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CONTENTS
JUNE 2024 • ISSUE 6
11 UP FRONT 69 BEC
12 BUSINESS NEWS 70 BEC INDUSTRY BRIEFS
Just-In-Time Recreation reopens Constant evolution in Lansing;
with a memorial to those killed. multiple projects in development.
22 STATE REPORTS 78 THE BEC INTERVIEW
Florida Adult/Youth Tournament
draws nearly 300 doubles teams. Business models may di er, but
the fundamentals are constant.
30 TIMELINE With Bob Johnson The countdown is almost over. Late this
Indy 64-laner to host 1975 WIBC; month, the industry heads to the Mile
Bush to keynote 2014 Bowl Expo. 84 THEMING High City for Bowl Expo 2024. Page 31.
If it was good enough for Disney,
31 BOWL EXPO it can work in the realm of BECs. 6 A MESSAGE FROM BPAA
96 REDEMPTION This year, families can work hard
32 SCHEDULE No two venues are the same, but and play hard by attending Expo.
Plan your time in Denver, and be many of the numbers are similar. By Mandy Haws
aware of changes implemented.
100 FIRST LOOK 8 SAVE THE DATE
32 MEET THE SPEAKERS How Prime Time Entertainment
A page of QR codes that will take 11 AT DEADLINE
you to Q&As with presenters. stands apart in saturated market. Bowlero opens new Lucky Strike
By Johnny Campo in Miami, acquires Thunderbowl.
36 TRADE SHOW
Use our map and company key to 108 MILESTONE 11 BY THE NUMBERS
plan your shopping experience. Even after nine decades, Betson 300+
keeps evolving to stay relevant.
40 BOWL EXPO A-TO-Z 18 PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS
What to expect from “Arapahoe By Barry Sparks 33 BOWL EXPO BUYER’S GUIDE
Springs Water Park” to “Zero.”
By Bob Johnson 117 INSIGHT 49 PROFIT BREAK
48 NETWORKING Countdown to Expo ’24 concludes
Ten tips to get the most out of 118 D.C. WATCH with four more speaker previews.
this key Bowl Expo component. As aspects of Trump-era TCJA are 49 MUST READ
expiring, planning is necessary. “Let Me Tell You About Jasper,”
49 IN-DEPTH By Brandon Palumbo by Bowl Expo keynoter Dana Perino
119 MARKETING 115 BCM BUYERS’ GUIDE
50 AI SEMINAR PREVIEWS How a Frequent Bowler’s Club
Today’s hottest business topic to drives tra c and repeat business. 117 FOOD & BEVERAGE
be dissected by three speakers. By Dave Williams Fast-food restaurants continue to
By Barry Sparks introduce new chicken products.
52 COVER STORY 121 ACCOUNTING 117 THE LIST
Striving to do the right thing has There’s more than one way to pay Three reasons that the workforce
de ned the Proprietor of the Year. for equipment your center needs. readiness gap keeps widening.
By Bob Johnson By Mark E. Battersby
117 DIGITAL DIGEST
66 CELEBRATION Tap and go is preferred by guests;
75th anniversary of the Indiana MORE time to provide that convenience?
BCA brings the industry together. By Carey Tosello
68 HONORS/ONE OF US 2 FRONT LINES 117 QUOTE/UNQUOTE
During COVID, President’s Award Bowling is the Wiemer family’s Maine Governor Janet Mills
winner Borowski never wavered. business — on and o the lanes.
By Dennis Bergendorf By Bob Johnson 124 CLASSIFIED PAGES
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