HR2023 Sponsors

1st Employment Staffing

Grand Prize Sponsor

1st Employment is your 1st class solution for local employment services and staffing solutions in Northwest Arkansas. 1st Employment offers tailored solutions to meet the needs of employers and employees. Our goal is to identify the best employment fit through consistent communication, on-boarding and background checks. We’re caring, compassionate and committed to the safety and satisfaction of all our clients. Let us take the stress out of hiring and job searching.

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AAMSCO IDENTIFICATION PRODUCTS, INC.

Silver Sponsor "Name Badges"

AAMSCO is a state licensed, full-service identification and security solution provider committed to serving our customers with exceptional customer service, an expansive cutting-edge product line, on-site service, and unparalleled experience. Founded in 1979, AAMSCO Identification Products, is an Arkansas based company specializing in card personalization, secure identification, visitor management, physical and logical access control, video surveillance, securing network and internal data, multi-factor authentication, and cyber security. Our specialty-trained teams offer a variety of service packages including installation, training, and preventive maintenance services to meet your needs. Our badging solution can even integrate with your HR database to populate and manage credentials, allowing you to maintain a clean database.

At AAMSCO we provide consulting and services to a wide variety of industry including government, banking, healthcare, education, and corporate. Our strength lies in our years of experience and commitment to total customer satisfaction.

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ARKANSAS Blue Cross Blue Shield

Mobile App Sponsor

Founded in 1948, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, is the largest health insurer in Arkansas, employing more than 3,200 people. A private, not-for-profit, mutual health insurance company, our vision is a healthcare system that provides affordable and safe care for all citizens. Our mission is to provide individuals, families and organizations access to high-value health and wellness services through innovative financing and delivery models.

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ARKANSAS Blue Cross Blue Shield

Conference Bag Sponsor

Founded in 1948, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, is the largest health insurer in Arkansas, employing more than 3,200 people. A private, not-for-profit, mutual health insurance company, our vision is a healthcare system that provides affordable and safe care for all citizens. Our mission is to provide individuals, families and organizations access to high-value health and wellness services through innovative financing and delivery models.

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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Bronze Sponsor "Media"

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reach a statewide audience of 600,000+ readers in print, and the power of targeted online reach with JobsArkansas.com or Nwajobfinder.com, the RealMatch job network, and JobClips Video. This creates a powerful and effective solution to attract qualified, motivated, and experienced candidates, both active and passive. Let us show you Arkansas’ largest newspapers' total package today to help you and your company successfully attract and recruit new employees!

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Best Places to Work

Gold Sponsor

Arkansas Business Publishing Group specializes in niche magazine publishing, which brings together targeted audiences and advertisers that want to reach them. Our mission is to profitably disseminate a variety of high-quality information in a model work environment that has a positive effect on the community. We have more than 70 employees in Little Rock, northwest Arkansas and Texas who enjoy producing national award-winning publications in a family-friendly atmosphere.

Arkansas Business, a weekly business journal launched in 1984, and Little Rock Family, a monthly parenting magazine, have won national awards for general excellence. Little Rock Soirée, Little Rock's most-read magazine, is a monthly publication covering nonprofits and society in the capital city.

Our other publications are diverse and also include such titles as Arkansas Bride, Greater Little Rock Guest Guide, Arkansas Next: A Guide to Life After High School and Metro Little Rock Guide.

We also offer...

• Custom publishing
• Contract publishing
• FLEX360 Web design and development
• Fulfillment
• Design and printing services

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BHC Insurance

Charging Station Sponsorship

Whether you’re a small employer or a large corporation – you can look to BHC InsuranceSM for group insurance solutions that cover your employees’ needs and meet your company’s goals. Our coverage solutions offer a wide-variety of flexible products and services. We provide our clients access to extensive HR resources – saving you time and frustration. We partner nationally with leading resources allowing us to stay on top of market trends. Employee benefits are an important driver of employee retention, and our team at BHC Insurance will ensure your company has a strategy that delivers success.

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Boundless Network

Lanyards Sponsor

Boundless Network is a top provider of quality logoed products. We would love to be your resource for on-boarding kits, recruitment fair/tradeshow giveaways, employee apparel, wellness rewards, company stores, safety programs, holiday gifts, employee recognition and length of service programs. Let us know how we can earn your business.

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CAHRA

Exclusive to Chapters Sponsorship

The Central Arkansas Human Resource Association (CAHRA) is the oldest and largest association of HR professionals in Central Arkansas and is the only one affiliated with the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM).  CAHRA provides high quality, educational programs and networking opportunities while advocating on behalf of the HR profession at state and local levels, and providing leadership opportunities through volunteerism that enhances professional and personal growth. CAHRA is proud of recently being awarded the Platinum Excel Award which is the highest award bestowed to a chapter by SHRM. This award recognizes outstanding achievement and commitment to members and HR professionals. 

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Consolidated Admin Services

Notepads & Pens Sponsor

Consolidated Admin Services was established with one goal "SERVICE". When employers outsource their administration they should not be burdened with constant problems or worries if their services were provided timely or accurately. Employers should be at ease knowing they have selected an administration company that will go above and beyond to insure compliant, accurate, timely and flexible administration and to know their employees are being serviced as they would service them. CAS offers ACA Reporting & Compliance, ERISA Compliance, COBRA, FMLA, FSA, HRA, HSA Administration and Retiree Billing. CAS will provide you & your employees with quality administration tailored to help you achieve your benefit goals along with outstanding customer service!

