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  • Growing Our Businesses & Community

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  • Committee Members

  • Marketing Opportunities Guide

  • Marketing Opportunities Guide

  • Put your business front and center by sponsoring a Chamber event, annual program, or digital media.

    New network building events in 2022 include the Battle of the Business Bowling Tournament and the Local Lunch for restaurants.  BE PRO BE PROUD and Connecting Educators in Industry are focused on building the workforce pipeline for our community.  Also new this year are two annual program sponsorships, the Governmental Affairs Committee, and the Chamber Ambassadors, both focused on advocacy for a strong, business friendly climate in our community, county, and state. 

    Or promote your business utilizing the Chamber website, which received more than 145,000 visits in 2021. And don't forget the long running favorites; the Annual Meeting & Business Expo, the Golf Classic, Business After Hours, and the Arkansas Scholars Award Ceremony.

     

     

     

  • Learning and Development

    Stained Glass Mosaic Class

    Intro to Felting

    Making Enchiladas

    Taste of Thai

    Bignès and èclairs

    Short Filmmaking Workshop

    Sushi

    Audition Call - Hairspray

    Quesadillas from Scratch

    Farm to Table Saturday, May 3 11:00-1:00 pm $50/person Join us for a hands-on journey from farm to plate! In this class, you'll learn to create delicious, seasonal dishes using fresh, locally sourced ingredients. Expert chef, Don McClellan, will guide

    Enchiladas

    Plein Air Painting 3-Day Workshop Saturdays, April 5, 12 & 19 10:00-2:30 pm $120/person In this plein air painting class, you'll learn to capture the natural world in all its vibrant, ever-changing glory. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced

    Saturday, March 29 11:00-1:00 pm $10/person In this lecture, photographer Corey S Krasko, will cover the history of photography from its invention in 1837 to around 1950, before color photography became widespread. Exploring key developments that made

    Sewing Machine Resist Shibori

    Clouds on Canvas with Daniel Walters

    AOM Academy for Homeschoolers Art Program for ages 7-9

    AOM Academy for Homeschoolers: Intermediate Art Class for ages 10-12

    MINI MAKERS for ages 3-6

    2D Art Classes for ages 7-13

    Saturday, March 1 1:00-4:00 pm $40/person Learn about choosing paints, painting surfaces, selecting the right brushes, and mastering techniques. Explore the fundamentals of color theory, composition and more, as you’re guided by instructor, Daniel

    Painting from History Friday, April 11 6:00-8:00 pm $40/person April showers bring Van Gogh flowers! Recreate a timeless masterpiece with your unique artistic touch, while exploring the rich history behind the art. All materials provided. Ages

    3D Art Classes

    Learn to Crochet Farmers Market Tote

    Paint A Pot winter wonderland

    Breakfast for Dinner Culinary experience

    Sweet & Savory Crepes culinary class

    Italian Pastries Culinary Class

    Modern Tarts Culinary Class

    Getting started with Excel; creating workbooks, getting help in Excel 365, working with rows and columns, sorting and filtering data, basic formulas, formatting text, formatting cells, aligning cell content, search for and replace data, spell check, basic

    Creating advanced formulas; Using text, logical, Lookup, date, and financial functions; create, format, and modify tables; table references; create, modify, and format charts; create a trendline; create advanced charts; create a PivotTable; filter data

    Getting started with Excel; creating workbooks, getting help in Excel 365, working with rows and columns, sorting and filtering data, basic formulas, formatting text, formatting cells, aligning cell content, search for and replace data, spell check, basic

    Creating advanced formulas; Using text, logical, Lookup, date, and financial functions; create, format, and modify tables; table references; create, modify, and format charts; create a trendline; create advanced charts; create a PivotTable; filter data

    Getting started with Excel; creating workbooks, getting help in Excel 365, working with rows and columns, sorting and filtering data, basic formulas, formatting text, formatting cells, aligning cell content, search for and replace data, spell check, basic

    Gain control of your work and personal life through application of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.   Based on the best-selling book by Stephen R. Covey, this material will help you manage yourself and to work interdependently with others.  Many

    Creating advanced formulas; Using text, logical, Lookup, date, and financial functions; create, format, and modify tables; table references; create, modify, and format charts; create a trendline; create advanced charts; create a PivotTable; filter data

    Cut waste and improve efficiency in your business. While often associated with manufacturing, the concept of Lean can revolutionize the offices and service businesses.  Learn the basic tools of lean and increase your efficiency now.         

