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State chamber of commerce leader to step down Friday, Feb 29, 2008 Arkansas News Bureau LITTLE ROCK - Paul Harvel will step down as president and CEO of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas this summer to head the Economic Development Corp. of Clark County in Arkadelphia, the chamber announced Thursday. "When we hired Paul for this position, we knew that we would only have his leadership for a short amount of time," said Entergy Arkansas President Hugh McDonald, the state chamber president. Harvel will leave the chamber no earlier than July 1 after two years on the job. The state chamber's executive committee said it would immediately begin searching for a long-term leader to succeed Harvel. Chamber officials praised Harvel for increasing the organization's annual income by 75 percent, increasing memberships by 55 percent, creating a statewide leadership program and re-establishing formal relationships with both the Arkansas Chamber of Commerce Executives Association and the Arkansas Economic Developers Association, among other accomplishments. "Paul Harvel came at a pivotal time for our organization and has provided us with the highest level of leadership and demonstrated results that have turned this organization around in only two short years," McDonald said. |
