Networking event Sept. 14

Three to four hundred business professionals are expected to gather 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, at Crain GMC Buick of Conway, 710 South Amity Road, to discuss where Conway is headed and how that direction will impact business owners. 

Speakers at the event will be Conway Mayor Bart Castleberry, Conway Corp CEO Bret Carroll and Rik Sowell of Sowell Architects. They will speak about the future of Conway, providing valuable insights on Conway’s infrastructure, commerce, and development.

There will be time allotted for open networking.

Event entry tickets are $5 each. Raffle tickets for a 55-inch Samsung Curve TV are $5 each or five for $20. 

Net proceeds will be split between Bethlehem House, a transitional shelter working to encourage, equip and motivate the homeless and nearly homeless to improve their life situations, and Deliver Hope, a nonprofit working to deliver hope to at-risk and under-served youth and families.

The event will be catered by Almost Famous BBQ, Cross Creek Sandwich Shoppe, Old Chicago, Stoby’s and Taziki’s Mediterranean Café. Kona Ice will provide ice.

Presenting sponsors include The Blue FOCUS, Soward’s Contracting Services, and Sam’s Club. For information, please contact Kim Slaughter at 501.269.6197 or [email protected].