Congressional Redistricting Review and AnalysisEvery ten years states must realign internal political boundaries based on the recently completed census results. Last week, the United States Census Bureau released the results of the 2010 census for the state of...

Update from Government AffairsA report from the January 22, 2011 State Legislative ForumEvery other week during the 88th General Assembly the Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce teams with the Bentonville/Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce to host public forums for...

Government Affairs UpdateUnemployment Insurance Trust FundWeek two of the state legislature has begun and for the most part committees continue to get organized while deferring bills for a few weeks to allow legislators more time to review and form opinions.With few...

Opening Day of the 88th General Assembly

Welcome from Government Affairs!This is the first in a series of blog posts intended to inform readers about activities of the 88th General Assembly during the 2011 regular session. I will be representing the Chamber and its membership at the Capitol throughout the...

2010 Rogers Christmas Parade

Santa Claus is coming to town! Santa will be arriving in style tonight at the annual Rogers Christmas parade. The show gets underway at 6:45 p.m. on Poplar St. The parade route is as follows: 5th & Poplar to 1st & Poplar, then north on 1st to Walnut, then west...
Small Business Saturday

Small Business Saturday

The first ever Small Business Saturday is this Saturday, Nov. 27. It’s squished in between Black Friday and Cyber Monday and encourages shoppers to get out and support the small businesses that are getting our economy going again. By shopping small, you’ll...