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Posted by: Karen Wagaman on Tuesday, July 11, 2023
What’s Happening: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Appreciation Day, celebrated on July 16, is a day to explore the latest advances in AI, and discover how it can help shape our future. So, what better time to showcase the talents of creative digital art practitioners than the July Art on the Bricks Art Walk. Join us as we share the talent of artists who work in the digital realm. Animators, illustrators, photographers, plasma cutters and creative techies dabbling in AI art generators! Downtown Rogers Art on the Bricks Art Walk presents “Digitally Yours, A Celebration of Digital Art.” The community is invited to visit 20+ pop-up locations with digital and traditional art, live music and interactive art experiences, Thursday, July 13, 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. in Downtown Rogers.
Posted by: Karen Wagaman on Monday, May 1, 2023
The Chamber and the City of Rogers hosted a site visit from representatives of Frisco, Texas to discuss urban planning, Downtown revitalization, and comprehensive growth plans for our city. Hosted at Ozark Beer Company in Downtown Rogers, this multi-hour meeting created great conversation highlighting the redevelopment of Downtown Rogers and learning the similar challenges and opportunities found in Frisco.
Posted by: Karen Wagaman on Wednesday, April 5, 2023
April 7 is recognized as National Beer Day in the U.S., and April 6 is known as New Beer's Eve. Why, you ask? April 7 is the anniversary of the end of Prohibition in the United States. Those who frequent Downtown Rogers restaurants and bars don't need a special day to enjoy locally the popular beverage that has been made for over 5,000 years. But it is a great reason for us to shine the spotlight and help you get acquainted with one of the founders and co-owners of Ozark Beer Company, Lacie Bray.
Posted by: Karen Wagaman on Friday, July 1, 2022
Each year, the Daisy Airgun Museum creates a custom engraving for the annual Downtown Rogers, Arkansas, Limited Edition Model 25 BB gun. This is a fully functional Model 25 Daisy BB gun with laser engraving on the stock. This year, Daisy chose to highlight the Opera Block, located at the Southwest corner of Walnut and First Streets in our Historic Downtown. The annual issue of this and gun will be closed when 500 guns have been produced or on the last business day of 2022, whichever comes first. The gun includes an insert card about the image and building.
Posted by: Justin Freeman on Monday, June 1, 2020
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson proclaimed the first week of May as Economic Development Week in Arkansas. The week also coincided with National Travel and Tourism Week. Chambers, cities, and travel and tourism professionals across the state united to celebrate the value that tourism and a strong economy bring for our businesses and personal wellbeing. The Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce and Visit Rogers mission work (economic development and destination marketing) goes hand-in-hand to establish a vibrant, thriving community.
Posted by: Justin Freeman on Monday, April 6, 2020
As seen in the April 2020 edition of the Chamber Voice of Business Newsletter
Posted by: JustinFreeman on Monday, March 4, 2019
As seen in the March edition of the Chamber Voice, the 2019 Business Plan was created to introduce you to the Strategic Plan’s Critical Success Factors and supporting Program of Work. Our mission is “to be the voice of business, to ...
Posted by: JustinFreeman on Tuesday, February 12, 2019
As seen in the February edition of the Chamber Voice, the 2018 Annual Report offers a summary of each Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce division’s accomplishments in 2018. An extended version of each division will be profiled on the Voice ...
Posted by: JustinFreeman on Tuesday, October 16, 2018
In this episode of the Chamber Voice of Business Podcast, VP of Downtown Development Karen Wagaman sat down with J.R. Shaw, Executive Director for Visit Rogers, and Brenda Hester, owner of Golden's Designer Jewelry in Downtown Rogers and chair of ...
Posted by: JustinFreeman on Monday, August 20, 2018
The amazing cultural amenities available to all residents in Northwest Arkansas play a huge role in overall happiness. A recent survey showed that 95 percent of residents reported being “very happy” or “fairly happy” while 72 ...
Posted by: JustinFreeman on Wednesday, August 1, 2018
The Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce was named an Award of Excellence winner in the Communications Excellence awards program presented by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) at the July annual convention in Des Moines, ...
Posted by: JustinFreeman on Wednesday, July 11, 2018
GPP Cycling is encouraging cyclists to utilize city streets for an east-west corridor connecting Downtown Rogers to Bentonville. Inspired by a meeting of biking enthusiasts, GPP Cycling is working with the Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce, ...
Posted by: JustinFreeman on Friday, June 15, 2018
Benton County has been blessed with a wealth of financial, physical and human resources, but we sometimes tend to take for granted the future of the area by simply assuming that the appropriate leadership talent will emerge to guide us whenever we ...
Posted by: JustinFreeman on Wednesday, March 14, 2018
The Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce and Visit Rogers revealed the 2018-19 version of The Good Life Destination Guide at the Visit Rogers Tourism Talk event March 9. Below are some new features and changes about the edition: Simplified the ...
Posted by: JustinFreeman on Wednesday, February 28, 2018
By all accounts, the Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce's 96th Annual Celebration of Business & Community was a tremendous success. Listen to what some of the attendees had to say in the video below. ...
Posted by: JustinFreeman on Wednesday, January 31, 2018
As seen in the February edition of the Chamber Voice, the 2017 Annual Report offers a summary of each Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce division's accomplishments in 2017. An extended version of each division will be profiled on the Voice of ...
Posted by: JustinFreeman on Monday, January 29, 2018
As seen in the February edition of the Chamber Voice, the 2017 Annual Report offers a summary of each Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce division's accomplishments in 2017. An extended version of each division will be profiled on the Voice of ...
Posted by: JustinFreeman on Tuesday, December 5, 2017
More than a dozen Downtown Rogers businesses hosted guest artists and showcased their artwork at the inaugural Art on the Bricks event November 9. The monthly art walk will be held on the second Thursday of each month. Participating businesses are ...