ON THE AGENDA

Monday

Noon-1 p.m. — Construction & Developers Committee meeting, Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce, 21 W. Mountain St., Suite 300, Fayetteville. Panel discussion on downtown development: Billy Waite, Fayetteville Downtown Merchants; Monica Kumar, Downtown Bentonville; Karen Wagaman, Rogers Downtown Development; Misty Murphy, Downtown Springdale; and Meredith Bergstrom, Main Street Siloam Springs. Cost: free; $12 with lunch. Register: web.fayettevillear.com/events. Information: (479) 521-1710.

1:30-3 p.m. — Arkansas adult education classes, Goodwill Career Center, 1001 S. Mt. Olive St., Siloam Springs. Classes include: employability, customer service, clerical, bank teller and industrial. Information: (479) 373-6120.

5-6:30 p.m. — Business After Hours, Hyatt Place, 4610 W. Walnut St., Rogers. Event of the Bentonville/Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce. Information: [email protected].

Tuesday

7:30 a.m. — Bella Vista Business Association meeting, Concordia Retirement Center, 1 Concordia Drive, Bella Vista. All businesses in Bella Vista are invited. Information: (479) 899-5778 or bellavistabusiness.com.

7:30-8:30 a.m. — Coffee Connection, Crain Hyundai of Bentonville, 3000 S.E. Moberly Lane, Bentonville. Event of the Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce. Free. Information: [email protected].

8-9 a.m. — Tuesday Morning Tune-Up, Panera Bread, 1320 S.E. Walton Blvd., Bentonville. Free networking opportunity. Information: Mitch Cantele, [email protected]/.

10 a.m.-noon — WAGE class, Goodwill Industries of Arkansas, 3157 W. Sunset Ave., Springdale, in partnership with Northwest Technical Institute adult education. WAGE is a free job readiness training program funded through the Arkansas Department of Career Education. It offers six certifications: employability, customer service I, customer service II, bank teller, office technology and industrial. Information: (479) 927-0114.

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. — Professional Women’s Network Washington County, Nightbird Books, 205 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville. Contact: Jeannette Balleza Collins, Scribe Marketing, [email protected].

4-6 p.m. — Starting a Business in Arkansas, Reynolds Center, University of Arkansas, 145 N. Buchanan Ave., Fayetteville. Cost: $30; free for veterans and University of Arkansas students, faculty and staff. Register: asbtdc.org/training/fayetteville-events/. Information: Martha Londagin, (479) 575-5148.

6-8 p.m. — Starting a Business in Arkansas, Reynolds Center, University of Arkansas, 145 N. Buchanan Ave., Fayetteville. Cost: $35. Register: asbtdc.org/training/fayetteville-events/. Information: Martha Londagin, (479) 575-5148.

Wednesday

8:15 a.m. — Central Referral Connection, Lowell City Hall, 216 N. Lincoln St., Lowell. Event of the Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce. Information: Jacque Eakins, (479) 619-3189.

9-10 a.m. — Centerton Chamber’s Connecting Centerton, Jim’s Razorback Pizza, 1150 E. Centerton Blvd. Free. Do not need to be a member to attend.

10 a.m.-1 p.m. — Bella Vista Computer Club open house help clinic, Highlands Crossing Center, 1801 Forest Hills Blvd., Suite 208, Bella Vista. Free for members. Information: (479) 273-2558 or [email protected].

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. — Women in Networking, Theo’s, 3300 Market St., Suite 100, Rogers. Cost: $20 for lunch, must be paid through PayPal by noon Monday. Reservations: https://www.facebook.com/WomenInNetworkingNWA.

Noon-1 p.m. — Green Business and Urban Ag Committee, Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce, 21 W. Mountain St., Suite 300, Fayetteville. Speaker: Keith Stokes, project manager specializing in agriculture in Sen. Tom Cotton’s office. Cost: free. Register: web.fayettevillear.com/events. Information: (479) 521-1710.

1:30-3 p.m. — Arkansas adult education classes, Goodwill Career Center, 1001 S. Mt. Olive St., Siloam Springs. Classes include: employability, customer service, clerical, bank teller and industrial. Information: (479) 373-6120.

Thursday

8 a.m. — Connecting Professionals, Lenny’s Sub Shop, 800 S.E. Walton Blvd., Bentonville. Sponsored by Bentonville/Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce. Information: (479) 273-2841.

8:30-9:15 a.m. — Morning Brew, Springdale Country Club, 608 W. Lakeview Drive, Springdale. Event of the Springdale Chamber of Commerce. Cost: $2. Information: springdale.com/the-chamber/events/morning-brew/.

10 a.m.-noon — WAGE class, Goodwill Industries of Arkansas, 3157 W. Sunset Ave., Springdale, in partnership with Northwest Technical Institute adult education. WAGE is a free job readiness training program funded through the Arkansas Department of Career Education. It offers six certifications: employability, customer service I, customer service II, bank teller, office technology and industrial. Information: (479) 927-0114.

Friday

8 a.m. — Rogers Creative Referral Network, Home Instead Senior Care Training Center inside Frisco Station Mall, 100 N. Dixieland Road, Rogers. Information: Carrie Perrien Smith, (479) 903-0208 or [email protected].

8:15 a.m. — Fayetteville Creative Referral Network, Firehouse Subs, 1364 E. Augustine Lane, Fayetteville. Information: Donna Hamilton, (479) 521-4411 or [email protected].

8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. — “E” FLIP Fridays, Northwest Technical Institute Adult Education Center, 709 S. Old Missouri Road, Springdale. Learn the local language in free weekly, project-based class for adults whose native language is not English. Taught by Arkansas licensed instructors. Students may drop in at any time. Information: (479) 751-0181.

On the Agenda provides readers with information about a business development, event or program sponsored by nonprofit groups. Email: [email protected] or send your item to: Christie Swanson, P.O. Box 7, Springdale Ark. 72765.

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