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The Outdoor Amusement Business Association (OABA) advocates for safety, education, and realistic government policy on behalf of the entire outdoor amusement industry. These efforts benefit all ...
published: 8/25/2026
Urgent Call to Action: Save Our Businesses Now
Here's What You Can Do
Hi everyone,
I'll get right to it: Our industry is staring down another year of uncertainty with H-2B, and the only way we can protect our businesses, our employees, and our fairs is ...
published: 12/9/2025
2025 CARE & Ride Act Bills Announced
New bill numbers for the 2025 Carnivals Are Real Entertainment (CARE) Act & The Ride Act have been introduced in both the House and Senate. If you were able to secure a co-sponsor in the last ...
by Greg Chiecko, OABA | published: 4/15/2025
It Took a Five-Foot Crowbar
OABA Beginnings
December 1964!
25 Show Owners met and the rest is history.The complete Amusement Business article can be read in a pdf format here
by AB | published: 7/19/2024
Advocating for the Carnivals Are Real Entertainment (CARE) Act of 2023
EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATING WITH CONGRESS
Note: This is a brief synopsis of this document. For a pdf with more information, sample letters, and links, click here.
Passage of HR 1787 will:
– Clarify an existing category of visas for ...
by John Ariale | Principal & Director, Appropriations Practice HUSCH BLACKWELL STRATEGIES | published: 2/21/2024
OABA Names 2024 Hall of Fame and Pioneer Award Inductees Bill Johnson, Johnny Doolan and Eugene Siefker
Bill Johnson, Johnny Doolan and Eugene Siefker
The Outdoor Amusement Business Association is pleased to announce its Hall of Fame and Pioneer Award inductees for 2024. Hall of Fame recipients are William (Bill) Johnson and Johnnie Doolan; the ...
published: 1/25/2024
OABA President & CEO, Greg Chiecko to be Inducted Into NEAAPA Hall of Fame
The Northeast's Entertainment Association, is pleased to announce that Christos G. Chagros, Greg Chiecko, and Frank Darling will be formally inducted into the NEAAPA Hall of Fame on Tuesday, March ...
published: 1/18/2024
Statement on Release of Supplemental H-2B Visas for FY 2023
Washington, DC (October 12, 2022) Today, the Department of Homeland Security announced plans to release 64,714 additional H-2B for the fiscal year 2023, with 20,000 of these visas set aside for ...
published: 10/13/2022
OABA Re-Launches Circle of Excellence Program
Will Provide Competitive Advantage
OABA Relaunches Circle of Excellence Program
Will Provide Competitive Advantage
West Springfield, MA (June 21, 2022) – The Outdoor Amusement Business Association (OABA) announced today the ...
published: 6/21/2022
Fiesta Shows Implements OABA's VOLT Employee Training Platform For 2022 Season
Fiesta Shows' season begins April 7th, at Rockingham Mall in Salem, NH. Preparation for the 2022 season has been ongoing for months at Fiesta Shows' HQ in Seabrook, NH. Among the many new ...
published: 4/7/2022
