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City of Little Rock, Mayor Pat Hays and theCity of North Little Rock, Paul Latture and theLittle Rock Port Authority, the Metro Little RockAlliance, and Entergy Arkansas. Funding for thelocation and expansion efforts came from theprivate financial commitment of 111 Got Stockin Little Rock investors and contractual partnershipswith the City of Little Rock and Little RockWastewater.InitiativeThe Arkansas River Cities Sports Commission, anew Chamber initiative teaming the Little RockConvention & Visitors Bureau, North LittleRock Chamber of Commerce and North LittleRock Visitors Bureau, saw the NCAA Division1 Men’s Basketball Tournament come to AlltelArena March 20-23. And from July 9-11, theCommission was instrumental in facilitatingLittle Rock’s hosting of the Under Armour CollegeBass National Championship.Another Chamber initiative, the Little RockFilm Commission, partnered with the AEDC’sArkansas Film Commission to facilitate its firstproductions, “Resurrection County” (independentfeature film), “America’s Most Wanted” (networktelevision series) and “Beyond Productions”(television pilot).MembershipThis globally competitive Chamber didn’t justhappen. With Executive Vice President GaryNewton’s achieving the Certified ChamberJay ChesshirGary NewtonExecutive (CCE) designation, he and Presidentand CEO Jay Chesshir now give the Little RockRegional Chamber the second-highest percentageof CCEs of any Chamber staff in the nation.In addition to his service on the United StatesChamber of Commerce’s Committee of 100,Chesshir was named to achairman’s one-year termon the American Chamberof Commerce Executives(ACCE) Board of Directorsduring the group’s Augustconvention in Pittsburgh. Inaddition, Director of HumanResources Judy Knod’sJudy Knod25 years of service in theprofession were honored by ACCE at the event.On April 3, Director of Business Retentionand Expansion Kristi Barr graduated from theUniversity of Oklahoma Economic DevelopmentJoey DeanKristi BarrInstitute. Barr joined Jay Chesshir and EconomicDevelopment Vice President Joey Dean as graduatesof the institute. With Vice President ofPublic Policy Lucas Hargraves and Gary Newtonset to graduate in March, the Little Rock RegionalChamber will soon have one of the highestpercentages of Economic Development Institutegraduates of any Chamber in the nation.Chamber publications continued to be honoredby peer organizations. The 2006 Annual Reportwas not only named Best in Arkansas but wasalso designated as the country’s fourth best by theACCE, the highest of any internally produced reportin the nation. During the year, the Chamberproduced 16 separate publications, as well as 47issues of the weekly Business E-Newsletter.Member-centered programming didn’t justhappen. The Chamber offered meaningfulvolunteer opportunities in 22 groups for 827member representatives. Over 233 events and238 meetings had a minimum recorded attendanceof 16,697.The Chamber’s online presence also continuedits record growth. Website page views reached479,210 for 2008, a 6.4 percent increase over lastyear. Total searches in the online directory wereup 2 percent to 220,199. And online memberreferrals increased 21.6 percent to 81,675.The Chamber’s Ambassadors cut ribbons, brokeground or conducted grand openings for a record138 member businesses/organizations. In addition,Ambassador-coordinated events — BusinessAfter Hours, Taste of the Rock, The Ambassador:Little Rock Regional Chamber Golf Tournament— were attended by a recorded 3,289 Chambermember representatives and guests.The Chamber’s five Leads Groups had recordedattendance of 2,021 members and guests. A record2,457 exchanges accounted for $5,502,530.96 inreported business by members, a more than 150percent increase over last year’s record.Two events premiered during the year. On Oct.22, in partnership with Arkansas Business, theChamber successfully launched Commerce Arkansas:A Knowledge & Networking Experience.On July 19, a sold-out Bowling for Businessdebuted to raves.In its 24th year, Leadership Greater Little Rockgraduated 51 from Class XXIII and tapped 48for Class XXIV.This nationally and internationally recognizedsuccess didn’t just happen. In fact, none of itwould have been possible without Chambermembers’ past and continued investment. TheChamber Board of Directors and staff are committedto maximizing members’ investmentthrough economic development, pro-businesspublic policy and the business development ofmembers.TraditionThe Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerceis the principal business-driven leadershiporganization responsible for fosteringthe economic growth and development of theLittle Rock region to ensure that business andindustry may operate profitably and enhancethe earning opportunities and quality of life forevery citizen.Founded in 1866, the Chamber has providedbusiness leadership in nearly every major area ofdevelopment for the past 143 years. A privateorganization, funded by business and organizationmembers’ annual investment, the Chamberboasts over 1,750 member business/organizationmembers employing about 150,000 employeesthroughout Central Arkansas.The Chamber’s state-of-the-art headquarters,opened in December 2000, is considered thefinest facility of its kind in the nation. Coincidentally,the building sits exactly one block eastof the Chamber’s original 1866 meeting place.Since its first meeting in that grocery store onthe side of Main between Markham and SecondStreets over 143 years ago, the Chamber hashelped create the city and region enjoyed todayand provided the platform from which thecommunity is now seeing the most significantgrowth in a generation. For as long as businesses,organizations and institutions bond together toconduct and protect commerce, the Chamberwill be there to lead the community to evengreater heights.Southern Business & Development magazine EditorMichael Randle wrote, “If Little Rock werea stock, I’d buy shares in it.” That’s exactly whatmembers do when they invest in the Little RockRegional Chamber. So, buy, hold and continueto reap the dividends. lFor more information on the Little Rock RegionalChamber of Commerce and the region, visitLittleRockChamber.com or call 501.374.2001.Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce 2009 Business Guide 7
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