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Meet the Presenting Sponsors: Centennial Celebration

Posted by: Justin Freeman on Wednesday, March 23, 2022

The Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce cordially invites you to attend the 100th Annual Celebration of Business and Community March 29 at the Rogers Convention Center from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. We will celebrate Northwest Arkansas' business successes and community excellence from 2021, as well as look at the Chamber's last 100 years and the future of our region.

The five Presenting Sponsors for the Celebration are WalmartHunt VenturesSam’s Furniture, CEI and Hachem Investments. The Chamber would like to thank them for their support of our community.

From its humble beginnings as a small discount retailer in Rogers, Walmart has opened thousands of stores in the U.S. and expanded internationally. Through innovation, it is creating a seamless experience to let customers shop anytime and anywhere online, through mobile devices and in stores. The company is creating opportunities and bringing value to customers and communities around the globe. Walmart operates over 11,500 retail units under 63 banners in 28 countries and e-commerce websites in 11 countries. It employs 2.3 million associates around the world — 1.5 million in the U.S. alone.

As a privately held development and investment company, Hunt Ventures is poised in the heart of Arkansas’ most dynamic economic area. They are focused on developing and growing the economy of Northwest Arkansas through the visionary ideas and investment of founder J.B. Hunt now carried on by his wife, Johnelle Hunt. Their development offers over 1,000,000 square feet of Class A office space for lease, over 1,500,000 square feet of upscale retail and dining, one of the area’s largest regional medical centers, over 1,000 hotel rooms and the largest convention center for over 100 miles.

Sam’s Furniture was founded in 1991 in a small downtown Springdale location by Sam and Becky Donaldson. Now over 20 years since the opening of their first store, the second and third generation of Donaldsons have continued the growth of Sam’s, making it the Largest Furniture Dealer in Northwest Arkansas. They strive to maintain a down-home, family friendly environment within the store.

CEI became a leader in civil engineering, land surveying and landscape architecture by approaching each project with the same objectives: help clients streamline their processes, create efficiencies, avoid costly mistakes, and drive revenue to their bottom line. With offices from coast to coast and a dedicated team of more than 100 professionals, CEI is a diverse, deeply experienced and inclusive firm ready to help you meet every challenge and take advantage of every opportunity that comes your way.

Hachem Investments, Inc. is a privately held real estate investment corporation based in Florida. The focus of their investments is in office buildings; industrial properties; retail properties and shopping centers. They work to acquire, develop, operate, improve, and sell commercial properties, targeting deals where their unique knowledge, experience, and relationships create value.

Register for the Celebration here!

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