Election Day is just around the corner with early voting starting on October 24 for the General Election on November 8. We have four state ballot issues and one local ballot issue that will be on the ballot. 

​​​In 1996, a group of Human Resource Managers from industries in Northwest Arkansas collectively asked, “How do you raise the skill level of our workforce?”

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are becoming some of the more popular metrics for investors to predict the future success of companies they are considering for an investment.

Recently while reading an article online that discussed boosting a company’s enterprise value, I realized that many business owners may not realize the benefits of preparing to sell before they commit to selling their business. 

You’re invited to help celebrate the ribbon cutting and open house of OneDigital on September 22!

By 2030, $30 trillion in investable assets will be possessed by baby boomers, much of it controlled by women, according to McKinsey & Company, which calls the growing number of wealthy women in the coming years “a critical inflection point for the financial services industry.”

The community is invited to the Grand Opening celebration of Banco Sí!, Friday, September 23rd, at 114 S. 1st Street in in Downtown Rogers. Join them for networking and a tour of the historic building designed by the area’s leading architect, A. O. Clark and first opened as The Bank of Rogers in 1907. Banco Sí! completed slight renovations to the historic building which features a limestone façade with red granite columns beneath a Romanesque arch. The ceremonial ribbon cutting by the Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce takes place at 4:00 p.m. followed by for Banco Sí!’s Community Block Party until 7:00 p.m. where food, festivities, and community resources will be plentiful.

Bring your pooch and join dog-friendly Downtown Rogers for the first-ever “Best Friends Animal Society Pup Crawl!” This “pub crawl with a purpose” will benefit the Best Friends Pet Resource Center opening in Bentonville in early 2023. The Pet Resource Center will be a first-of-its-kind in the nation, fully reimagined shelter, paving the way for the rest of the country.

The Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce offers a library of small business resources including replays of our past Chamber to Community (C2C) events consisting of a wide range of topics including startup tips, human resources pointers, business operations recommendations, finance strategies, marketing skills and tax expertise.

The 2022-2023 school year will open with a vigorous commitment to the ongoing improvement of Launch Career programs offered within the Rogers School District.   

The third annual Rogers Short Film Festival invites filmmakers of all ages to compete in categories based on experience and budget. The event provides an opportunity for creatives from across the country and internationally to convene in Downtown Rogers to meet one another, network, and have a platform for their films. Short films, with a run time of 30 minutes or less, are juried into the festival and screened at the historic Victory Theater. The event dates are March 3 – 5, 2023, Categories include: K-12 Student, Postsecondary Student, Amateur, and Professional. Film submissions and sponsorship opportunities are open now. 

Strong jobs numbers across the nation and lower than expected unemployment are great for the economy as we continue to recover from the pandemic, but challenges like workforce housing are still facing our ever-growing region. The September 15 Spotlight Series features an expert panel moderated by Paul Gatling, Editor/Associate Publisher at the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal, to tackle the emerging issues around housing affordability for our region’s workforce.

The Rogers Public Library Foundation is hosting Top Chef NWA on October 28 at 6:30 p.m. at Metro Appliances and More, 801 Metro Pl. in Lowell.

The 7th annual Frisco Inferno Barbecue Competition & Tasting takes place Saturday, October 8^th at 301 S 1^st Street in Downtown Rogers. The official barbecue tasting competition of Bikes Blues & BBQ, the event is at the center of all the Downtown Rogers Rally Week festivities. Hosted by the Rotary Club of Downtown Rogers, the event features smoked pork butts and chicken for a public tasting event with up to 25 barbecue teams competing. ​ Teams will also submit smoked pork butt and chicken leg quarters for the judges choices awards with 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place judges choice trophies in each division. $3,500 in cash prizes and trophies will be awarded. There are still a few slots left and registration to compete is available online.

Inflation is currently impacting many businesses, forcing them to quickly adapt to a changing economic climate.