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2006 Annual Report 9 November Investors Acxiom Alessi Keyes Construction Co. Alltel Corporation Sol Alman Company American Abstract & Title Company AmeriPride Linen & Apparel Services Ameron Protective Coatings Group Apartment Hunters Arkansas Business Publishing Group Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Arkansas Federal Credit Union Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions Arkansas Terminaling & Trading, Inc. Arkansas’ Flag and Banner Arvest Bank ASCO Hardware Company Ashley Company AT&T Audio International Bailey Properties, LLC BancorpSouth Bank of America Bank of the Ozarks Baptist Health Bell-Corley Construction, LLC The Benham Companies, Inc. Bird & Bear Medical BKD, LLP BMW of Little Rock & North Point Volvo CDI Contractors, LLC Central Arkansas Water Central Flying Service Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods Clary Development Corporation Colliers Dickson Flake Partners Combs & Company James H. Cone, Inc. Corporate Express Coulson Oil Company, Inc. Covenant Medical Benefits Cromwell Architects Engineers Cross Gunter Witherspoon & Galchus, P.C. Deceuninck North America, LLC Delta Dental of Arkansas Discount Trophies of Arkansas Doyne Construction Company East-Harding, Inc. eDoc America EDS - Electronic Data System Elizabeth Small Entergy Arkansas Enterprise Rent-A-Car Financial Centre Corporation First Security Bank Flake-Wilkerson Market Insights Friday, Eldredge & Clark Garver Engineers Glass Erectors Robert M. Goff & Associates Harbor Distributing Company Hatcher Agency, Inc. The Hathaway Group Hickingbotham Investments Inc Hoffman - Henry Insurance Corporation Hugg & Hall Equipment Company Hurd-Long Architects & Design Consultants, PA Clay Murphy LLC dba The Insurance Center Irwin Partners Jack, Lyon & Jones PA Jim Pickens David J. Jones & Company The Janet Jones Company Kinco Constructors, LLC Kyle & Christen Pitts Lamar Outdoor Advertising Lay Commercial Mortgage Co., LLC Little Rock Port Authority Little Rock Wastewater Utility Lomanco May Construction Company McClelland Consulting Engineers McGeorge Contracting Company, Inc. McKay and Company Residential Realtors Meadors, Adams & Lee, Inc. Medtronic Metropolitan National Bank Mr. Klean’s Carpet & Janitorial Service, Inc. The Multifamily Group Nabholz Construction Corporation NetGain Technologies O. Wayne Long Paul & Barbara Harvel PDC Companies PDC Construction Pettus Office Products PLANTation Services Polk Stanley Rowland Curzon Porter Architects Pollution Management, Inc. Quattlebaum, Grooms, Tull & Burrow PLLC Ramsey, Krug, Farrell & Lensing, Inc. Rebsamen Insurance Rector Phillips Morse, Inc. Regions Bank J. A. Riggs Tractor Company River City Painting & Construction Co., Inc. Sage Partners Schickel Development Company Simmons First National Bank Southwest Power Pool StaffMark, Inc. Stagecoach Development Group Stanford Group Company Stephens Inc. Stone Ward Technisource, Inc. Telcoe Federal Credit Union A. Tenenbaum & Company, Inc. Tipton & Hurst, Inc. Transamerica Worksite Mktg/Aegon Ins. Group Tricore Partners, LLC Twin City Bank U S Bank United Parcel Service VCC Williams & Dean Associated Architects, Inc. Windstream Communications Wittenberg, Delony & Davidson, Inc. X-PERT Communications Contractors, Inc.

