Arkansas State Chamber/AIA Annual Report 2013 1 2 Arkansas State Chamber/AIA Annual Report 2013 Arkansas State Chamber/AIA Annual Report 2013 3 4 Arkansas State Chamber/AIA Annual Report 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS Our Leadership ..............................................................6 - 7 Arkansas State Governmental Affairs .................................................. 8 - 15 Chamber of Commerce/ Events / Outreach / Initiatives ....................................16 - 21 Associated Industries Manufacturing/Industry/Workforce Development ......22 - 25 of Arkansas Committees ................................................................26 - 27 Marketing / Sales / Outreach .....................................28 - 31 1200 West Capitol Ave. Leadership Arkansas ..................................................32 - 35 P.O. Box 3645 Pinnacle Program Members........................................36 - 37 Little Rock, AR 72203 New Members .................................................................... 38 Phone: 501-372-2222 Thanks to Our Sponsors ................................................... 39 Fax: 501-372-2722 Statewide Programs ...................................................40 - 41 www.arkansasstatechamber.com State Chamber/AIA Staff Randy Zook Kenneth R. Hall, J.D. Susie Marks, CCE President & CEO Executive Vice President Senior Vice President - Programs Angela DeLille Andrew Parker Jeff Thatcher Deb Mathis Director of Governmental Affairs Director of Governmental Affairs Director of Communications Manager, Scheduling & Events Bill Watson Marcus Turley Sue Weatter Carol Mugerditchian Sales Representative Membership Development Executive Director, Arkansas Institute Administrative Assistant Representative for Performance Excellence Arkansas State Chamber/AIA Annual Report 2013 5 OE UR LEAD rsHIP E xecutive Committee State Chamber of Commerce Officers Associated Industries of Arkansas Officers Chairman of the Board: Vice Chairman: Chairman of the Board: Vice Chairman: Vice Chairman: Mike Callan Gary Head Steve M. Cousins Russell Bragg Haskell L. Dickinson Arkansas Oklahoma Signature Bank Lion Oil Company OK Industries Inc. McGeorge Gas Corporation of Arkansas Contracting Company Inc. Vice Chairman: Vice Chairman: Vice Chairman: Vice Chairman: Past Chairman Gerard Dehrmann Troy Keeping Ken Kimbro Bill J. Reed of the Board: Walmart Stores Inc. Southland Park Tyson Foods, Inc. Riceland Foods Inc. Bill Hannah Gaming & Racing Nabholz Construction Corporation Past Chairman of the Board: Ray Dillon Deltic Timber Corporation Vice Chairman: Vice Chairman: Hugh McDonald George Wheatley Entergy Arkansas, Inc. Waste Management of Arkansas Treasurer Ex-Officio: Ex-Officio: State Chamber/AIA: Raymond M. Burns Bob Lamb Past Chairman of the Board: Past Chairman of the Board: David Bartlett Rogers-Lowell Bob Lamb Ed Drilling Randy Wilbourn Simmons First Area Chamber Consultant AT&T Arkansas Martin-Wilbourn Partners LLC National Corporation of Commerce 6 Arkansas State Chamber/AIA Annual Report 2013 2014 State Chamber Board 2014 AIA Board Richard Arnold Hank Henderson Jeff Standridge Lester Allen Albert King Colin Sterling Conway Corporation America’s Car-Mart, Inc. Acxiom Corporation CINTAS Lennox International Lockheed Martin David Avery Tom Hopper F.S. Stroope Benny Baker Robert E. Langston Missiles & Fire Control Windstream Crafton Tull Inc. Boat World Inc. International Paper Langston Companies Inc. Jimmy Swain Rodney Baker Dick Horne Dan Sullivan Container Division Craig Lichty Bryce Corporation AR Farm Bureau American Insurance Acadia Health Scotty Bell Evergreen Packaging Co. James D. Walcott Federation Association Care Arkansas Virco Manufacturing W. Scott McGeorge Weldon Williams Gary Beasley Richard Hudson Frank Thomas Corporation Pine Bluff Sand & Lick Inc. E.C. Barton & Company University of Arkansas Stephens Inc. Jack Bergeron & Gravel Company Kevin Ward F.M. “Mac” Bellingrath Eric Jackson Van Tilbury Southwestern Energy George Moschner Kimberly-Clark B3 Properties Inc. Oaklawn Jockey Club East-Harding Company Baldor Electric Company Corporation Paul Beran Benny M. Koontz Construction Patty Cardin Neal Munro Tammy Waters University of Arkansas - Koontz Electric Sam Walls Great Lakes Solutions - Addison Shoe/NMF, Inc. Domtar A Chemtura Business Fort Smith Company Inc. The Arkansas Capital David Oakes Matt Williams Don Bobbitt Jack Lassiter Corporation Group Samuel E. Commella American Greetings Weyerhaeuser University of Arkansas University of Arkansas Mark White Nucor Corporation Company System at Monticello Arkansas Blue Cross Thomas Ethridge John Parke Austin Powder Company Tad Bohannon Mike Malone and Blue Shield Democrat Printing AIA Lifetime Wright Lindsey NWA Council Don Wilborne Mark J. Feldman & Lithographing Co. Board Members & Jennings LLP Charles Mazander Staley Inc. Flexsteel Industries Inc. Leah Peterson Robert C. Brown Mazander Engineered Gordon Wilbourn Richard Flynt Ozark Mountain Bert Parke Arkansas Tech University Equipment Kutak Rock LLP Bryce Corporation Poultry, Inc. Democrat Printing & Lithographing Co. Walter Bryant Venita McCellon-Allen Cole Williamson Kyle Gaither Luis Planas CenterPoint Energy AEP Southwestern American Data Network FutureFuel Chemical Dassault Falcon Dan Woods Timex (Retired) James W. Carr Electric Power Company Larry Wilson Company Jet Corp. Harding University Mike McFarland First Arkansas Bank Dave Gehle Paul Rich Albert Yarnell Ed Choate Arvest Bank & Trust Gar-Bro Manufacturing Aerojet Rocketdyne Yarnell Ice Cream Company Delta Dental David Moore Company Dave Ring of Arkansas Inc. Farm Bureau Mutual ASCC Lifetime Danny Glass American Greetings Mel Coleman Insurance Company Board Members Firestone Building Corporation North Arkansas of Arkansas, Inc. Products Company Jason Risner Oral Edwards Electric Cooperative Michael S. Moore Leon Hall Alliance Rubber GES INC./Food Giant Steven Collier Friday Eldredge Timex Corporation Company Bob Lamb ARcare & Clark LLP Melissa Hanesworth Paul Rivera Bob Lamb Consultant Roger Collins Rick Morgan Pernod Ricard-USA Caterpillar Inc. Harps Food Stores, Inc. State Farm Insurance Ex-Officio Board Chris Hart Thomas Schueck Karl Connor Jose Oakley Members Central Moloney Inc. Lexicon Inc. BP America, Inc. Isle of Capri Casino Dan Haygood Melissa Smith John Cooper Steve Patterson Marvin Childers Arkansas Steel McKee Foods Cooper Arkansas Advanced The Poultry Federation Associates Corporation Communities Inc. Energy Association Jim Davis Trish Henry Tommy Smith Rich Davis Leon Philpot Georgia-Pacific Russellville Steel Clearwater Paper SourceGas Arkansas Inc. Rich Mountain Electric Tom Kennedy Company Inc. Corporation Cooperative Inc. Carlton Davis Entergy Arkansas, Inc. Randy Hopper Warren Bank Len Pitcock Kurt Knickrehm Ranger Boats LLC & Trust Company Cox Communications Regions Insurance Graham Huff John Dreher Dan Rahn Max Koonce Martin Sprocket CenturyLink UAMS Walmart Stores Inc-CMI & Gear Inc. Steve Edwards Rob Ratley Paul Means W. Kent Ingram GES Inc./Food Giant OG+E Entergy Arkansas, Inc. Razorback Concrete Company Inc. Robert Evans MaryJane Rebick Andy Miller Gary Kaiser ASU CSA Copy Systems Southwestern Energy Georgia-Pacific Corp. Danny Games John Rudolfs Company BHP Billiton Petroleum Murphy USA Gary Newton Ron Keeneth Reynie Rutledge Arkansas Learns Bridgestone Americas Grady E. Harvell Tube Business AFCO Steel, LLC First Security Bank Michael O. Parker Carrie Helm Michael Shelley Dover Dixon Arkansas Surgical U.S. Bank Horne PLLC Hospital Sam Sicard Archie Schaffer III First National Bank Tyson Foods, Inc. of Fort Smith Robert D. Smith Dennis Smiley Robert D. Smith, III Arvest Bank Lynn Tatum Tyson Foods, Inc. Arkansas State Chamber/AIA Annual Report 2013 7 GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS Business 101 for Arkansas Legislators Unveiled in January The State Chamber/AIA presented the first- ever Business 101 for all Arkansas legislators in early January at the AT&T Arkansas Building in Little Rock. Business 101 was an unbiased learning opportunity for new and returning legislators with presentations by various experts in their respective fields. More than 80 members of the Arkansas General Assembly participated. State Sen. Eddie Cheatham of Crossett makes a comment during Presentations included: Business 101. • Arkansas’s Economy, Its Regions, Its Sectors; • Where We Stand: Arkansas Versus Other • Ins & Outs of Arkansas’s State Budget; States; • Challenges & Opportunities for Arkansas’s • A Look at Business Basics including Businesses including Term Limits, Energy: Business Taxation, Fundamentals of Workers’ Supply & Demand, The Keys to Workforce Compensation, Arkansas’s Unemployment Development and K-12 Education: Insurance System and Regulating Arkansas’s Accountability & Performance and Natural Resources; • A Look Ahead: Growing Arkansas’s Economy. State Rep. Randy Alexander of Springdale speaks during Business 101, which was held in early January at the AT&T Building in Little Rock. More than 80 members of the Arkansas General Assembly participated in Business 101. 8 Arkansas State Chamber/AIA Annual Report 2013 State Chamber/AIA Legislative Reception Held under the “Big Top” The State Chamber/AIA held the organizations’ Annual Legislative Reception on January 22 under the “Big Top,” a heated and lighted tent erected on the front State Chamber/AIA parking lot. The event drew several hundred attendees including state Mark DiGorolamo of Nucor and State Rep. Monte Hodges of legislators, constitutional officers, state officials,