Guy Womack, a native of Hope, where he grew up on a cattle ranch, has joined Mountain Valley Armory as a gunsmith.
Womack attended Murray State College, one of only four NRA certified gunsmithing schools in the nation, where he received an associate's degree in gunsmithing technology and a second associate's in custom gun building.
"Mountain Valley Armory is happy to have Guy on hand to offer customers a wide range of gunsmithing services, from simple repairs to assembly of custom designed firearms," states the press release.
For more information about the products and services available through Mountain Valley Armory, give Womack a call at 501-609-9595 or visit the shop at 249 Ouachita Ave., Hot Springs, Ark., from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Chamber adds business
development director
The Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce announces the addition of Shannon LaDuke to its staff. LaDuke will fill the role of business development director and is looking forward to serving the people of Hot Springs.
An experienced business owner, LaDuke has owned and operated Shannon LaDuke Photography for the past 10 years. Through that business, she has worked with many families in the area and collaborated with local businesses for marketing and promotional purposes.
"We feel in addition to her wonderful and outgoing personality, her experience as a business owner will be well-received by our membership and gives her a firm understanding of what we are striving to achieve as a Chamber," said Gary Troutman, Chamber president and CEO, in the press release.
LaDuke moved to Hot Springs in 2004 and "immediately fell in the love with the rich history and charm of the area," she said.
"I'm thrilled about the opportunity to work with an outstanding team and such a dynamic organization," LaDuke said. "I've already had the pleasure of meeting some of the Chamber Ambassadors, and I'm blown away by their enthusiasm and eagerness to cheer on and promote our local businesses. I'm ready to hit the ground running and get to know our existing and prospective Chamber members."
In her role at the Chamber, she will show and explain the benefits of Chamber membership to potential members, assist new members in taking full advantage of those benefits and make sure the needs of existing members are being met.
LaDuke is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, having earned a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education. Prior to her time in Hot Springs, she taught high school English and coached varsity tennis for 10 years in Broken Arrow, Okla. She taught preschool at First Baptist Church and Little Bitty City Playcenter.
Through her photography business, her work has been featured on the covers and within the pages of local and statewide publications.
She is the mother of two daughters, Lucy, age 12, and Ruthie, age 9, who attend Lakeside schools.
The Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce is Hot Springs' leading advocate and champion for business.
For further information, call Mara Kuhn at 501-321-1700 or email [email protected].
Internist joins staff
at CHI St. Vincent
CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs announced that Seth Barnes, M.D, has joined the staff of the CHI St. Vincent Primary Care Clinic -- Hot Springs South Campus. The clinic is located at 1662 Higdon Ferry Road, Suite 200, in Hot Springs.
Barnes, who specializes in internal medicine, treats adults and children, provides wellness checkups and preventive care, helps manage chronic conditions and coordinates care between specialists.
He attended medical school at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and was a resident at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn.
To contact the clinic, call 501-623-2781 or visit http://www.CHIStVincent.com/primarycare-south.
CHI St. Vincent, founded in 1888, is the largest integrated and community-based physician organization in Arkansas -- a system with more than 1 million patient visits per year, serving patients from all 75 counties in Arkansas. CHI St. Vincent Infirmary, an acute-care facility, licensed for 615 beds, is located in Little Rock and is ranked the "best regional hospital" in Arkansas by U.S. News and World Report and is the first and only hospital to earn Magnet recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs is an acute-care facility licensed for 282 beds. Other CHI St. Vincent hospitals include CHI St. Vincent North, licensed for 69 beds, in Sherwood; CHI St. Vincent Morrilton, a critical access hospital in Morrilton, licensed for 25 beds; and CHI St. Vincent West, an outpatient campus in west Little Rock. The system includes a network of 300 primary care and specialty physicians, a home health agency, a joint venture inpatient rehabilitation facility, and affiliations with more than 1,000 physicians.
Business on 09/17/2018