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Jones joins Chamber as summer media intern

5/31/2023

Meet Addie Jones. She is a 2022 graduate of Harrison School District and just finished her freshman year at the University of Arkansas where she is majoring in Journalism. She will be working this summer at the Chamber as our media intern, helping to enhance our digital media presence and highlight stories of our members and what it’s like doing business in Harrison. She is a familiar face to the Harrison community through her work with Bright Beginnings Books, the Boone County Imagination Library, Miss Arkansas Scholarship Organization (along with many other achievements).

Please say hello and welcome Addie when you see her at Chamber/Community events this summer!

Ribbon Cutting: J&J Commercial Roofing

5/24/2023

This team of experienced roofers will provide you personalized roofing solutions.

5.22.2023 at the Chamber in Harrison

5/22/2023

May Chamber Board Meeting, Harrison High School Career and Technical Education Advisory Council, ribbon cutting for J&J Commercial Roofing, and office closures for Memorial Day.

PLUS some bonus info about the groundbreaking next week for the Bryan Properties apartment complex coming to Harrison.

Ribbon Cutting: Gentiva Personal Care

5/17/2023

Gentiva provides in home personal care, palliative care and hospice care for aging and disabled individuals.

5.15.2023 at the Chamber

5/15/2023

Planning for the 2024 Solar Eclipse, ribbon cutting at Gentiva Personal Care Wednesday at 9:30, Bob takes a tour at ABC Block, and Wilson graduates from Leadership Arkansas.

PLUS a snippet of our conversation with Emilee Tucker, the CTE Coordinator at the OUR Cooperative about working with businesses and education and some of the visits she’s had to schools this semester.

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#4 May WIN Podcast with Emilee Tucker

5/15/2023

On this episode of the Taking Care of Business podcast Emilee Tucker joins Wilson to discuss education and the workforce initiative network in the Harrison Region.

Emilee Tucker is the Career and Technical Education Coordinator for the OUR Cooperative that serves our surrounding 16 school districts and 21 schools. Emilee talks about her travels across the districts this semester with virtual reality career exploration tools, implementing and sharing resources from her professional development, and how business and education are working together through the Chamber and the Cooperative to better equip and serve our future workforce.

Emilee, thanks for taking the time to catch up and record our conversation. We appreciate working with you and all our educators in the WIN Program!

Ribbon Cutting: Better Buys

5/10/2023

We helped Better Buys celebrate their new location with a Ribbon Cutting. Go check out the large and neatly organized store.

5.8.2023 at the Chamber in Harrison

5/9/2023

Wilson Marseilles and Bob Largent go to the Arkansas Leaders Consortium, ribbon cuttings for Regions Bank and Better Buys (new location), and celebrating National Weeks of… Economic Development, Tourism, Hospital, Nurses, Prevention, and (noted after recording this morning) Teacher Appreciation! It’s a big week.

PLUS Sammie Cribbs, President/CEO of North Arkansas Regional Medical Center joins us to talk about recruitment, hospital week, and the economic impact of NARMC in Harrison.

Ribbon Cutting: Regions Bank

5/9/2023

Ribbon Cutting: Regions Bank

Regions Bank is one of the nation’s largest full-service providers of consumer and commercial banking, wealth management, and mortgage products and services.

Harrison Chamber Statement on Green Digital

5/2/2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Harrison, AR, May 2, 2023. Based on the public’s recent discussions regarding a proposed economic development project in Harrison, Jim Holland, Chair of the Harrison Regional Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, makes the following statement.

“Upon initial contact from Metahash Global in June 2022 requesting information on 54 acres of property listed for sale on the Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s site selection website, the staff of the Harrison Regional Chamber of Commerce has acted with integrity in accordance with its mission. During subsequent discussions, from last year through this week, the Chamber simply acted as a connector with Metahash Global, Entergy, a local real estate company, a local contractor, and other local entities, independently selected by Metahash, now Green Digital, LLC. In December 2022, Green Digital joined the Harrison Regional Chamber of Commerce as an investor.

The Chamber in the past ten (10) months:

Did not promote or encourage Green Digital to buy property in Boone County
Has not provided any business information or consulting to Green Digital that any prospective business would otherwise not receive
Did weigh the economic benefit to the City of Harrison and Boone County from the proposed project’s estimated capital investment ($2,500,000), estimated annual salary impact ($180,000) and estimated annual sales and franchise tax receipts for the City and County ($400,000) against any validated noise or environmental concerns and found them to be acceptable
Has not engaged in any improper or illegal transactions with Green Digital or any other entity regarding this or any other economic development project

The Chamber’s mission ‘…to be recognized as the premier business organization influencing Harrison’s and the greater Boone County’s economic and business development through leadership, education, and investor partnerships’ is of utmost importance. Harrison has a collaborative environment for business, where the community works together for the future, and we welcome and value each business that chooses to invest in that economic future through the Chamber. We listen to our investors and respect their insight, and stand behind them for what’s best for the community.

Bob Largent, as Chamber President/CEO, has the full confidence of the Board of Directors to continue to lead the Chamber and its collaborative approach to economic growth for the Harrison-Boone County community.”

About the Harrison Regional Chamber of Commerce
The Harrison Regional Chamber of Commerce promotes the economic and business well-being of the greater Harrison and Boone County, Arkansas area. The investor-driven Chamber also recognizes, values and promotes the outstanding quality of life locally that encourages people to live, work, invest and retire in the area. For more information, please visit www.harrison-chamber.com.

Mission Statement
The Harrison Regional Chamber of Commerce is to be recognized as the premier business organization influencing Harrison's and the greater Boone County's economic and business development through leadership, education, and investor partnerships.

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