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Little Rock Regional Chamber of CommerceIn This IssueLeadership Greater Little Rock...................................... 4Little Rock Rolls ............................................................ 10Economic Development............................................... 13Little Rock Film Commission....................................... 17Public Policy.................................................................. 18Education & Community.............................................. 19Membership................................................................... 20Chamber......................................................................... 31Ribbon Cuttings............................................................ 34Member Investment ..................................................... 40Upcoming EventsFriday, October 23 rdArkansas Film SeriesFeaturing Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s AssistantCourtney Pledger, Executive ProducerPresented by Copeland’s Famous New Orleans Restaurant and Bar7:00 p.m., Rave Motion Pictures Colonel Glenn 189:00 – 11:00 p.m., After-Event, Copeland’sBy the Numbers*(For the Period of April 1 – June 30, 2009)New Members 139Renewed Members 325Financial Sponsors 141In-kind Sponsors 50Online Directory Searches 42,069Online Event Searches 6,177Online Member Referrals 103,267*Ribbon Cuttings/Ground Breakings 37Leads Group Exchanges 653Leads Group Business Reported $540,040.96Meetings 53Events 37Recorded Attendance 3,784*The Chamber’s new website launched on June 17, 2009, and for thefirst time, began tracking member information viewed in the onlineBusiness Directory. In the last two weeks of June, member information wasdisplayed 94,263 times.Monday, October 26 thUALR College of Business Dean's ForumFeaturing Walt Pavlo(Author, Stolen Without a Gun)5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Arkansas Arts CenterFriday, October 30 thSuccess SeriesFeaturing Peter V. Handal (Chairman, President & CEO,Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc.)Presented by Regions Bank7:30 – 8:30 a.m., Chamber BuildingTuesday, November 3 rdCommerce Arkansas:A Knowledge & Networking ExperienceProduced in Association with Arkansas Business9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Governor’s Halls,Statehouse Convention CenterTuesday, November 3 rdCommerce Arkansas Power LunchFeaturing Jeff Gardner (President & CEO,Windstream Communications)Presented by Windstream Communications9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Governor’s Halls,Statehouse Convention CenterThursday, November 12 thBusiness After HoursPresented & Hosted by Verizon Arena5:00 – 7:00 p.m.These events are open to all Chamber members, require reservations and are subject to change.Postal NoticeBusiness (USPS 0004-195, ISSN 08877904)Volume 144, Issue 3, Summer 2009Business is published four times a year for $1 a year formembers and $350 for prospective members by the Little RockRegional Chamber of Commerce, One Chamber Plaza, LittleRock, AR 72201-1618. Known office of publication: USPS 600East Capitol Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72202-9651. Periodicalspostage paid at Little Rock, AR.Change of AddressPOSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Business, Little RockRegional Chamber of Commerce, One Chamber Plaza, LittleRock, AR 72201-1618.CreditsPublisher Editor DesignerJay Chesshir Gary Newton Todd MillsSend comments to gnewton@littlerockchamber.comLittleRockChamber.com20093