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C H A M B E R VO I C E November 2025

New Beginnings at the

Job Fair

RLC’s NWA Fall Job Fair, presented by AtWork Bentonville and John Brown University, connected local employers and job seekers pg. 8

CONTENTS THE FUTURE OF HOSPITALITY

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Mo re t h a n 4 0 l o ca l h i g h sc h o o l st u d e nt s v i s i te d Ru t h' s C h r i s Ste a k Ho u se to l e a r n m o re a b o u t ca re e r o p p o r t u n i t i e s

NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS

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T h e Ro g e r s Lowe l l C h a m b e r a n n o u n ce d i t s 2 0 2 5 -2 0 2 6 A r ve st F i r st Le a d e r s h i p C l a s s , i n c l u d i n g 2 5 st u d e nt s f ro m Ro g e r s P u b l i c S c h o o l s

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & BUSINESS

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T h e Ro g e r s Lowe l l C h a m b e r i nv i te s yo u to a n e d u ca t i o n a l fo r u m o n a r t i f i c i a l i nte l l i g e n ce a n d i t s i m p a c t o n b u s i n e s s

AMBASSADOR OF THE QUARTER

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A n g e l i n a Mye r s , Bu s i n e s s D eve l o p m e nt Ma n a g e r a t Bosto n Mo u nta i n Ro of i n g , ref l e c t s o n h e r wo r k w i t h t h e C h a m b e r

NEW BEGINNINGS AT THE JOB FAIR

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R LC ’ s N WA Fa l l Jo b Fa i r, p re se nte d by At Wo r k Be nto nv i l l e a n d Jo h n Brow n Un i ve r s i t y, co n n e c te d l o ca l e m p l oye r s a n d j o b se e ke r s

R I D E R S R A L LY I N RO G E R S

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Bi ke s , Bl u e s , & B B Q a t t ra c te d r i d e r s f ro m a c ros s t h e co u nt r y to Ro g e r s , A R , O c t. 1- 4 , 2 0 2 5 , fo r a ra l l y w i t h a p u r p ose

COURSE WITH A CAUSE

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Chamber Golf Tournament connected the local business community at The Creeks Golf & RV Resort

REBRANDING & EXPANDING

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Kiefer Sage, formerly known as Assembled Products, has rebranded and expanded in Rogers

SEPTEMBER NEW MEMBERS SEPTEMBER MEMBER RENEWALS OCTOBER RIBBON CUTTINGS

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NOVEMBER CALENDAR EVERY WED

CENTRAL REFERRAL CONNECTION 9 - 10:15am @ Golden Corral

COFFEE CONNECTION 8:30 - 9:30a @Cadence Bank, Rogers

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JOINT BUSINESS AFTER HOURS

E D U C AT I O N A L FORUM: AI POLICY

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9:30 - 11a @ Rogers Lowell Chamber

FOOD BANK V O L U N T E E R D AY 9:30 - 11a @ NWA Food Bank

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5 - 6:30p @Top of the Block

CHAMBER TUTORIAL

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8:30 - 10a @ R o g e r s Lo w e l l C h a m b e r

LEVEL UP LOCAL

MERCHANT MEETUP

8:30 - 9:30a @ Rogers Lowell Chamber

8:45 - 10a location to be announced

ART ON THE BRICKS 4:30 - 7:30p @ Downtown Rogers

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N WA Y P S U M M I T 1- 4:30p @Hotel Avail

S P O R T I N G C L AY S

CLASSIC DATE Friday, Nov 14th

FLIGHT TIMES 10:00a / 1:00p

PLACE Gunsmoke Sporting Clays Garfield, AR

presented by

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W E D N E S DAY • O C T O B E R 8 , 2 0 2 5

THE FUTURE OF HOSPITALITY In collaboration between the Rogers Lowell Chamber and Rogers Public Schools' Launch Program, more than 40 local high school students visited Ruth's Chris Steak House to learn more about career opportunities in the hospitality industry.

Jennifer Keaton, Sales Manager at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, took students on a tour of the building — and discussed entry level jobs, hospitality basics and the importance of acquiring great customer service skills. •

Interested in learning more about how your business can get involved in showcasing career opportunities to high school students?

Contact Jeremy Biggs, Rogers Lowell Chamber Vice President of Economic Development, at jeremy@rogerslowell.com

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NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS T h e Ro g e r s Lowe l l C h a m b e r a n n o u n ce d i t s 2 0 2 5 -2 0 2 6 A r ve s t F i r s t Le a d e r s h i p C l a s s , i n c l u d i n g 2 5 s t u d e nt s f ro m Ro g e r s H i g h S c h o o l , He r i t a g e H i g h S c h o o l a n d t h e Ro g e r s Ac a d e my of Le a d e r s h i p & I n n ovat i o n .

T h i s m o nt h , A F L’s s t u d e nt s at te n d e d a l e a d e r s h i p ret re at at a ro p e s co u r s e i n Ok l a h o m a , w h e re t h ey l e a r n e d a b o u t s t rate g i e s i n b e co m i n g a l e a d e r, t r u s t i n g ot h e r s a n d ex p a n d i n g t h e i r co m fo r t zo n e s .

Br i t t a ny Mo o d y, Ro g e r s Lowe l l C h a m b e r Di re c to r of Co m m u n i t y D eve l o p m e nt, s a i d t h at g re at co n n e c t i o n s we re fo r m e d at t h e eve nt a n d t h at s t u d e nt s we re fe e l i n g e n e rg i ze d fo r t h e ye a r a h e a d .

Fo l l ow i n g t h e ro p e s co u r s e eve nt, s eve ra l A F L s t u d e nt s we re a s ke d w h at t h ey p l a n to co m m i t to ove r t h e n ex t ye a r w i t h t h e p ro g ra m . Ma ny s a i d t h ey a re co m m i t te d to “ b e i n g o p e n to n ew ex p e r i e n ce s ” a n d “ t r u s t i n g ot h e r s m o re .”

A r ve s t F i r s t Le a d e r s h i p (A F L ) , a p ro g ra m of t h e Ro g e r s Lowe l l C h a m b e r, of fe r s a s t u d e nt- fo c u s e d p ro g ra m , f ro m S e pte m b e r to A p r i l , p ro m ot i n g p e r s o n a l g row t h a n d leadership skills. •

UPCOMING EVENT

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & BUSINESS T h e Ro g e r s Lowe l l C h a m b e r i nv i te s yo u to a n e d u c at i o n a l fo r u m o n a r t i f i c i a l i nte l l i g e n ce and its impact on business.

G a i n i n s i g ht s f ro m Dr. Te d S o n g , C h i e f I n n ovat i o n O f f i ce r at Jo h n Brow n U n i ve r s i t y ( l e f t) a n d m e m b e r of t h e G ove r n o r ’s A I & A n a l y t i c s Ce nte r of E xce l l e n ce fo r t h e St ate of A r k a n s a s , a n d D e a n C h r i s Ly n c h , i nte r i m E xe c u t i ve Di re c to r of Wo r k fo rce D eve l o p m e nt at No r t h we s t A r k a n s a s Co m m u n i t y Co l l e g e (r i g ht) w h o h a s b e e n o n t h e f ro nt l i n e s of d eve l o p i n g A I - fo c u s e d t ra i n i n g p ro g ra m s .

To g et h e r, t h ey ’ l l s h a re p ra c t i c a l s t rate g i e s o n h ow b u s i n e s s e s c a n re s p o n s i b l y u t i l i ze A I a n d p re p a re fo r t h e o p p o r t u n i t i e s a n d c h a l l e n g e s a h e a d .

FRI, NOV 7 • 9:30 - 11a @ Rogers Lowell Chamber

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AMBASSADOR

OF THE QUARTER Angelina Myers Business Development Manager, Boston Mountain Roofing

