Rogers Lowell Area Chamber Of Commerce

TO BE THE VOICE OF BUSINESS, TO PROMOTE AND INITATE RESPONSIBLE ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY CHALLENGES IN THE ROGERS-LOWELL AREA AND THE REGION.

PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES DESIGNATED TO PRESERVE, PROMOTE, AND ENHANCE COMMERCE IN THE CITY OF ROGERS, ARKANSAS THROUGH DEVELOPING AND INVOLVING LEADERS, HONORING AND SERVING ALL BUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITY, PROMOTING FREE ENTERPRISE, AND EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH CONFERENCES AND ADVERTISING.THE CHAMBER STAFF ASSISTED 385 INDIVIDUALS SEEKING RESOURCES ON STARTING A SMALL BUSINESS. THE CHAMBER HOSTED OVER 250 STUDENTS ACROSS THE KINDERGARTEN TO JOB (K2J) CONNECT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOCUSING ON CAREERS IN HOSPITALITY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. WE FOSTERED A BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT LEADING TO THE CREATION OF OVER 1,200 JOBS IN THE CITY OF ROGERS, INCLUDING OVER 70 MILLION DOLLARS OF NEW COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS, EITHER ANNOUNCED OR OPENED THROUGHOUT ROGERS.PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES DESIGNATED TO PRESERVE, PROMOTE, AND ENHANCE COMMERCE IN THE CITY OF ROGERS, ARKANSAS THROUGH DEVELOPING AND INVOLVING LEADERS, HONORING AND SERVING ALL BUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITY, PROMOTING FREE ENTERPRISE, AND EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH CONFERENCES AND ADVERTISING.THE CHAMBER CONTINUES TO HOLD A FIVE-STAR ACCREDITATION WITH THE U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. ACCREDITATION WITH THE UNITED STATES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DEFINES EXCELLENCE IN CHAMBER PLANNING AND RECOGNIZES OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD POSITIVE CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. ACCREDITATION STATISTICS, AS JUNE 2022, OUT OF THE 7,000 CHAMBERS IN THE UNITED STATES, ONLY 194 CHAMBERS ARE ACCREDITED. THESE ELITE CHAMBERS REPRESENT THE TOP 3% OF ALL CHAMBERS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE NATIONAL LOCAL AND METRO CHAMBER ACCREDITATION STATISTICS ARE AS FOLLOWS. 11 ARE ACCREDITED 8 ARE 3-STAR 35 ARE 4-STAR 140 ARE 5-STARIN 2022, THE CHAMBER ADDED 219 NEW MEMBERSHIPS WITH A YEAR-END OF 1,956 MEMBERS. HOSTED 178 EVENTS AND PROGRAMS INCLUDING 80 BUSINESS NETWORKING EVENTS FOR OUR MEMBERS.DOWNTOWN ROGERS EXPERIENCED THE GROWTH OF 30 NEW BUSINESSES IN 2022 INCLUDING: ADDITIONS TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND VENDOR COMMUNITY: MARKETING MAIN STREET, EDWARD JONES-STEPHANIE HOGAN, NATURAL STATE BEVERAGE CO., LOLOFT, ANDORA REAL ESTATE, PR IMMEGRATION, BRIDGING US, BELONGING AND INCLUSION STRATEGISTMAKERS/CREATORS/LOCALLY MADE: NATURAL STATE BEVERAGE CO., MODEST METHOD DESIGNS, MAGNOLIA CYCLE, RETAIL: GRACE LORENZO'S BRIDAL AND FORMAL WEAR, BLACK CROWN SOCIAL, BRANDED OUTLAW BOUTIQUE, HOLD YOUR HORSES VINTAGE, SALONS AND TATTOO SHOPS: SAVED BY GRACE TATTOO STUDIO, EMBER FINE ART TATTOO, LASHES BY LEANNARESTAURANTS: THE TIPSY DONUT, OZ SMOKEHOUSE, TXAR HOUSE, BLU DTR, THE SHIRE GASTROPUB, DANGER DOGS, B LIST ON THE BRICKS, FIVE VACATION RENTAL PROPERTIES HAVE OPENED IN DOWNTOWN ROGERS. IN ADDITION TO 25 ROW HOUSES UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR RECENTLY COMPLETED IN THE PAST 3 YEARS, THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF DOWNTOWN ROGERS FIRST LARGE-SCALE MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT WAS ANNOUNCED AT 401 N 1ST STREET. THIS PROPERTY WILL PROVIDE 121 ONE, TWO AND THREE APARTMENTS. DOZENS OF BUSINESSES ARE CONTRIBUTING TO QUALITY OF LIFE WITH A GROWING NUMBER OF BUSINESSES THAT OFFER ORIGINAL ART BY REGIONAL ARTISTS, LIVE MUSIC, AND INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCESVISIT ROGERS CONTINUED TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY DRAWING IN VISITORS, GROUPS AND EVENTS INTO THE COMMUNITY. 138 LEADS AND 63,954 ROOM NIGHTS WERE SOURCED IN 2022. IN 2022, OUR STRATEGIC AREAS OF FOCUS INCLUDED DESTINATION MARKETING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT, WORKFORCE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, SMALL BUSINESS OUTREACH, COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS, AND LONG-RANGE COMMUNITY PLANNING TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE.