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Article: Hot Springs pushes envelope: State's No. 1 destination lands 'Antiques Roadshow'.
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- Arkansas Business
- Article date:
- March 18, 2002
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HOT SPRINGS IS GOING for the hat trick.
Last year, the Hot Springs Advertising and Promotion Commission released Bill Clinton trading cards, which were a national hit.
This year, the "Antiques Roadshow," one of the most sought-after conventions in the country, will stop in town on July 13.
And next year, a $27 million sports/entertainment arena will open.
"The citizens of Hot Springs are very aggressive and forward thinking people," Hot Springs Mayor Mike Bush said of the town's success.
Others say the reason for its success is simple: People like coming to Hot Springs, said Steve Arrison, executive director of the Hot Springs ...