July/August 2006
City Insider: Rogers, AR

John Q. Hammons Convention Center
New construction: Expected to be complete in July 2006
Exhibit space: 41,550 square feet of space with 29-foot ceilings
Meeting space: 25 meeting rooms, 125,000 square feet total
Special features: Recessed motorized 20-foot by 20-foot screens in every room; recessed projectors; in-room access to all audio-visual components (audio, video, music, lights, etc.), wireless Internet
Hotels: 400-room all-suite property connected to the convention center, an additional 1,000 rooms within 20 minutes of the convention center. The Embassy Suites Northwest Arkansas also offers 20,000 square feet of meeting space.

Visitor Attractions
Shopping – With the addition of more than 2 million square feet of shopping in two separate districts, new lifestyle centers will encompass the outdoor boutique shopping experience, complete with upscale shops and extensively landscaped grounds. The shopping in Rogers will rival that of any major metropolitan area by October 2006.
Downtown – For a more traditional southern experience, try our historic downtown attractions. The Rogers Little Theater casts magic all season in the historic Victory Theatre, with dinner theatre and performances, ranging from “A Few Good Men” to “Arsenic and Old Lace.” Main Street boasts ample parking, two free museums, art galleries, shops and boutiques. Rogers has been home to Daisy Air Guns since 1958, and the Daisy Museum offers BB gun nostalgia and Red Ryder memorabilia. The Arkansas & Missouri Railroad offers a window seat to history over trestles and through tunnels in the scenic Ozarks.

Making it easy to do business
The Rogers CVB – The Rogers CVB staff offers a variety of services to show organizers, including welcome programs, registration staff, registration materials for mailing, city ambassador services and media ambassador services.
A one-stop shop – The sales staff at the Embassy Suites Northwest Arkansas, which is connected to the convention center, is your contact for all show needs at the convention center and the hotel. Their team manages the hotel inventory and catering, as well as logistics and audio-visual for both the hotel and the convention center, so it’s a convenient one-stop shop for show organizers.
Convenient access – The Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport services the entire Northwest Arkansas area through 16 major cities and six major commercial carriers. A bigger plus: The convention center is a short 15-minute drive from the airport. Northwest Arkansas is also conveniently located in the center of the United States. The convention center is just off Interstate 540, making it convenient for car travelers as well.

Did you know?
• Northwest Arkansas is home to the headquarters of the world’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. And because we’re home to Wal-Mart, we’re also home to offices of almost every major company that sells to Wal-Mart – our regional white pages read like the Fortune 500 list!
• According to Forbes, the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Metropolitan Statistical Area ranks ninth on the magazine’s list of the best places in the nation for business and careers.

Contact us
www.rogerslowell.com
1-800-364-1240
Dede Hamm, Rogers CVB, (479) 636-1240 or e-mail: dede@rogerslowell.com.