Arlington Chamber of Commerce Weekly Newsletter

Chamber After Hours is a come-and-go event providing the opportunity for networking, building relationships and exchanging business cards with prospective clients and customers. It is also a terrific way to "bring a friend" and introduce a new member to the Chamber.

Chamber After Hours is TOMORROW, Tuesday, January 27 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at Worthington National Bank. Please register here for networking, fun and door prizes.

Arlington to Austin Coalition Begins Tomorrow

"Arlington to Austin" is a Chamber led coalition of business, educational and government leaders, conducted biannually at the onset of the Texas State Legislative Session. Our primary purpose is to strengthen our relationships with state agencies and elected appointed officials. We look forward to the January 27-29 trip.

Invitation to January 29 Reception Honoring the AISD Board of Trustees as "Outstanding School Board of Texas - 2014"

Women's Alliance "Coffee" Next Tuesday (February 3) at Chamber

The Women's Alliance is holding a morning "coffee" at the Arlington Chamber on Tuesday, February 3 from 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. This is an opportunity to preview the various committees that plan and execute the annual Women's Alliance activities - including networking, mentoring, awareness, annual Inspired Women Luncheon and much more. Committee chairs will be present to answer questions and register volunteers. Click here to register.

State of the County Luncheon Address is March 5

Come hear Judge B. Glen Whitley speak about the highlights of the past year and the forecast for 2015, while having an opportunity to showcase to city/county businesses, civic and city leaders.

The 2015 State of the County Luncheon Address will be Thursday, March 5 from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Sheraton Arlington. Click here to sponsor or register.

GOLD SPONSORS

BRONZE SPONSORS

Frost Bank

Southwest Bank

Tarrant County Commissioner, Pct. 2

Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County

Future Networking Events

Women's Alliance "Coffee" - Tuesday, February 3 @ 8:30 a.m.

Business Over Breakfast, Tuesday, February 10 @ 8:00 a.m. - sponsored by The Farah Law Firm

Small Business of the Year Nominations

Now Open

The Arlington Chamber of Commerce recognizes small businesses in the community (a for-profit, a non-profit and a Veteran-owned) for their business achievements, innovation, response to adversity and contributions to aid community-oriented projects.

To nominate a business, please download the form here. Nomination forms must be submitted by February 27, 2015.

$15,000 in Scholarship Money Available to Arlington ISD Students

As part of the Champion Education Initiative, the Arlington Chamber Foundation is offering six $2,500 scholarships to 2014-2015 graduating Arlington ISD students who plan to attend either the University of Texas at Arlington or Tarrant County College. One $2,500 scholarship per high school is available. To download the application, please click here.

Invitation to Become Career, Technology, and Higher Education Investigations Guest Speaker/Advisor

Career, Technology, and Higher Education Investigation (CTHEI) is a technology embedded course that will provide students with opportunities to develop technology skills they will use throughout high school and into college and career while actively investigating their career options for the upcoming years in high school and beyond.

The Chamber is working with AISD to provide business leaders the opportunity to talk directly with 8th grade students about career opportunities in their respective industry. The register, please click here to complete the application and volunteer process.

Build Business in 2015, Join a Chamber Networking Lead's Group

The Arlington Chamber currently has four Leads Groups. The groups provide Chamber members the opportunity to develop a network of relationships designed to build each others business through quality referrals. The Leads Groups have immediate openings in the following areas.