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Featured Event
Small Business of the Year Awards' Luncheon to Recognize Arlington Businesses
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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Preston Pearson |
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Business Over Breakfast Networking Event is Tomorrow - Register Now!
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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 Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 8 from 8:00 - 9:30 am at the Chamber. Remember - attendees may be your future customers!
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"What if You Flip the Switch or Turn on the Faucet and Nothing Happens?"
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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 open-up discussions on energy generation, water supply and other crucial infrastructure issues from a federal, state and local perspective.
Keynote speaker:
 Karen Harbert, President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for 21st Century Energy
Guest speakers:
Jim Keffer, Chairman, Committee on Energy Resources, Texas House of Representatives
Bernard Weinstein, Associate Director, Maguire Energy Institute, Southern Methodist University
Ken Morgan, Director, TCU Energy Institute
Ron Lemons, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Freese and Nichols Inc.
Mike Greene, Former Chairman, Electric Reliability Council of Texas and former Vice Chairman, Energy Future Holdings
The cost for registration is $25 (including lunch) for Chamber members. Non-member registration is $35. Please register by clicking here.
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Early Voting Ends Tomorrow, May 8 at 7:00 pm | |
Early voting in the Arlington City Council and the Arlington School District Board of Trustees election ends Tuesday, May 8 at 7 pm. Early voting locations, dates and times are available on the Chamber's voter information website, along with a list of voting locations for Election Day, May 12. Biographical information from the candidates and answers to questions on issues important to the business community is also available at the site. Click here to access the site. |
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AISD Entrepreneurship Winners Experience UT Arlington
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 The 24 top winners in the Arlington Chamber and Arlington ISD "What's Your Big Idea" Entrepreneurship Contest spent last Tuesday at UT Arlington. The College of Engineering provided an Innovation Tour to the 3rd - 6th grade winners and their teachers. In the science lab, the young minds were opened via some unique demonstrations and hands-on activities. The tour was part of the many awards the young entrepreneurs received.
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May 11 UT Arlington 2012 Graduation Celebration Open to All!
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 The UT Arlington Class of 2012 celebration promises to be spectacular. Festivities commence at 7:30 pm on May 11 at the Levitt Pavilion. Hear the keynote address from Academy Award nominee James Franco along with a Texas-sized fireworks show, music, and a street fair of dessert booths. Free; no tickets required. For more information about this evening under the stars, please click here.
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Chamber "Member Marketplace" Saves You Money | |
 Click here to begin saving money in the Arlington Chamber's Member-to-Member promotional offer section. If you would like to have your business added to this list, complete the form available in the "Member Marketplace."
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Welcome - April New Members! | |
Morrison & Morrison, Inc.
The Fourth Leaf Chile Company
Tax2Go, LLC
Big Brothers Big Sisters North Texas
4 Wall Studios
Beautify Your Image
Jack Hattendorf
Aerial Specialties |
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Sincerely,
Henry Lewczyk
Arlington Chamber of Commerce |
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