The Bentonville Teacher's Fair will be held August 8, 2017 at the Bentonville High School South Commons Building. This event is presented by Hight Jackson and Associates and the Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce. If you would like to exhibit at this year's Teacher Fair download the application and return to the Chamber Office. Contact Krista Khone for more information at
Come celebrate our small businesses at our Small Business Week awards luncheon! The luncheon will be held May 3 and is part of a week long celebration honoring small businesses nationwide. The Chamber will honor winners of the Small Business Person of the Year, Emerging Small Business Person of the Year, Exporter Small Business Person of the Year, and Woman Owned Business of the Year. For more
The Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for small businesses to be honored during the Chambers’ annual Small Business Week to be held May 1-5, 2017. Small business success stories can be nominated in the following categories: Small Business Person of the Year, Woman Owned Business of the Year, Small Business Exporter of the Year, and Emerging Small Business
Nominations are now being accepted for the Bentonville Outstanding Citizen Awards. This program was designed to recognize quarterly citizens residing within the corporate city limits of Bentonville for their outstanding contributions to the community. There are 3 categories: youth, adult, and group. Bentonville is blessed with great citizenry that serves our community with humility. Learn more
The Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce will host a breakfast on February 17 to discuss the upcoming Bentonville Public school millage election. The presentation is titled, Build BPS: A Blueprint for Growth. Bentonville School District Officials will share information regarding future school construction and the details of the 1.9 mill increase request for the election on May 9, 2017.
CEOs will volunteer one-on-one time with middle- and high-schoolers and answer their questions as the students prepare to launch and run their own businesses as part of their YEA! class. 15 students are part of this year’s Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce inaugural YEA class. They will have the opportunity to meet in a CEO Roundtable discussion on February 23rd. CEO’s will share
Kyle Peterson, the new Walton Family Foundation Executive Director, will be the featured speaker at the Annual Chamber Dinner scheduled for January 26th. In addition to learning about the Walton Family Foundation plans for 2017 a special announcement concerning the Chamber's future will be made. The evening begins with a reception at 5:30pm followed by dinner, program and award winners for 2016.
Nominations are now being accepted for Teacher of the Year. The Bentonville/Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce annually recognizes outstanding teachers at each of the following grade levels: Elementary (K-4) Middle (5-6) Jr. High (7-8) High school (9-12) Review the criteria and submit your nominations here. Deadline for nominations is December 9, 2016. Contact Krista Khone for
Bentonville, AR…Mayor Bob McCaslin is pleased to announce the City of Bentonville has been named a Volunteer Community of the Year for the seventh consecutive year. This honor was achieved due to the generosity of a combined 33,032 volunteers from 56 partner organizations who volunteered 403,047 hours. These hours are valued at almost $9.5 million and represent a generous gift to our
BENTONVILLE, AR (July 21, 2016)—Middle and high school students can now apply to attend NWA’s first ever Young Entrepreneur Academy (YEA!) class. YEA! is a weekly program throughout the academic year that guides students through launching and running their own businesses or social movements. YEA! is open to all students in grades 6-12. While in the Academy, students will receive all the