Posts by mara.kuhn@growinghotsprings.com

1. What is your position with Berry Global? How do you serve the company?My title is Tooling Manager but I also serve as the Manager of the Processing Department. In this role I serve as a technical and plastics resource for the company.  It is my responsibility to convert raw plastic pellets into good and…

The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) announces that the Hot Springs Metro Partnership has once again been recognized as one of 66 economic development organizations accredited by IEDC as an Accredited Economic Development Organization (AEDO). It is also the only AEDO within the state of Arkansas. Originally accredited 2016, the HSMP was reaccredited by IEDC…

Media Contacts:Brandi Hinkle, AEDC Director of Communications501-519-7382 mobile or bhinkle@arkansasedc.com HOT SPRINGS, Arkansas (November 25, 2019) – Radius Aerospace, formerly a Triumph Group Division, with its newly established corporate headquarters in Hot Springs, Arkansas, celebrated its Hot Springs’ Division titanium components plant expansion with a ribbon cutting ceremony today. The company plans to hire 65…

In a span of 30 days, the ACTI Committee will have spoken to at least four local civic and government agencies about the importance of preserving the main building on the campus of the former Arkansas Career Training Institute. The Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce committee was formed to promote the safe and secure…

The Hot Springs Metro Partnership President and CEO Gary Troutman and Economic Development Manager Michelle Ratcliff, along with Hot Springs National Park Rotary Club volunteers, recently taught the CHOICES program in Terri Crain’s 8th-grade classes at Lake Hamilton Junior High School. The program was sponsored locally by Regions Bank and emphasizes the importance of staying in…

The Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce and the Hot Springs Metro Partnership brought their annual benchmarking trip home this year by bringing in a community building expert. The Chamber and Partnership hosted Quint Studer the author of “Building a Vibrant Community: How Citizen-Powered Change is Reshaping America” and founder of Pensacola, Florida’s Studer Community…

The Hot Springs area won big during the 31st Annual Arkansas Business of the Year Awards held at the State House Convention Center in Little Rock on March 6th. Window Mart was named the Large Business of the Year and Lynn Blakenship, Executive Director of the Cooperative Christian Ministries and Clinic, took home Nonprofit Executive…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 27, 2019 NPC, SAU ANNOUNCE BACHELOR’S DEGREES IN HOT SPRINGS Hot Springs, Arkansas – National Park College (NPC) and Southern Arkansas University (SAU) announced a degree partnership that will bring bachelor’s degree programs to Hot Springs beginning in fall 2019. The agreement was approved Wednesday, Feb. 27, during the February Board of Trustees meeting…

February 15, 2019 Jonesboro, AR. – (February 15, 2019) – Ritter Communications, the state’s leading broadband provider, announced today that it is bringing state of the art communications technology and advanced business services to Hot Springs. Ritter Communications, headquartered in Jonesboro, is investing $7 million in infrastructure construction to give businesses in the Spa City…

The Hot Springs Metro Partnership along with Visit Hot Springs held a Career Exploration Fair for Garland County 11th-grade students. The fair was held on Thursday, Jan. 31st, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hot Springs Convention Center Hall D.  The purpose of the Career Exploration Fair was to expose students to local…