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2 0 0 6 A n n u a l Re p o r t 9

November

Investors

AcxiomAlessi Keyes Construction Co.Alltel CorporationSol Alman CompanyAmerican Abstract & Title CompanyAmeriPride Linen & Apparel ServicesAmeron Protective Coatings GroupApartment HuntersArkansas Business Publishing GroupArkansas Democrat-GazetteArkansas Federal Credit UnionArkansas Manufacturing SolutionsArkansas Terminaling & Trading, Inc.Arkansas’ Flag and BannerArvest BankASCO Hardware CompanyAshley CompanyAT&TAudio InternationalBailey Properties, LLCBancorpSouthBank of AmericaBank of the OzarksBaptist HealthBell-Corley Construction, LLCThe Benham Companies, Inc.Bird & Bear MedicalBKD, LLPBMW of Little Rock & North Point VolvoCDI Contractors, LLCCentral Arkansas WaterCentral Flying ServiceCranford Johnson Robinson WoodsClary Development CorporationColliers Dickson Flake PartnersCombs & CompanyJames H. Cone, Inc.Corporate ExpressCoulson Oil Company, Inc.Covenant Medical BenefitsCromwell Architects EngineersCross Gunter Witherspoon & Galchus, P.C.Deceuninck North America, LLC

Delta Dental of ArkansasDiscount Trophies of ArkansasDoyne Construction CompanyEast-Harding, Inc.eDoc AmericaEDS - Electronic Data SystemElizabeth SmallEntergy ArkansasEnterprise Rent-A-CarFinancial Centre CorporationFirst Security BankFlake-Wilkerson Market InsightsFriday, Eldredge & ClarkGarver EngineersGlass ErectorsRobert M. Goff & AssociatesHarbor Distributing CompanyHatcher Agency, Inc.The Hathaway GroupHickingbotham Investments IncHoffman - Henry Insurance CorporationHugg & Hall Equipment CompanyHurd-Long Architects & Design Consultants, PAClay Murphy LLC dba The Insurance CenterIrwin PartnersJack, Lyon & Jones PAJim PickensDavid J. Jones & CompanyThe Janet Jones CompanyKinco Constructors, LLCKyle & Christen PittsLamar Outdoor AdvertisingLay Commercial Mortgage Co., LLCLittle Rock Port AuthorityLittle Rock Wastewater UtilityLomancoMay Construction CompanyMcClelland Consulting EngineersMcGeorge Contracting Company, Inc.McKay and Company Residential RealtorsMeadors, Adams & Lee, Inc.Medtronic

Metropolitan National BankMr. Klean’s Carpet & Janitorial Service, Inc.The Multifamily GroupNabholz Construction CorporationNetGain TechnologiesO. Wayne LongPaul & Barbara HarvelPDC CompaniesPDC ConstructionPettus Office ProductsPLANTation ServicesPolk Stanley Rowland Curzon Porter ArchitectsPollution Management, Inc.Quattlebaum, Grooms, Tull & Burrow PLLCRamsey, Krug, Farrell & Lensing, Inc.Rebsamen InsuranceRector Phillips Morse, Inc.Regions BankJ. A. Riggs Tractor CompanyRiver City Painting & Construction Co., Inc.Sage PartnersSchickel Development CompanySimmons First National BankSouthwest Power PoolStaffMark, Inc.Stagecoach Development GroupStanford Group CompanyStephens Inc.Stone WardTechnisource, Inc.Telcoe Federal Credit UnionA. Tenenbaum & Company, Inc.Tipton & Hurst, Inc.Transamerica Worksite Mktg/Aegon Ins. GroupTricore Partners, LLCTwin City BankU S BankUnited Parcel ServiceVCCWilliams & Dean Associated Architects, Inc.Windstream CommunicationsWittenberg, Delony & Davidson, Inc.X-PERT Communications Contractors, Inc.

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Chamber Activity

littlerockchamber.comJanuary � - October 3�, 2006

Web TrafficVisits: �56,29�

Average Visits per Day: 428

Page Views: 294,662

Average Page Views per Day: 807

Member DirectoryMain Search Page: 37,724

Alphabetical Listing: 25,4�4

Categorical Listing: 42,398

“Search for” Listing: 9,336

New Member Listing: 7,772

Referred Member Website Visits: 31,387

Total Searches: 154,031

Customer ServiceNewcomer Packets Distributed: 759

General Requests: 592 (Maps, Postcards, etc.)