W i t h a d e c a d e of p rofe s s i o n a l n et wo r k i n g ex p e r i e n ce , A n g e l i n a M ye r s , Bu s i n e s s D eve l o p m e nt Ma n a g e r at B o s to n Mo u nt a i n Ro of i n g , s a i d h e r b a c kg ro u n d h a s g i ve n h e r t h e o p p o r t u n i t y to b u i l d l a s t i n g re l at i o n s h i p s w i t h i n t h e b u s i n e s s co m m u n i t y — o n e of w h i c h l e d d i re c t l y to h e r c u r re nt p o s i t i o n . M ye r s a d d e d t h at h e r ex p e r i e n ce i s a te s t a m e nt to t h e p owe r of co n n e c t i o n a n d co m m u n i t y. “ Pa r t n e r i n g w i t h t h e Ro g e r s Lowe l l C h a m b e r a s a n a m b a s s a d o r h a s b e e n a n i n c re d i b l y rewa rd i n g ex p e r i e n ce ,” s a i d M ye r s . “ I t h a s g i ve n m e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y to co nt i n u e c u l t i vat i n g s t ro n g re l at i o n s h i p s w i t h fe l l ow b u s i n e s s p rofe s s i o n a l s w h i l e a l s o s h a r i n g t h e ro of i n g , s i d i n g , a n d g u t te r s e r v i ce s B o s to n Mo u nt a i n Ro of i n g of fe r s t h ro u g h o u t No r t h we s t A r k a n s a s . I t ’s a m e a n i n g f u l way to b ot h s e r ve a n d s t ay e n g a g e d i n o u r v i b ra nt l o c a l e co n o my.”

T h e C h a m b e r A m b a s s a d o r of t h e Q u a r te r i s c h o s e n b a s e d o n a c t i ve e n g a g e m e nt, eve nt p a r t i c i p at i o n , co m m u n i t y o u t re a c h a n d s u p p o r t i n g t h e C h a m b e r ’s m i s s i o n wo r k a n d v i s i b i l i t y.

Alongside our Ambassador of the Quarter, we’d like to give a shoutout to our other top point earning Ambassadors for this quarter: C h r i s to p h e r W h i te • Co m m u n i t y C l i n i c Ro g e r s Jesse Weegens • F1RSTNB

Le a r n m o re a b o u t b e co m i n g a n a m b a s s a d o r !

W E D N E S DAY • O C T O B E R 1 , 2 0 2 5

NEW BEGINNINGS AT THE JOB FAIR T h e Ro g e r s Lowe l l C h a m b e r 's N WA Fa l l Jo b Fa i r, p re s e nte d by At Wo r k B e nto nv i l l e a n d Jo h n Brow n U n i ve r s i t y, co n n e c te d l o c a l e m p l oye r s a n d j o b s e e ke r s fa ce -to - fa ce at t h e Ro g e r s Ac t i v i t y Ce nte r O c t. 1 .

Pa r t i c i p a nt s we nt b o ot h to b o ot h exc h a n g i n g re s u m e s , b u s i n e s s c a rd s , a n d co nve r s at i o n .

Eve nt s l i ke t h i s a re i m p o r t a nt fo r t h e co m m u n i t y to b u i l d a n d g row to g et h e r.

" We a re a l ways exc i te d to s h owc a s e t h e a b u n d a nt o p p o r t u n i t i e s i n No r t h we s t A r k a n s a s — a l o n g w i t h t h e s k i l l e d a n d ta l e nte d wo r k fo rce h e re i n o u r re g i o n ," s a i d Ro g e r s Lowe l l C h a m b e r V i ce Pre s i d e nt of Eco n o m i c D eve l o p m e nt, Je re my Bi g g s .

Watc h t h e f u l l s to r y o n t h e Ro g e r s Lowe l l C h a m b e r ’s Yo uTu b e c h a n n e l .

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RIDERS RALLY IN ROG Bi ke s , B l u e s , & B B Q at t ra c te d r i d e r s f ro m a c ro s s t h e co u nt r y to Ro g e r s , A R , O c t. 1- 4 , 2 0 2 5 , fo r a ra l l y w i t h a p u r p o s e — b e n e f i t i n g wo m e n , c h i l d re n a n d t h e u n d e r s e r ve d m e m b e r s of t h e No r t h we s t A r k a n s a s co m m u n i t y.

At te n d e e s e n j oye d g ro u p r i d e s a n d b i ke d e m o s , l i ve m u s i c a n d e nte r t a i n m e nt, a n d ve n d o r s h o p p i n g i n D ow ntow n Ro g e r s a n d P i g Tra i l Ha r l ey- Dav i d s o n . T h e Rot a r y C l u b of Ro g e r s h o s te d t h e Fr i s co I n fe r n o B B Q Co m p et i t i o n , w h e re w i n n e r s we re c row n e d i n a wa rd c ate g o r i e s fo r p o r k , t u r key a n d p e o p l e's c h o i ce .