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CourtHouse Concepts

Platinum Sponsor

Providing Innovative Solutions for Smarter Hiring. What differentiates CourtHouse Concepts is its capability to provide customer service with speed and accuracy. Apart from providing innovative solutions for making smart hiring decisions, the company also provides free, confidential consultations. CourtHouse Concepts’ clients are assigned Account Managers who are fully versed in the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and always available to assist businesses with any queries. With high-quality employment screening and hiring solutions, one thing is certain about CourtHouse Concepts, “In your quest for the future, you can trust CourtHouse Concepts to review the past!” CourtHouse Concepts is an accredited background screening company specializing in pre-employment screening, drug and alcohol testing, DNA testing, and many others.

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Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus

Break Time Sponsor "Popcorn"

For over two decades, Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus, P.C. (CGWG) has provided a full range of legal services and has been an established leader in the successful practice of labor, employment, and immigration law. CGWG is committed to providing exceptional legal services to our clients while balancing the interests of the Firm, its clients and its obligations to the legal profession. Preventive law strategies and exceptional educational programs are hallmarks of CGWG’s services. They offer customized training programs for employers, CEOs, key management personnel, human resource professionals, medical staff and supervisors to help companies minimize legal exposure.

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Delta Dental

Exclusive Presenting Sponsor

At Delta Dental, we are the champion of smiles! We’re a local, not-for-profit service corporation headquartered in Sherwood, Arkansas, and we’ve been here for 40 years. At the beginning of 2022, we were serving over 2.4 million members nationwide through our commercial insurance business including more than 354,000 members through our Medicaid dental benefits program with the Arkansas Department of Human Services. Like us, we know your business understands that employees are your greatest investment, and that it’s difficult to balance protecting employee health and managing a budget. That’s why over 3,800 Arkansas businesses use Delta Dental to provide dental and vision insurance as part of their employee benefits.

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Friday, Eldredge & Clark LLP

Photo Booth Sponsor

Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP serves business, non-profit, governmental and individual clients in Arkansas and across the United States. It is one of the oldest law firms in the state and has been the largest Arkansas-based law for nearly 50 years. The firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group works with companies on a variety of employment matters including compliance with state and federal laws, litigation, wage and hour, proactive counseling, labor relations and covenants not to compete. The firm has additional practice groups focusing on general litigation; commercial litigation and regulatory; railroad litigation; class actions; medical malpractice; public finance; health law; estate planning and probate administration; employee benefits; real estate and mergers and acquisitions.

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Gentry Professional Services

Gold Sponsor

Gentry Professional Services is an elite engineering consulting firm providing companies with strategic workforce solutions for senior, highly specialized talent. As senior workers retire, they take a lifetime of knowledge and skills with them. Although many want to continue working part-time, employers do not always offer a phased retirement plan. With Gentry, workers fully retire and join our team as consultants. We establish business-to-business service relationships with companies, providing expert skills needed to complete projects and solve problems. Since 2013, our team has helped Fortune 100 companies nationwide succeed when faced with their most difficult technical and management challenges.

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HR Professional Magazine

Bronze Sponsor

HR Professionals Magazine is an exciting monthly publication designed to educate and inform HR Professionals in every discipline. We cover current hot topics in employment law, compensation and benefits, employee relations, talent management, diversity, ethics, leadership, employee training and development, payroll, and HR technology. Labor and employment law not only focuses on federal legislation, but also on state regulations for Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and Tennessee. Comprehensive articles are written by local employment law attorneys, employee benefits specialists, and educators, who are highly regarded as experts in their respective fields. Our HR publication a shipped to every SHRM Chapter in these six states at no charge for their monthly membership meetings. To Opt In to receive a personal subscription, go to our website www.hrprofessionalsmagazine.com, and click on Subscriptions. We also provide affordable online HR certification exam prep classes for both the SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP, as well as the HRCI PHR and SPHR. Check our website for the dates of the next class.

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Information Solutions

Centerpieces Sponsor

Information Solutions is an HR consulting group widely known as experts in employment eligibility. We have increased our national presence with an initiative to increase positive workplace behavior through national speaking opportunities and corporate training events. We specialize in social/emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, culture development, team building, career coaching, generational diversity, and more. We travel the nation each year presenting workplace topics and training programs for corporations, financial and educational institutions, non-profit organizations and many more. Sheila Moss is the owner and is a certified Social Styles™️ instructor. She is known nationwide as the “I-9 Lady.” Judith Tavano is a nationally recognized expert in generational diversity and military-connected workplace inclusion. 

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McGriff

Monday Night Reception Sponsor

McGriff was founded in 1922 and is a subsidiary of Truist Insurance Holdings, Inc., the 6th largest insurance broker in the U.S. and 7th largest globally. McGriff has nationally recognized market presence with premier relationships with all major insurance companies. We are committed to the local communities we serve with more than 120 locations across 22 states. We take a different approach to help clients transform benefits into a competitive advantage by placing a greater emphasis on understanding your business. We then commit the appropriate expertise and resources to deliver results. By partnering with a firm backed by one of the largest, most diversified, financially stable institutions in the country, you can rest assured we will be there when you need us – every time.

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Nclusion.Speak

Brass Sponsorship

Nclusion.Speak is a company on a mission to champion a more inclusive world, started by a group of motivational speakers who realized they could deliver a uniquely powerful message if they joined forces. They offer collaborative keynotes, workshops and content that presents race, age, ability, gender, and sexuality, together. Nclusion.Speak works with organizations to shift their DEI conversation to Nclude all marginalized groups and those in the majority. Organizations add Nclusion.Speak content to their DEI efforts to infuse the shared experiences, data, and brain science, to create inclusive cultures that increase innovation, accelerate productivity, and improve profits.

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