Publications Distributed: 657

ReferralsChamber Member Businesses/Organizations: 600

Economic Development: ��6

Membership: ��0

Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau: 707

Arkansas Parks & Tourism Department: 246

Other Chambers: �93

Total Calls: 10,237

Publications

L i t t l e Ro c k Re g i o n a l C h a m b e r o f C o m m e r c e1 8

24thMLRA Launches www.metrolittlerockalliance.com, Includes 1,400 Data Points on Eleven Central Arkansas Counties

April

25thLeads Group 2 – Pinnacle Open HouseRecorded Attendance: 34; Leads: 55

26thLeadership Greater Little Rock Alumni Association Board of DirectorsRecorded Attendance: �4

Leads Group 4 – Top of the RockPresentation by Mark Hooper (Embassy Suites Hotel, Little Rock)Recorded Attendance: 9; Leads: 9; Business: $�,200.00

Public Safety News Conference

AmbassadorsFoot Solutions ReceptionRecorded Attendance: 2

Leadership Greater Little Rock27th

of the Month

Karol Merrill

Session 8 – MilitaryPresented by Arkansas National GuardHosted by Camp Robinson and Little Rock Air Force BaseLed by LTC Franklin Powell (Class XXI)Recorded Attendance: 65

Ambassadors Ribbon CuttingFoot SolutionsRecorded Attendance: �7

Chairman’s Task ForceRecorded Attendance: �3

Ambassadors Ribbon CuttingBody Bronze Tanning SalonRecorded Attendance: 8

28thCalypso Cup: 2006 Total Membership & Resource Campaign Reward Rally LunchSponsored by Rasco, Winter & Associates, LLPRecorded Attendance: 22

Board of DirectorsRecorded Attendance: 29

111 Exhibitors A C Dixon & Associates Realty AARP ArkansasArkansas Department of Economic DevelopmentADEQ Business AssistanceAdvanced Cabling SystemsAdvantage Service CompanyAllegra Print & ImagingAlltelApartment HuntersArkansas Small Business Development CenterArkansas Business Publishing GroupArkansas Federal Credit UnionArkansas Hospitality AssociationArkansas Minority Business Development RoundtableArkansas Procurement Assistance CenterArkansas Spanish InterpretersArkansas State University Indian ClubArkansas Surveillance Security, Inc.Arkansas Young Professionals NetworkAsian American ReporterAT&TAvis Rent a CarAydelotte’s Fine Dining ClubBank of the OzarksBCIBreathe FreelyCardiac Science CorporationCarousel Fit-4-Life Wellness CenterCaterSnaxCentral Arkansas Library SystemCity of Little RockClean Smile, Inc.ComcastConveyor TechnologyCorporate Health AmericaCoulson Oil Company, Inc.Cricket CommunicationsCubby Hole USADale Carnegie TrainingDelta Dental Plan of Arkansas Deltic Timber CorporationDevelopment & Construction Management Inc.Doctors Physical Therapy CentersDoyne Construction CompanyDynamix GroupEl LatinoEngland LendingEnterprise Rent-A-CarFlake & Kelley CommercialFleming Network ServicesIKON Office SolutionsInstant ImprintsiProv, LLCITT Technical Institute

