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Leadership Benton County Announces 2019-20 Participants
Leadership Benton County (LBC) has announced its class of 2019-20 participants. The program seeks to promote and develop dynamic community leaders for Benton County while uniting a diverse group of people. The mission is to expose and educate while promoting a...
Chamber Voice Podcast Ep. 28 PIXEL™: A School for Media Arts
In this episode of the Chamber Voice of Business Podcast, VP of Downtown Development Karen Wagaman sat down with Megan Perez, Chloe Hiley, and David Kersey of PIXEL™: A School for Media Arts. The demand for creative individuals in our workforce is increasing and...
Chamber Honors 2018-2019 Educators of the Year
May 6 kicks off Teacher Appreciation Week. For over 30 years, The Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce has been honoring Rogers Public Schools Educators for their excellence in education. Educators are nominated from each school and three standout teachers are...
Rogers Heritage High School Partners with Rogers Experimental House for NWA Gives April 4
Students from Rogers Heritage High School are partnering with the Rogers Experimental House to make improvements to the studio at 121 W. Walnut. This project complements the RXH participation in NWA Gives, Northwest Arkansas’s biggest day of giving, Thursday,...
Rogers New Tech High School Seeking Businesses Offering Internships for 2019-20 School Year
Rogers New Technology High School is looking for businesses that would be interested in providing an internship for students during the 2019-20 school year. Businesses can fill out a Google form that will help them ascertain the available internships for students...
Chamber Voice Podcast Ep. 20 Dr. Lance Arbuckle
In this episode of the Chamber Voice of Business Podcast, SVP of Economic Development Steve Cox sat down with Dr. Lance Arbuckle, Principal of Rogers New Technology High School located at 2922 S. 1st St. They discussed what makes the school unique from other...
Chamber Voice Podcast Ep. 16 Dawn Stewart
In this episode of the Chamber Voice of Business Podcast, SVP of Economic Development Steve Cox sat down with Dawn Stewart, Career/Technical Education Director for Rogers Public Schools, to talk about the upcoming Career Connections event at Rogers High School....
Building Empires Through the Skilled Trades
Guest Blog Post by Dr. Evelyn E. Jorgenson, President of NorthWest Arkansas Community College Michael Dewberry makes a convincing case for community college apprenticeships as a pathway to entrepreneurship. “Where else can you invest $2,500, learn a career and...