Johnny Morris owns an island; what’s next?

It wasn’t a complete surprise to read this week that Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris was buying up parcels on an island in the Florida Keys. How he intends to turn his island rights into a business proposition, if at all, remains to be seen.

A sneak peek of Bass Pro’s conference center

On a tour this morning of the White River Conference Center, I got a taste of Big Cedar Lodge right here in Springfield.

Anatomy of a News Scoop: The Day SBJ Broke Bass Pro’s Hotel Plans

Last Friday was one of those days we live for in the newsroom.

Springfield’s foremost fisherman a catch in Wall Street Journal

The face of probably the most familiar name in all of Springfield appears in today’s Wall Street Journal.

N.Y. governor on the hook for Bass Pro comments

New York Gov. David Paterson’s comments about Bass Pro Shops has got him in a bit of hot water.