Jhari’s MenswearJohn Brown UniversityJohn Hancock Financial NetworkJones Harley-DavidsonLinked Office SoftwareLittle Rock Regional Chamber of CommerceLittle Rock Wastewater UtilityLittle Rock ZooLR Convention & Visitors BureauLSC Marketing, Inc.Magic Springs & Crystal FallsMagna IVMainstream TechnologiesMerrill LynchMetropolitan National BankMuzakNational Bank of ArkansasNational Linen ServiceO’Brian Healthcare Inc.Optus TelemationPamco Powder PuffsParker CadillacPDC ConstructionPepper Creek FarmsPLANTation ServicesPulaski County Empowerment ZonePulaski Technical CollegeRegions BankS & J ScentsSafety Council of the OzarksSan Francisco Bread CompanySecretary of State’s OfficeSmall Business SolutionsSource Inc. Wireless SolutionsSourceOne GraphicsStandard Business Systems, Inc.Sue Smith VacationsSunbelt Convention ServicesTake Shape for LifeThe Bug Man Inc.The Comfort ZoneThe Computer HutThe Heritage CompanyThe Vision GroupTruService Community F.C.U.Twillie Realty, Inc.Twin City BankUALR College of BusinessUALR Cyber CollegeUnited Arkansas Federal Credit UnionUniversity of PhoenixUS Small Business AdministrationUSA Express CourierVerizon WirelessVictory Dry Goods & Design CompanyWells Fargo Home Mortgage

2006

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Coulson Oil’s Matt Lyles, Leadership Greater Little Rock Take Calypso Cup; 50-Day Campaign Raises $449,5�7

Leila Alston (Baptist Health Castanets)$�4,�65.00

Phyllis Flint (Chairman’s Task Force)$13,800.00

J.T. Meister (Alltel Antiguans)$�3,300.00

Clyde Anderson(Twin City Bank Soggy Dollars)$�2,542.50

CrewLeadership Greater Little Rock Limbo Leaders – Winners $47,455.00

Coulson Oil Catamaran$46,275.00

Baptist Health Castanets$34,350.00

Twin City Bank Soggy Dollars$32,767.50

Metropolitan National Bank We Be Jammin’ $27,�00.00

Leads Group 2 – Pinnacle Pina Colada $26,930.00

Pulaski Technical College$23,794.00

Alltel Antiguans$23,300.00

AT&T Margarita Mamas & Daiquiri Daddies $22,640.00

Chairman’s Task Force Coconuts $22,323.00

Regions Bank Reggae Rainmakers $14,820.00

Bank of the Ozarks $�3,450.00

Joy Secuban (Alltel)Dawnetta Fortner (Arvest Bank)Kimberly Hipps (Leads Group 2 – Pinnacle)

$7,500 - $9,999$1,750 Credit to Chamber Member T ravel Agency of ChoiceGinny Moulton (Ambassadors Magic)Lisa Estes (Bank of the Ozarks Jammin’ de Ozarks)Clyde Anderson (Twin City Bank Soggy Dollars)

$5,000 - $7,499$�,000 Credit to Chamber Member Travel Agency of ChoiceDavid Fox (Baptist Health)Margot Vogel (Baptist Health)Cara Wade (Baptist Health)Kelley Bass (Leadership Greater Little Rock)Liza Freeman (Leadership Greater Little Rock)Luke King (Regions Bank)David Trice (Regions Bank)Betsy Davies (Twin City Bank)

$2,500 - $4,999(Four-Person, Two Consecutive Night Stay at Mountain Harbor Resort CondominiumRonnie Dedman (AT&T)Linda Young (Chairman’s Task Force)Carol Isom (Leadership Greater Little Rock)Annamary Dougherty (Leadership Greater Little Rock)Joyce Taylor (Pulaski Technical College)Chad May (Regions Bank)Michelle Mosley (Telcoe Federal Credit Union)

