Presented by Saracen Casino, the 159th Annual Meeting is an opportunity to celebrate the past year's accomplishments and announce the coming year's priorities. Through the event, we'll explore issues that are important to the business community, look back on event highlights and ribbon cuttings, and thank supporters.

Make plans to join us for this year-end celebration. Attendees have the option to purchase an individual event ticket or companies can purchase Corporate or Chairman's Circle tables.

Featured Speaker
Former Governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee

Mike Huckabee is the host of the TV show "Huckabee" on TBN each weekend and is a Fox News contributor, NY Times best-selling author of 14 books, and a frequent speaker for corporate, civic, and non-profit groups all over the world.

He has been nominated to become US Ambassador to Israel by President Donald J. Trump and will assume the post if confirmed by the Senate in 2025.

He was the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 until 2007, becoming one of the longest serving Governors in his state's history. He left a legacy of tax cuts, job creation, the reconstruction of his state's road system, K-16 education reform, and a nationally heralded and duplicated health initiative that focused on prevention. His administration fought long-standing corruption in the state's political machine, resulting in numerous indictments and convictions of powerful legislators and other elected officials. In 2008 and 2016, he ran for President of the United States, finishing 2nd in the Republican primary in 2008.

Governing Magazine named him as one of its "Public Officials of the Year" for 2005, and Time Magazine honored him as one of the five best governors in America. He served as the Chairman of the prestigious National Governors Association as well as the Education Commission of the States, the Southern Governors Association, and the Interstate Oil and Gas Commission. He has been nationally recognized for his advocacy of the arts in education and raises money to provide musical instruments for children.

Huckabee, an avid musician since age 11, is a bass player and often joins guest artists on his weekly television show, having played with Willie Nelson, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Toby Keith, the late George Jones, and many others. His hobbies include hunting, fishing, and music. He was named one of the "25 Most Influential People" for Conservation by Outdoor Life Magazine, and was named "Man of the Year" by the American Sportfishing Association in 1997. He is on the board of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and is owner of radio stations in Arkansas and Missouri.

The former governor and his wife, Janet, live in Arkansas and have three grown children - John Mark Huckabee, David Huckabee and his wife, Lauren, and Arkansas Governor Sarah Sanders and her husband, Bryan - and seven grandchildren.

Please contact J anie Wayne at 501-377-6009 for ticket or table purchase.

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