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.

Gary Troutman

President/CEO
gary.troutman@growinghotsprings.com

Rita Koller

Executive Assistant to the President/CEO
rita.koller@growinghotsprings.com

Cole McCaskill

Vice President of Economic Development​
cole.mccaskill@growinghotsprings.com

Lisa Engebretson

​Director of Finance and Operations
lisa.engebretson@growinghotsprings.com

Mara Kuhn

Communications Manager
mara.kuhn@growinghotsprings.com

Michelle Ratcliff

Economic Development Manager
michelle.ratcliff@growinghotsprings.com

2019 Board of Directors

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Franklin Bass
Simmons First
​Chairman

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Jim Garland
Entergy, Arkansas
Ed Sanders
Sanders Supply, Inc​.
Travis Keatley
Weyerhaeuser
Dr. Doug Ross
CHI St. Vincent-Hot Springs
Ben Van Wagner
Oaklawn Racing and Gaming
David Trice
Regions Bank
Todd Green
Relyance Bank
Vince Signorelli
Tanners, Inc.​
Jerry Mabry
National Park Medical Center
Bryan Smith
Alliance Rubber Company
 Chad Tillery
Allen Tillery Auto Center
Tom Butler
CMT, Inc.
Scott Dews
First Security Bank
Tom Mays
Bank OZK
Barry Howard
Hot Springs Country Club

Matt Twyford 
AEDC
John Weidert
USAF, Retired
Steve Arrison
Visit Hot Springs
Dr. John Hogan
National Park College
Mayor Pat McCabe
City of Hot Springs
Bill Burrough
Hot Springs City Manager
Darryl Mahoney
Garland County Judge
Sen. Alan Clark
State Senator
Sen. Bill Sample
State Senator
Rep. Bruce Cozart
State Representative
Rep. Mickey Gates
State Representative
Rep. Laurie Rushing
State Representative
Rep. Les Warren
State Representative
District Director Jason McGehee
Congressman Bruce Westerman's Office
Dwayne Pratt
West Central Arkansas Planning and Development District
Leslie Nalley
Hot Springs Village POA
​Forrest Spicher
Bancorp South

2019 Senior Council

 James Montgomery
B &F Engineering 
Todd Woerpel 
Coldwell Banker Commercial-RPM
Brian Hill
Hill & Cox Corp.
Paul Riser 
Riser Ford Lincoln
Latt Bachelor
G. Latta Bachelor Attorney

​Don Gooch
Arvest Bank  
Stan Grise
Grise & Associates
Dan Messersmith 
Duncan-Messersmith
Mike Ferguson 
US Bank
Steve Trusty
​National Park College