Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July or July Fourth, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from Great Britain. Celebrate ...

The 2017 Milken Institute ranking lists Northwest Arkansas as the 25th best-performing city in the U.S. NWA, defined as the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers AR-MO metro area, ranked 8th overall in short-term job growth and 12th overall in long-term ...

By: Whitney YoderVice-President of DevelopmentRogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce NWA Emerging Leaders is committed topersonal and professional development for emerging talent in our region. That is evidenced by a new program rollingout in ...

By: Brad Phillips Vice-President, Marketing Communications Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce TheRogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the City of Rogers and the City of Lowell released to the public its Community ...

Each year the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation analyzesdata to determine what states have done over the previous year to create jobsand expand the economy. The analysis isbroken down into two parts, one that discusses what states should be doing ...

The Arkansas General Assembly convened on January 14 and wrapped up their official business on April 23. After more than three months in session The 89th General Assembly filed nearly 2,500 bills and passed 61%, which is a pretty efficient ...

Thepast week was full of new developments that possibly signals the start of a newemphasis on the major pre-session issues of Medicaid and tax reform. Those arethe two key questions that everyone expected to consume the General Assembly in2013, but ...

Thelegislative session is nearing the halfway point and 932 bills and jointresolutions have been filed so far. While that sounds like a lot of legislationthis is a significantly slower pace than in the previous session and assumingit continues the ...

New Study Identifies Successful Economic Development Public Policies Lastweek the U.S. Chamber of Commerce released their annual analysis of publicpolicies that are driving economic development around the United States. This study also identified ...

Here's what Forbes.com (http://is.gd/12xyh) said about Northwest Arkansas: Cities poised for a rebound--and cities with a long slog ahead. The three most important things in real estate: location, location, location. It's true for recovery from a ...

Signs of growth and opportunity are everywhere this spring. At the Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce, we're probably a bit more optimistic about recovery than the rest of the world, but it isn't because we're not realists - it's because we have ...