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Featured Event
Small Business Of the Year Awards' Luncheon Announces Speakers
On June 7, 2012 at the Sheraton Arlington Hotel, the North Texas Small Business Development Center and the Arlington Chamber will honor businesses, both small and large. The Chamber will also recognize its prestigious small businesses of the year in both the for-profit and non-profit categories. The emcee for the event will be a D/FW favorite - Scott Murray. The keynote speaker will be Preston Pearson, former Dallas Cowboy, player in 5 Super Bowls and recipient of two Super Bowl rings. To learn more, sponsor or purchase tickets, please click here.
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Chamber's 8th Annual Golf Tournament in 18 Days - Register Now! | |
 The Chamber's 8th Annual Golf Tournament is Friday, April 27 at Tierra Verde. It's a perfect event for networking, competition, food and fun! Consider sponsoring a hole to enhance your image. With the scramble format, everyone is bound to have fun. Register today, spots are filling up. Click here to sign up.
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Network at Tomorrow's Business Over Breakfast |
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Register here to be part of B.O.B. - a fast-paced networking event. Build relationships, present information on your business or service and exchange business cards with prospective clients and customers. Come prepared with your thirty second "elevator pitch." The event is Tuesday, April 10 from 8:00 - 9:30 am at the Chamber. Remember - your future customers will be there. |
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Special Levitt Pavilion Concert This Saturday for Tornado Relief
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 This Saturday, April 14, the Levitt Pavillion will be hosting a free benefit concert with contributions supporting the Salvation Army's Arlington tornado relief efforts. Come enjoy the concert at the Levitt Pavilion in the heart of downtown Arlington this Saturday. Click here for more details.
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Voter Information Website Updated
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 Information on candidates for the Arlington City Council and the Arlington School District Board of Trustees will be available beginning Wednesday on the Chamber's voter information website, www.voteforarlington.com. Candidates were asked to submit biographical information and answer a few questions on issues important to the business community.
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Historic Energy Forum Set for May 17 | |
 The Chamber is hosting an Energy and Natural Resources Public Policy Forum Thursday, May 17, 8:30 am - 1:30 pm at the Arlington Convention Center. The forum will touch on energy generation, water supply and other crucial infrastructure issues from a federal, state and local perspective.
The keynote speaker will be Karen Harbert, president and chief executive officer of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for 21st Century Energy. State Representative Jim Keffer, chairman of the Energy Resources Committee in the Texas House, is also a confirmed speaker. The cost for registration is $35 for non-members and $25 for Chamber members. You may register by clicking here.
The energy forum is part of a series that Chamber will conduct periodically as it rolls out the 10-year strategic plan. A forum on mobility is set for October 4 and a date for a discussion of redevelopment in early 2013 will be announced later this summer. |
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New District 33 Congressional Candidate "Meet and Greet" | |
The Chamber is hosting short, members-only meetings with candidates who are most likely to be competitive in the newly created Congressional District 33, which contains part of Arlington. To date, three candidates have committed to attend. There is no charge to attend these sessions.
State Representative Marc Veasey of Fort Worth will be at the Chamber on Monday, April 16 at 8:30 am.
Former State Rep. Domingo Garcia of Dallas will be at the Chamber Tuesday, April 17 at 8:30 am.
Former Dallas City Council member Steve Salazar has confirmed for Tuesday, April 24 at 8:30 am.
Former Fort Worth City Council member Kathleen Hicks has confirmed for Wednesday, April 25 at 8:30 am.
There is no charge, but please register by clicking here. |
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SBDC "How to Start a Business" Seminar at Chamber on April 19 | |
 The Tarrant Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is offering a 2 hour mini-course on "How to Start a Business." The course will be held on Thursday, April 19 from 2:00-4:00 pm at the Chamber offices. Learn how to define your business idea, understand your business plan, legal structures, and where to turn for help. To learn more about this free seminar and register, please click here.
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April's Learning Over Lunch- "Doing Business with the City of Arlington" | |
Come hear Debra Twinam with her presentation on simplifiying the procurement process for the supplier community. Designed to walk businesses through the Supplier Portal Registration Process and provide a synopsized overview of contracting with the City for services and supplies. This class is a must for firms pursuing City contracts.
Class materials include a detailed "How to Do Business" booklet, Web Navigation Guide, and Supplier Portal Registration Packet. Learning Over Lunch will be held from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm, April 18 at the Chamber. Click here to register. |
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Welcome - March New Members! | |
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Bookyourgoldpartydfw.com
The Dallas Directory, Inc.
Fuzzy's Taco Shop
Higginbotham & Associates, Inc.
Hooligan's Pub
Joe Chow for Congress District 6
Lena Pope Home, Inc.
Networking Results, Inc.
New York Life Insurance Company
Schifano Realty Group LLC
Transparent Electricity Quotes
Affairs To Cater
Budget Sign
ForchuTeck Consulting Group |
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Sincerely,
Henry Lewczyk
Arlington Chamber of Commerce |
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