A company has announced plans to build a massive 250-million dollar waterpark and resort in the southwest Missouri town of Hollister, which is south of Branson. Imagine Resorts chief executive officer Bruce Neviaser says the 575-thousand square feet resort will bring 450 to 550 new jobs to Hollister. He predicts a ripple effect

Groundbreaking is expected to begin in early 2021……Neviaser says that Branson being nearby is key to the project

A 100-thousand square foot indoor waterpark is planned too, along with eight themed restaurants. While Hollister has four-thousand residents, Neviaser notes about nine-MILLION people visit nearby Branson annually.