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United they stand: in an era of tight budgets, enterprising organizations from nonprofits to school districts are joining forces to develop aquatics facilities they otherwise couldn't afford. Could it be right for you?(The Money Issue)(HFE-Horizon)
Kyla Brown's city had a problem. Its 40-year-old waterpark was deteriorating. Maintenance and upkeep costs were draining the city of much-needed cash. And attendance was dropping faster than a kid rushing down a slide.
Enter David Busch. The president of HFE-Horizon had a solution, albeit unconventional. His private company retrofits existing aquatics facilities and expands them into micro-waterparks--highly themed facilities on about 7 acres with up to 12 slides, wave pool and children's area that are typically called Hawaiian Falls Adventure Parks. Under his plan, Horizon would front all the cost of construction, and oversee the operation and maintenance of the ...
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