Chamber membership is available all year long! For the month of August, new members can join for $83 for the rest of 2018! Get listed on our online directory, receive business news, share your programs with like-minded business leaders, and support your local business community!
When you refer a business and they join the chamber by August 31st, you will be entered into a drawing for a gift card to Seasonings!!
Advocate Opportunity with CASA
Becoming a CASA Advocate can be extremely rewarding with some of the most powerful and fulfilling experiences you can find!!! If YOU have a passion for kids and helping families in our community we would LOVE to have you as a part of our team!!
Heads Up! The Armed Barbers will be doing free back-to-school haircuts at the Benton Public Library the afternoon of Monday August 6th for grade school boys. Anyone booked through the shop will be getting a ‘sweet’ perk for their continued patronage. We appreciate all of you.
Enlarged Picture The United States is in the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic. Opioids (including prescription and illicit opioids) killed more than 33,000 Americans in 2015—which is nearly quadruple the number from 2000.
Learn how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working to protect individuals and families—including your employees and your business—from this dangerous problem. FOUR CRITICAL CHALLENGES FACING EMPLOYERS
New Opportunities!
Are you looking for new employment or volunteer opportunities? Check out the Chamber Opportunity Board! Start a new chapter in your community!
5 Steps to Take When Your Audience Stops Sharing Your Posts
Creating amazing content on your website is the surest way to incentivize your audience to share your content. But what happens when they stop doing it or what if they never did? What do you do to turn things around? Read Article
Too many low- to moderate-income, working parents are going without the child care help for which they qualify. Many might not know of its availability. Others might be aware of it, but wary after two years of turmoil related to the state’s budget impasse and sharp cuts in eligibility – cuts that ReadyNation and a bipartisan group of legislators and allies helped to reverse last August. So, to help increase working parents’ awareness of the child care program, we’ve developed a one-page flyer you can find at this link. It briefly describes the services available, and notes where parents can call or check online to see if they are eligible to participate.
If you are an employer or manager, please consider:
Posting this flyer in break rooms
Including it with “onboarding” materials for new hires
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Too many low- to moderate-income, working parents are going without the child care help for which they qualify. Many might not know of its availability. Others might be aware of it, but wary after two years of turmoil related to the state’s budget impasse and sharp cuts in eligibility – cuts that ReadyNation and a bipartisan group of legislators and allies helped to reverse last August. So, to help increase working parents’ awareness of the child care program, 
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