facilities with 17,849 rooms
World class entertainment – 50 theaters, over 100 shows, and over 56,000 theater seats. More than Broadway!
10 Area golf courses including #1 public course in Missouri (Branson Creek Golf Club)
Table Rock Lake (8th cleanest Lake in America)
One of the top trout fishing lakes in America (Lake Taneycomo)
#1 Bass fishing lake in the U.S for night fishingTable Rock Lake is home of the Branson Bell (largest boat on any enclosed water way in the United States)

Branson Area Growth

Branson Landing, Convention Center, Bass Pro Shop, Hilton hotel, & many brand name stores. The Branson Landing was a 450 million dollar project - Built- Huge Success.
Target, Home Depot, TJ Maxx, Kohl’s, Wal-Mart Supercenter, Best Buy, Bed Bath & Beyond, Petsmart
42 million dollars spent in 2006 on road infrastructure

Branson Regional Airport
100% funded
9,000 ft. runway – Will land 737’s
Recently broke ground on July 17th
Projected completion - May of 2009
Located on the outer edge of Branson Creek Development
Branson Convention Center
220,000 Total Sq. Ft.
294 Rooms
23,000 Sq. Ft. Ballroom
47,000 Sq. Ft. Exhibit Hall
Sight & Sound Theater
38 million dollar project - Largest theater in Branson – Opening in 2008

What Others Say About Branson

“I LOVE Branson because the people are just so friendly and genuine”

“Your Real Estate is very affordable and your property taxes are so LOW”

“I APPRECIATE that I can easily get work and there are so many fun activities in the
area to see and do”

“I have never seen so many churches and restaurants in one small area as Branson”

“I LOVE the beautiful Ozark countryside; the hills, trees, and the clean lakes”

Some are referring to this area as the “new Aspen of the Midwest”. We believe its better! Here we have four beautiful seasons. Our spring, with all of the Dogwood trees is breathtaking. The summers are mild to moderately hot and everything stays green. Fall is what many say is our prettiest time of the year. The colors are picturesque; storybook looking. Winters are mild; the average winter temperature is around 48 degrees. Many days you can wear short sleeves with the average temperature year round in the 70’s. It is rare to have more than a week below freezing. The best time in Branson is Christmas. Wow…it looks like a Norman Rockwell painting.

We have the highest percentage of veterans living in Branson, MO; more than anywhere else in the world. “This makes for a great neighborhood watch program!” Crime is next to nothing in the area. Our hospital, Skaggs just ranked in the top 100 in the U.S. St. John’s is adding a branch in Branson and already is located in Springfield, MO just 30 minutes away. They are ranked 10^th in America. Locally we have five heart surgeons, a cancer facility, and many other state of the art medical facilities. We will soon have announced the new Branson airport. It will be an international airport. “I know it’s hard to believe, but it’s true”. The airport should be complete by the end of 2008. Many people love the idea of having over 100 live entertainment shows to see everyday, the new titanic museum, silver dollar city theme park-- “simply incredible”, white water theme park, Just to mention a few of the many things to do here in Branson. The new Branson Landing is so incredible; many will drive to Branson this year to see it alone!!! The Landing will have over 100 name brand stores and restaurants.

Very soon the interstate from I-40 in Little Rock to I-44 in Springfield will be four lanes. These are only a few of the great reasons Branson is rapidly growing.