Randy Zook

Officials including former state attorney general and current Lt. Gov. Leslie Rutledge (far left) and former AEDC director Mike Preston (third from left) broke ground on a Tractor Supply Co. distribution center in Maumelle. (KUAR) The table is being set…

Be Pro Be Proud, an initiative led by the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and the Associated Industries of Arkansas (ASCC/AIA), have revealed they are expanding to North Carolina. In partnership with the North Carolina Home Builders Educational & Charitable…

  The Be Pro Be Proud National Conference will be held in Bentonville, Arkansas from June 28 through June 30. The National Conference will convene key workforce leaders from Arkansas, Georgia, North Carolina,  South Carolina and Tennessee among other states, to join industry leaders and legislators…

There’s a lot about the new $3 billion U.S. Steel plant, bound for Osceola in Arkansas’ Mississippi County, that’s just this side of surreal. The growing presence of steel, an industry that’s cropped up in this flat, open corner of…

Randy Zook President and CEO Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas Randy Zook is president and Chief Executive Officer of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and the Associated Industries of Arkansas. A few of his accomplishments during…

Governor Asa Hutchinson has proclaimed Oct. 18 – 22 to be Chamber of Commerce Week in Arkansas. He presented the proclamation to various local and state chamber representatives last week. More than 140 local Chambers of Commerce operate in Arkansas,…

Face of ChambersArkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas were founded in 1928. After World War II, business leaders saw the need for a coordinated effort to develop the…

A new hate crimes bill has passed out of committee that would delay release for offenders who target individuals from identifiable groups or classes. The Arkansas Senate Judiciary Committee passed Senate Bill 622 with a ‘Do Pass’ recommendation. The bill,…

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield (ABCBS) is launching a statewide health campaign to educate Arkansans on the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine and to encourage vaccination. Entitled “Vaccinate in the Natural State,” the project is a collaboration led by…

by Becky Gillette As of March 3, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had not yet been detected in Arkansas, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported multiple other states had announced their first positive tests for COVID-19. CDC…