Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce / Associated Industries of Arkansas is the leading voice for business at the State Capitol and serves as the primary business advocate on all issues affecting Arkansas employers Our mission is to promote a pro-business, free-enterprise agenda and prevent anti-business legislation, regulations and rules.
We work on issues that affect you and your employees around the clock. In Washington, D.C. and right here at home, the State Chamber is your advocate on issues such as the Employee Free Choice Act, health care, regulatory issues and workers’ compensation. Supporting the State Chamber is an investment in Arkansas’s future. By working with the State Chamber, businesses unite and achieve goals that simply would not be possible if each were working alone.
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News
Senator John Boozman, Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack, and Bruce Westerman and two staff members from Senator Cotton’s office were on the call with approximately 150 participants. Randy Zook moderated the call. Each member provided a brief greeting, which included their appreciation for the call. Feedback from businesses is very important to them.…
There were 473 cases yesterday with 62 people hospitalized. Today, we are up 50 bringing the total cases to 523, 64 of which are hospitalized. There is 1 new death increasing the total to 8. Cases have occurred in 3 new counties: Columbia, Newton, and Perry. The Governor checked on the New York Times report…
As President Trump signed the CARES Act the challenge of implementing the Unemployment related provisions to make payments came front and center for states and the federal government to implement quickly and according to the new federal and state law. Below is a summary prepared by UWC – Strategic Services on Unemployment & Workers’ Compensation.…
Events
The Arkansas Institute for Performance Excellence will hold its healthcare seminar titled “Patient Engagement Drives Quality Outcomes” from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10 at the Embassy Suites, located at 11301 Financial Centre Parkway in Little Rock
The seminar will feature 2019 Baldridge recipient Mary Greeley Medical Center with a presentation titled “Doing What’s Right: Embedding Patient Centered Care into Workforce Culture” by Karen Kiel Rosser, Vice President & Quality Improvement Officer.
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The State Chamber/AIA will broadcast Leadercast Live 2020 Positive Disruption from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6 at the Holiday Inn Little Rock Airport Conference Center located at 3201 Bankhead Drive. Tickets are $89 per person or $80 per person for groups of 10 or more. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.arkansasstatechamber.com/leadercast, or contact Shelley Short at sshort@arkansasstatechamber.com or 501-210-4206. If you company is interested in helping sponsor this event, contact Bill Watson at bwatson@arkansasstatechamber.com or 501-802-1740.
The State Chamber/AIA will hold our 92nd Annual Meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 10 in the Wally Allen Ballroom of the Statehouse Convention Center in downtown Little Rock. Check-in will begin at 11:30 a.m. The program will commence at 12 noon.
