Champion Moving Longview Forward! InterCity Trip to Little Rock! HealthyVIEW & Education

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A PUBLICATION OF THE LONGVIEW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MARCH - APRIL 2019 VOL. 2 NO. 2

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HERE WE COME MAY 15, 2019

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Little Rock Here We Come May 15-17, 2019

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Planning has begun to develop an itinerary for the upcoming InterCity Trip that will provide our community leaders a platform to discuss challenges and opportunities our region is facing. The visit creates an environment for interaction among city leaders and facilitates an exchange of best practices and lessons learned.

Why an InterCity Visit? The visit is designed to acquire new ideas. It will provide an opportunity to introduce our delegation to innovative programs and impactful projects that may be adapted and implemented in our community. Candid speakers will alert our delegation to the challenges and pitfalls with which they are currently struggling.

Little Rock, AR was chosen because of their commitment to making the Little Rock region a great place to live, work, and play. The Little Rock Chamber is committed to leading delegations to participate in learning experiences that will help them build a community for the future.

Their dreaming, leading, and taking ACTION has recently resulted in:

• An exploratory study into Ford Next Generation Learning (NGL); comprised of 4 ISDs, the Chamber and business leaders.

• Purchasing 300 acres, including a 130-acre tract that port officials say would in turn free up nearly 1,000 acres of port property to establish a large site for heavy manufacturing.

• The development of a VC FinTech Accelerator Program.

• Learning how to tell the Little Rock story and receiving recognition by the 2018 Bronze Anvil Award of Commendation for its “Love, Little Rock” campaign by the Public Relations Society of America.

Like Longview, Little Rock also had a good foundation to build from as a result of a strong community and business leadership. They have done an excellent job focusing on amenities, housing, education, healthcare, social and civic capital, transportation, and redevelopment of their downtown! Little Rock knows how to tell their story! They focus on how far the dollar can go, great commute times, excellent weather, and picturesque outdoors (hmm…sounds familiar!). Their success is recognized by entities such as www.livibility.com and www.Forbes.com Best Places for Businesses and Careers, Forbes.com Best Employers List, as well as ‘Forbes’ 30 Under 30 List.

As a participant you will be able to focus on best practices and experience true peer-to-peer learning. The networking and relationship building through shared experiences will help us move forward on building a common foundation of understanding.

Activities begin on Wednesday, May 15 at 1 p.m. and will conclude on Friday, May 17 at 1 p.m. Each participant is responsible for securing their own travel and hotel accommodations. To take advantage of the early bird registration fee of $300, register by April 5. All registrations received on or after April 6 be $375. We recommend participants make hotel arrangements with the Capital Hotel in downtown Little Rock as soon as possible.

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For more information on the 2019 InterCity Visit, contact Kelly Hall at 903.237.4004, khall@longviewtx.com

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The Little Rock Tech Park is located in downtown Little Rock and seeks to add high paying jobs to the economy, cluster innovation, commercialize research, and retain talent. Phase 1 of the Technology Park, co-working, office, event and meeting space, was completed in March 2017; and Phase 2, creating wet and dry lab space, office and meeting space is underway. Currently, over 40 companies call the Little Rock Tech Park home.

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