What recession? Red River business is up.

Although I don't believe any area of the country is immune to the effects of the recession. There are some areas that seem to still be doing Ok. Red River has seen gross receipts taxes up over 12% for the month of April and up almost 7% year to date. 

I think much of Red Rivers success comes from the fact that it is a drive market and relatively inexpensive compared to many of the Colorado areas. People are still choosing to go on vacation but they are tending to do it closer to home and spend a little less if they have the option. Northern New Mexico is well located to those within our region, particularly those from Texas and Oklahoma. Red River is on average anywhere from two to four hours closer than the Colorado resorts which doesn't sound like much but it does appear to be making a large difference in maintaining and growing business throughout the recession.