Large Business of the Year
Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort
For more than a century, Oaklawn has been one of the premier horse racing facilities in the country. Legendary thoroughbreds like Smarty Jones and American Pharoah started their journey to the triple crown at Oaklawn.
Known for featuring some of the world’s fastest horses, winningest jockeys and legendary trainers, Oaklawn’s 2021-2022 season will issue $45 million in purses and bring millions of visitors to Hot Springs.
Magic Springs Theme and Water Park
Arkansas’ only theme and water park offers big rides, big slides, and big summer concerts are all included with an admission ticket or season pass at the “Thrill Capital of Arkansas.” Magic Springs was opened in the late 1970s, closed in 1995, and reopened with a waterpark included in 2000.
The park is owned by EPR Properties and managed by Premier Parks LLC.
Magic Springs Theme and Water Park is the No. 1 employer for first-time jobs in the area. It provides approximately 35 fulltime positions and more than 600 jobs during our operating season. “We are proud to service the local community and drive tourism to Hot Springs.”
Xpress Boats/Veranda Luxury Pontoons
From humble beginnings 56 years ago, founder Kermit Bryant envisioned how could he build the most durable aluminum boat. Up to this point, every aluminum boat built used rivets and over time became weak and unstable. This platform led to an unreliable, leaking craft. Bryant used inert gas to weld the first unibody constructed boat. This established a legacy for all others to follow.
Aluma-Weld/Xpress Boats became a reality from this vision and the foundation. “Innovation is still the basis of our business model today. Family owned and operated in Hot Springs. Xpress Boats has taken the lead being the first to all-weld an aluminum boat.”
National Park Medical Center
A part of the LifePoint Health health care network, National Park Medical Center is a 163-bed, full-service hospital, providing a comprehensive range of medical services and high-quality care. It has served the Hot Springs community since 1954, previously under the names of Ouachita Memorial Hospital and AMI.
“Our mission at NPMC is simple — Making Communities Healthier. We operate under our high five guiding principles of delivering high quality patient care, supporting physicians, creating excellent workplaces for our employees, taking a leadership role in our communities, and ensuring fiscal responsibility.”
CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs
CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs is a faith-based, nonprofit hospital that has provided exceptional, compassionate care for Hot Springs and our Southwest Arkansas communities for 134 years. The hospital was originally founded in 1888 by the Sisters of Mercy as St. Joseph’s Infirmary with $1 to cover operating expenses for a 30-bed hospital in a donated building. Thanks to the generous support of charitable Arkansans, the hospital has been able to grow with the community to the 280-bed facility it provide today.
The hospital became part of CHI St. Vincent in 2014, expanding access to a broader network of health care resources and expertise across the state. Today, CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs is a regional acute-care hospital, providing an emergency department with a Level 2 Trauma Center designation, a large medical group clinic network and a comprehensive range of medical services.
Triumph Airborne Structures
Triumph Airborne Structures is part of the Product Support division of Triumph Group Inc. TAIRB provides maintenance, repair and overhaul services for aircraft nacelle components, flight controls, new manufacturing, and interior refurbishment. It provides global solutions and services for commercial, regional and military operators. Triumph Airborne Structures has been a part of the Hot Springs community since 2002 with heritage in several other businesses dating back to 1991.
Triumph Airborne Structures, located in the Mid-America Industrial Park, has over 300,000 square feet of floor space utilized for maintenance, repair and overhaul of aircraft products. Triumph is an industry leader in structural component repair. With capabilities including, the repair and overhaul of fan reversers, nacelles and flight control surfaces from all major commercial and military aircraft.
Triumph Airborne Structures employs 233 people. Its internal shops include autoclave bonding, tooling development and manufacture, which allows them to maintain in-house capabilities to reduce turn times and costs to customers. The workforce is a strong, flexible group with extensive experience in flight control and fan reverser maintenance. Triumph’s technicians are very dedicated and committed to its priorities of safety, quality, schedule and cost.