" T h e g re at t h i n g a b o u t Bi ke s , B l u e s a n d B B Q i s t h at w h i l e t h i s i s t h e n e r ve ce nte r h e re i n d ow ntow n Ro g e r s , No r t h we s t A r k a n s a s a n d t h e Oz a r k s a re re a l l y t h e s ta r s ," s a i d J . R . S h a w, E xe c u t i ve Di re c to r at D e s t i n at i o n Ro g e r s .

Wa tc h t h e f u l l s to r y o n t h e D e s t i n a t i o n Ro g e r s Yo uTu b e c h a n n e l .

ERS " To d ay, c h a r i ta b l e d o n at i o n s a re n e a r i n g t h e $ 4 m i l l i o n t h re s h o l d ," s a i d To m my S i s e m o re , E xe c u t i ve Di re c to r at Bi ke s , B l u e s & B B Q.

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F R I DAY • O C T O B E R 1 0 , 2 0 2 5

COURSE WITH A CAUSE T h e Ro g e r s Lowe l l C h a m b e r ’s C h a m b e r G o l f To u r n a m e nt co n n e c te d t h e l o c a l b u s i n e s s co m m u n i t y at T h e Cre e k s G o l f & RV Re s o r t o n O c t. 1 0 fo r a f u n d ay o n t h e co u r s e i n s u p p o r t of t h e C h a m b e r ’s m i s s i o n wo r k .

INDIVIDUAL WINNERS: Mo r n i n g F l i g ht : 1 s t Pl a ce : R a i s i n g C a n e ’ s 2 n d Pl a ce : G E I CO 3 rd Pl a ce : A r k a n s a s S e l f Sto ra g e Lo n g e s t Dr i ve : Ma d i s o n Pete r s o n w/ R a i s i n g C a n e ’ s C l o s e s t to t h e P i n : Ri c k Pat te r s o n w/ G re at S o u t h e r n B a n k Af te r n o o n F l i g ht : 1 s t Pl a ce : F i r s t S e c u r i t y B a n k 2 n d Pl a ce : G o l d e n Co r ra l 3 rd Pl a ce : A p ex Fa m i l y Me d i c a l Clinic Lo n g e s t Dr i ve : To m a s Ma r i s cot t i w/ F i r s t S e c u r i t y B a n k C l o s e s t to t h e P i n : L i a m G a s to n w/ A p ex Fa m i l y Me d i c a l C l i n i c

OVERALL WINNER: First Security Bank Watc h t h e f u l l s to r y o n t h e Ro g e r s Lowe l l C h a m b e r ’s Yo uTu b e c h a n n e l .

Thanks to our sponsors!

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REBRANDING & EXPANDING K i e fe r S a g e , fo r m e r l y k n ow n a s A s s e m b l e d Pro d u c t s , h a s re b ra n d e d a n d ex p a n d e d i n Ro g e r s , co n s o l i d at i n g i t s e nt i re m a n u fa c t u r i n g fa c i l i t y — u n d e r o n e ro of.

S i n ce t h e 19 8 0 s , K i e fe r S a g e h a s b e e n a n i nvo l ve d m e m b e r of t h e Ro g e r s Lowe l l C h a m b e r — s p o n s o r i n g s eve ra l ye a r l y eve nt s a n d p ro g ra m s . " T h ey b r i n g b u s i n e s s a n d co m m u n i t y to g et h e r," s a i d K i e fe r S a g e Pre s i d e nt Er i n K i e fe r. " I ' m p ro u d of w h at t h e Ro g e r s Lowe l l C h a m b e r h a s b e e n a b l e to d o fo r o u r co m m u n i t y, a n d ve r y p r i v i l e g e d a n d h o n o re d , to b e a p a r t n e r w i t h t h e m i n t h at."

Watc h t h e f u l l s to r y o n t h e Ro g e r s Lowe l l C h a m b e r ’s Yo uTu b e c h a n n e l .

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