Top Producers

IndividualMatt Lyles (Coulson Oil Catamaran) – Winner $45,125.00

Phillip Partain (Metropolitan National Bank We Be Jammin’) $27,�00.00

Elizabeth Small(LGLR Limbo Leaders) $26,420.00

Ronnie Dedman (AT&T Margarita Mamas & Daiquiri Daddies) $22,250.00

Carol Langston (Pulaski Technical College)$�9,�59.00

Lynne Connor (Chairman’s Task Force Coconuts) $�5,000.00

Trey Payne (Leads Group 2 – Pinnacle Pina Coladas) $�5,000.00

Thirty Volunteers from 16 Crews Awarded Trips Based on Dollars Raised

$�2,500 and AboveTwo-Person, Four-Night Stay at West Palm Beach Four Seasons J. T. Meister (Alltel Antiguans)Leila Alston (Baptist Health)Phyllis Flint (Chairman’s Task Force)Matt Lyles (Coulson Oil Company)Elizabeth Small (Leadership Greater Little Rock)Trey Payne (Leads Group 2 – Pinnacle)Phillip Partain (Metropolitan National Bank)Carol Langston (Pulaski Technical College)Lynne Connor (Chairman’s Task Force)

$�0,000 - $�2,499Two-Person, Four-Night Stay at Key West Hyatt Resort or Amelia Island Plantation

L i t t l e Ro c k Re g i o n a l C h a m b e r o f C o m m e r c e2 4

JuneLeads Group 4 – Top of the RockPresentation by Donna Ferrell (EmbroidMe)Recorded Attendance: 6; Leads: 5

29thAmbassadors Ribbon CuttingAmerican Cancer SocietyRecorded Attendance: �3

Leadership Greater Little Rock Graduation LuncheonPresented by PDC CompaniesFeaturing Paul H. Harvel, President & CEO, Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of ArkansasEmbassy Suites Hotel Little RockRecorded Attendance: 470

Paul & Barbara Harvel Reception/DinnerChamber Building Wally Allen Ballroom, Statehouse Convention Center

Best TasteAydelotte’s (Winner)

Sonny Williams’ Steak Room, LLC (Winner)

Peachtree Catering (�st Runner-up)

Lilly’s Dim Sum, Then Some (2nd Runner-up)

Pokey D’s BBQ, Chicago Style Foods (3rd Runner-up)

Best BoothRiver Market (Winner)

RSVP Catering (�st Runner-up)

Aydelotte’s Fine Dining Club (2nd Runner-up)

Simply the Best Catering (3rd Runner-up)

Presented by Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus, P.C.River Market PavilionsRecorded Attendance: 9�6

SponsorsAllegra Print & ImagingAllied WasteArkansas Business Publishing Company Arlington Resort Hotel & SpaCitadel Broadcasting Corp.Clear Mountain Natural Spring WaterCoca-Cola Bottling Company of ArkansasFASTSIGNSGolden Eagle of ArkansasHarbor Distributing CompanyKATV – Channel 7MuzakLittle Rock Convention & Visitors BureauPulaski Technical CollegeParty Time Rental & EventsSpirits Fine WinesSue Smith Vacations

VendorsAydelotte’s Fine Dining ClubCapriccio Grill Italian SteakhouseCaterSnaxThe Blue Cake CompanyBosco’sCAREFULLY CateredDamgoode PiesEl ChicoEureka PizzaFlying FishGrab-a-BiteLarry’s Pizza – WestLilly’s Dim Sum Then SomeLittle Caesar’s PizzaLittle Rock River MarketMcAlister’s DeliMoe’s Southwest GrillMr. Mason’s Pit Bar-B-Q & Catering Co.Papa John’s PizzaPeachtree CateringPokey D’s BBQ, Chicago Style FoodsRSVP CateringRyan’s Family SteakhouseSan Francisco Bread CompanySerendipities Sugar-Free Bakery & CaféSimply the Best CateringSkippy Peanut Butter (Unilever Foods)Sonny Williams’ Steak Room, LLCSticky Fingerz Chicken ShackTropical Smoothie CaféVictorian Garden Restaurant & CateringWild Oats Natural Marketplace

2006

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CommitteeTaste of the Rock

Page McDonald (Colliers Dickson Flake Partners)Chairman

Michelle Harper (Citadel Broadcasting Corp., Boomtown Media)Vice Chairman

Jeananne Hawking (Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa)

Sherri Jones (Staffmark, Inc.)

