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The Hot Springs Metro Partnership is the area’s public/private economic development organization, serving all of Garland County.  We specialize in assisting businesses with relocating or expanding in the Greater Hot Springs area. The Mission of the HSMP is to create economic opportunity by retaining, expanding, and attracting higher paying jobs, expanding and diversifying our local economy, increasing incomes and investment, and generating positive growth throughout the Hot Springs Region.

Cole McCaskill

Vice President of Economic Development​

Kim Kellar

Executive Assistant to the President/CEO

Sheryl Staggs

Director of Finance and Operations

Gary Jackson

Workforce and Economic Development Director

Kyndall Fomby-Bell

Communications Manager

2026 Board of Directors

Karol Bailes

Crye-Leike Realtors

Chair of the Board

Chuck Launius

Resort Cable Television, Inc.

Vice-Chair

David Trice

Armor Bank

Secretary 

Crystal Bohannan

CHI St. Vincent

Treasurer 

Gary Troutman

Hot Springs Metro Partnership

President/CEO

Bryan Smith

Alliance Rubber

Past Chairman

Mike Abram

Cobalt Aero Services

Scott Bailey

National Park Medical Center

Duncan Bellingrath

Simmons Bank

Matt Bell

Origami Sake

Josh Krauss

FiberPro

Gen. Jeff Lofgren

Hot Springs Village

Tony McAnly

Cobalt & Seneca Investments

Dan Messersmith

Duncan-Messersmith, CPAs

David Paul

Sigma Supply

Don Rowlet

Memorial Field Airport

Allison Ramsey

Triumph Airborne Structures

Neal Harrington

Express Employment Professionals

Marshunda Jones

Entergy

Keith Smith

Keith Smith Co., Inc

Bill Ritter

National Park College

Mike Sullivan

Ripple Fiber

Charles Tillery

Allen Tillery Auto Center

Ben Van Wagner

Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort

Stacy Walley

Weyerhaeuser

Libby Vines

Cadence Bank

Johnathan Foster

Xpress Boats

Kevin Bingham

Malvern National Bank

Tammy Browning

Trademark Real Estate

Kirk Conville

Baggo / Prest-on / Rave Grafix

Amber Henson

Urban Living & Development, Inc.

Dana Poindexter

Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC)

Scott Richmond

Ritter Communications

Dusty Thornton

Tanners Team Sports

Tammy Browning

Trademark Real Estate

Kirk Conville

Baggo / Prest-on / Rave Grafix

Amber Henson

Urban Living & Development, Inc.

2026 Senior Council

Vince Signorelli

Tanners Team Sports

Scott Dews

First Security Bank

Todd Green

Relyance Bank

Dr. John Hogan

National Park College

Ed Sanders

Sanders Supply

Franklin Bass

Arvest Bank

​Forrest Spicher

Bancorp South

James Montgomery

B & F Engineering

Todd Woerpel

Coldwell Banker Commercial-RPM

Brian Hill

Hill & Cox Corp.

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