    Explore a variety of problem solving and decision-making tools to help lead your team through proven approaches to solving work problems. The problem solving tools included are applicable to all industries.

    Session 1 – Behavior Styles & Communication*Learn to identify personal strengths and weaknesses to lead more effectively. Includes a personality profile assessment.Session 2 – Performance ManagementLearn how to motivate others and how to use consequences

    Attendance is required in all four class meetings to receive certificate of completion for the series.  Individual sessions are:  Strategic Planning, Goal Setting - Smart Goals, Project Management, and Time & Deadline

    Presented by Alexandra Suchman, CEO and Co-Founder, Barometer XP (Washington, DC)     Do your new hires feel like they belong? How does belonging impact retention?  In this session, Alexandra Suchman explores the barriers to forming new relationships

    The Lean Six Sigma Black Belt course develops understanding and enables employment of one of today's proven approaches to maximizing productivity through control over process design and execution. Lean Six Sigma drives towards results-based organizational

    Session 1 – Behavior Styles & Communication* Learn to identify personal strengths and weaknesses to lead more effectively. Includes a personality profile assessment.Session 2 – Performance Management Learn how to motivate others and how to use

    Attendance is required in all four class meetings to receive certificate of completion for the series.  Individual sessions are:  Strategic Planning, Goal Setting - Smart Goals, Project Management, and Time & Deadline Management.  Wednesdays, April 9th -

    PLATINUM Workplace Leadership Series Please contact Kim Gordon at kim.gordon@uafs.edu for course information. **Includes 360 Assessment and 6 months one on one coaching. 

    Session 1 – Behavior Styles & Communication*Learn to identify personal strengths and weaknesses to lead more effectively. Includes a personality profile assessment.Session 2 – Performance ManagementLearn how to motivate others and how to use consequences

    This course offers comprehensive instruction, exercises, and hands-on experience in programming CNC turning and 3-axis CNC milling machines, along with an introduction to basic CAD using Autodesk Fusion 360. Prerequisite: Machine Shop 1 and 2  Classes

    This course covers Allen Bradley Control Logix design, selection, wiring, programming, and troubleshooting, using Control Logix PLC controls. Emphasizes the selection of PLC system components and the design/troubleshooting of wiring/ladder logic PLC

    This course offers comprehensive instruction, exercises, and hands-on experience in programming CNC turning and 3-axis CNC milling machines, along with an introduction to basic CAD using Autodesk Fusion 360. Prerequisite: Machine Shop 1 and 2 Classes

    This course covers Allen Bradley Control Logix design, selection, wiring, programming, and troubleshooting, using Control Logix PLC controls. Emphasizes the selection of PLC system components and the design/troubleshooting of wiring/ladder logic PLC

    The class is intended to introduce students to the tools commonly used in a maintenance shop.  They will learn basic Blueprint Reading, the use of measuring tools, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), and machine tools. Additionally, the class

    The Industrial Motor Control Fundamentals course delivers a broad-based understanding of important Motor Control principles and concepts.  Learn about the basic layout of a hardwired motor control system and the terminology associated with the

    The class is intended to introduce students to the tools commonly used in a maintenance shop.  They will learn basic Blueprint Reading, the use of measuring tools, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), and machine tools. Additionally, the class

    The Industrial Motor Control Fundamentals course delivers a broad-based understanding of important Motor Control principles and concepts.  Learn about the basic layout of a hardwired motor control system and the terminology associated with the system. 

    Identifying personal strengths and weaknesses, motivating others, coaching skills, loyalty-building, behavioral liabilities

    Creating advanced formulas; Using text, logical, Lookup, date, and financial functions; create, format, and modify tables; table references; create, modify, and format charts; create a trendline; create advanced charts; create a PivotTable; filter data

    Evening CNA Training Program Classes

    Crawford County Adult Education Center and Vincennes University are bringing Strategic Maintenance Reliability, LLC, an Aladon Network member, to Van Buren, AR to deliver an introduction to Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM2™)