Willie Jones (Little Rock Job Corps/DEL-JEN, Inc.)

Mary Lewis (Thomas & Thomas Custom Homes, Inc.)

Tracey Maulden (Crye-Leike Realtors)

Becky Mason (Clear Title of Arkansas)

Mimi Minton (The Peabody Little Rock)

Deun Ogunlana (Virtuous Woman Publishing International Inc.)

Kyle Pitts(Ifrah Financial Services, Inc.)

Kathy Primm (Sue Smith Vacations)

Denise White (Wells Fargo Home Mortgage)

Entrepreneur and PriceWaterHouseCoopers Name Little Rock’s Bell-Corley Construction 27th Among America’s Hot 100 Companies

Newsweek Ranks Little Rock’s Central High 20th Best Public High School in Nation; Mills University Studies is 50th; Little Rock One of Only Five Cities in America with More Than One School in Top 50

Forbes Says Little Rock 22nd Best Place in America for Business and Careers

Golf Digest Ranks Little Rock’s Alotian Club Third Best Golf Retreat in America; Ranks First in Accommodations

‘Little Rock is so Fashion,’ Vogue Magazine Calls Barbara/Jean Ltd. ‘Barney’s of Little Rock’

Men’s Health Magazine Says Little Rock 29th Least Angry City in Nation

L i t t l e Ro c k Re g i o n a l C h a m b e r o f C o m m e r c e3 4

�stAmbassadorsPulaski Technical College Ottenheimer Library Open HouseRecorded Attendance: �3

5thMinority Business Development Roundtable

6thLeads Group 1 – Rock StarsPresentation by Stefany Knight (SOS Time-Saving Services)Recorded Attendance: 23; Leads: 26; Business $274,509.00

Leads Group 3 – Top of the RockPresentation by Joe Chacko (Morgan Stanley)Recorded Attendance: 20; Leads: 28

7thAmbassador InterviewsRecorded Attendance: 9

September

Business After VotingPresented by: Citizens for Safe NeighborhoodsSponsored by:Allied Waste Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Arkansas, Clear Mountain Natural Spring Water,Eureka Pizza, FIREWATER,Golden Eagle of Arkansas, Harbor Distributing Company, MuzakRecorded Attendance: 88

�2thLeads Group 2 – Pinnacle Presentation by Holly Tankersly (Window Works, Inc.)Recorded Attendance: 26; Leads: 74; Business: $34,0�2.00

Member Orientation PanelRecorded Attendance: 4

Ambassadors Steering CommitteeRecorded Attendance: 9

AmbassadorsHosted by Kerri Bangert (Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence)Recorded Attendance: 3�

Citizens for Safe Neighborhoods Watch Party

�3thBiotechnology Task ForceRecorded Attendance: �3

�4thGreen Way Bio Energy Announces 10 Million Gallon Biodiesel Production Facility for Little Rock Port; Construction Expected to Begin in November

Windstream Communications Welcome LuncheonRecorded Attendance: 40

Ambassadors Ribbon CuttingReliable Mortgage Group, Inc.Recorded Attendance: 7

Featured Panelists:Stephen Compton – Moderator (New York Life Insurance Company) Joel Smith (Datamax/Micro)Sherri Jones (Staffmark, Inc.)Rhonda Lewis (Errands with Class)Bob Duncan (Russell Chevrolet-Honda)Recorded Attendance: 42

�6thAmbassadors Ribbon CuttingDoggy Duds and Suds IncorporatedRecorded Attendance: 3

�9thAmbassadors Ribbon CuttingClear Title of ArkansasRecorded Attendance: �6

Ambassadors Ribbon CuttingSo Restaurant – BarRecorded Attendance: ��

20th - 2�st

17th Annual Minority Enterprise Development (MED)Week Presented by The Vision GroupIn Partnership with:Arkansas Blue Cross Blue ShieldArkansas Capital CorporationBaptist HealthEnterprise Rent-a-Car

