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Hot Springs Chamber spotlights workforce training, passport center expansion and business growth
Summary
Mayor Bill Burrow called the agenda meeting to order and invited Gary Trappman, president and CEO of the Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce and the Hot Springs Metro Partnership, to deliver an economic development report to the City Board.
Mayor Bill Burrow called the agenda meeting to order and invited Gary Trappman, president and CEO of the Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce and the Hot Springs Metro Partnership, to deliver an economic development report to the City Board.
Trappman summarized recent business recruitment and workforce efforts, saying the chamber met with retailers and restaurants in Dallas, is exploring a local satellite for Forge (a seven-week immersive technical training program) and is coordinating with a Passport Center expansion. "It's ... dollars 12,000 for the class," Trappman said of the Forge program, adding the program provides housing and is recruiting from the Hot…
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