Weeks of Midwest Flooding Hurting Tourism, Recreation Industries
Samuel Ellis inspects a bike at his kayak and bicycle tour and rental company, on Thursday, June 6, 2019, in Little Rock, Arkansas. High waters in the central U.S. has forced some businesses and main streets to close or wait out the floods until tourism and recreation pick back up. (AP Photo/Hannah Grabenstein) At a Glance Weeks of flooding along the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers has hit tourism and recreation businesses.About a quarter of the businesses surveyed by the Arkansas...