Ambassadors Ribbon CuttingLa-Z-Boy Furniture GalleriesRecorded Attendance: 5

8th-11thDirector of Communications Todd Mills Attends PhotoShop World Training Conference in Las Vegas

Presented by: Citizens for Safe NeighborhoodsSponsored by:Allied Waste Coca-Cola Bottling Company of ArkansasClear Mountain Natural Spring WaterEureka PizzaFIREWATERGolden Eagle of ArkansasHarbor Distributing CompanyMuzakRecorded Attendance: 88

2006

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20th – 22ndDirector of Business Development Lucas Hargraves Attends National Association of Seed & Venture Funds Annual Conference in Rochester; Little Rock to be First Southern City to Host in 2007

20thLeads Group 1 – Rock StarsPresentation by Chad Hamlin (Wild Wear, Inc.)Recorded Attendance: 23; Leads: 27; Business: $�,050.00

Leads Group 3 – Top of the RockPresentation by Mike & Kaye Rutter (Pinnacle Signs & Graphics)Recorded Attendance: 20; Leads: 29;Business $3,745.00

MED Week Businesses Born-n-Bred LuncheonPresented by Metropolitan National BankFeaturing Pete Sims (Sims Mortuary)Recorded Attendance: 74

MED Week Economic Development SummitPresented by Arkansas Minority Business Development RoundtableHosted by Carol Silverstrom (U.S. Small Business Administration)

Featuring:Audrey Baker on Doing Business with Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Alan Rodgers (Babbs Bonding) on Surety Bonding for Contractors

Andrew Pumphrey, Donna Harris,

Tim Smith on Doing Business with the State of Arkansas

Sue Coates (Arkansas Procurement Assistance Center) on Doing Business with the Federal Government

Odies Wilson on Doing Business with the City of Little Rock

MED Week Business Networking ReceptionPresented by Twin City BankEntertainment by MuzakRecorded Attendance: 44

2�stLeadership Greater Little Rock Board of TrusteesRecorded Attendance: 18

Ambassadors Ribbon CuttingColdwell Banker Advantage Realty – BryantRecorded Attendance: 9

Minority Enterprise Development Week Awards LuncheonFeaturing Henry Golatt (Director, Economic Research and Development Center, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff)Recorded Attendance: �63

Ambassadors Ribbon CuttingUALR Department of Audiology/Speech PathologyRecorded Attendance: 8

Minority Enterprise Development Week Awards

Minority Business of the Year RSVP Catering Most Promising Business iProv, LLC

Agriculture Business of the Year K. Hall & Son Produce

Contractor of the Year McCormick Asphalt Paving and Excavating, Inc.

Manufacturer of the Year Mundo-Tech, Inc.

Retailer of the Year Unique Furniture

Service Provider of the Year RSVP Catering

Minority Business Development Agency Regional Director’s Award Paul H. Harvel

L i t t l e Ro c k Re g i o n a l C h a m b e r o f C o m m e r c e3 8

Orientation RetreatMountain Harbor ResortSpeaker Sponsored by Hattie Hill Enterprises Speaker Sponsored by St. Vincent Health System, Social Sponsored by Flake & Kelley Breakfast Sponsored by Eagle Bank Breaks Sponsored by Bird & Bear MedicalRecorded Attendance: 72

OctoberLeadership Greater Little Rock�st-2nd

3rdMinority Business Development Roundtable

Ambassadors Ribbon CuttingThe Ranch Animal HospitalRecorded Attendance: ��

John Hofmeister

Raytheon Breaks Ground on Expansion, To Complete Flagship Hawker 4000 in Little Rock

Fortune 500 LuncheonPresented by Coulson Oil CompanyIn Partnership withBaptist HealthRivercity Energy Company, Inc.Featuring John Hofmeister, President, Shell OilEmbassy Suites Hotel Little RockRecorded Attendance: 362

Ambassadors Steering CommitteeRecorded Attendance: 7

AmbassadorsHosted by Page McDonald (Colliers Dickson Flake Partners)Recorded Attendance: 28

4thLeads Group 1 – Rock StarsPresentation by Lynne Clark (Red Letter Days)Recorded Attendance: 23; Leads: 27; Business: $�0,543.00

Leads Group 3 – Top of the RockPresentation by Maury Mitchell (Rector Phillips Morse)Recorded Attendance: 2�; Leads: 20

5thAmbassadors Ribbon CuttingRetirement Advisors of ArkansasRecorded Attendance: �4

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences BioVentures ReceptionPresented by Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce and Fifty For The FutureHonoring Dr. Tim O’Brien Founding Director, UAMS BioVentures Welcoming Dr. Mike Douglas Incoming Director, UAMS BioVenturesRecorded Attendance: 45

�0thAmbassadors Ribbon CuttingPrevent Blindness AmericaRecorded Attendance: �2

Leads Group 2 – PinnaclePresentation by Shannon Dennis (Paychex, Inc.)Recorded Attendance: 2�; Leads: 3�; Business: $450.00

Member Orientation PanelRecorded Attendance: 5

AmbassadorsPulaski Technical College 15th Anniversary CelebrationRecorded Attendance: 2

��thUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Breaks Ground on Expansion

Chamber-Initiated Manufacturer’s Skill Course Graduates First Class; Training Held at Pulaski Technical College Training Center, Funded by Arkansas Department of Economic Development

2006

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�2thLeadership Greater Little RockRecorded Attendance: �9

Ambassadors Ribbon CuttingThe Empress of Little RockRecorded Attendance: 8

Business Development CommitteeRecorded Attendance: 7

Ambassadors Ribbon CuttingImage OneRecorded Attendance: 7

Featured Panelists: Elizabeth Small – Moderator(PDC Companies) Dorothy Chapmon (Enlace Arkansas)Carol Langston (Pulaski Technical College)Steven Phillips (Farmers Insurance Group)Keith Yoakum (Patriot Pest Control)Recorded Attendance: 2�

16th – 19thJoey Dean Represents Little Rock Regional Chamber at National Business Aviation Conference in Orlando

�6thRaytheon Receives $500 Million NetsJets Europe Order for Hawker 4000 Aircraft; All to be Completed in Little Rock

Midtowne Little Rock Announces Grand Opening; Pottery Barn, Williams-Sonoma Join Several Specialty Retailers, Restaurants in City’s First Upscale, Open-Air Lifestyle Shopping Center

Public Education Foundation of Little RockRecorded Attendance:25

Leads Group 3 – Top of the Rock SocialAnderson’s Cajun’s WharfRecorded Attendance: 6

�7thChamber Announces UALR to Review Pulaski County’s Criminal Justice System, Conduct Independent Audit of County’s Finances

Ambassadors Ribbon CuttingThe Wonder PlaceRecorded Attendance: �6

Minority & Women Business CouncilRecorded Attendance: 6

Ambassadors Ribbon CuttingThe CW/ArkansasRecorded Attendance: �3

18thLeads Group 1 – Rock StarsPresentation by David Carl (Development & Construction Management)Recorded Attendance: 29; Leads: 36; Business: $865.00

Arkansas Committed to Education Board of DirectorsRecorded Attendance: 8

Ambassadors Business After Hours CommitteeRecorded Attendance: 4

Leads Group 3 – Top of the RockPresentation by Mike Steely (Global Floor Safety)Recorded Attendance: 24; Leads: 39; Business: $36,000.00

Leadership Greater Little Rock

�9thSession 1 – Ropes CoursePresented by CDI Contractors4-H Center, FerndaleRecorded Attendance: 58

Small Business Networking Luncheon

Presented & Hosted by Pulaski Technical CollegeFeaturing Dr. Dan Bakke (President, Pulaski Technical College) on Educating Your WorkforceRecorded Attendance: 3