Terry Hartwick in December, announcing the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame.
Terry Hartwick has informed the North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce that he will be leaving as president and CEO at the end of the year to take over management of parks and recreation for the city where he was mayor in the 1980s.
Hartwick, 66, confirmed the move to Arkansas Business on Wednesday morning. Steve Winchester, the chamber’s current chairman, said the chamber would soon begin a search for Hartwick’s successor.
At the parks department, Hartwick will succeed Bob Rhodes, who is retiring at the end of 2015. And while he praised Rhodes’ stewardship of the city’s parks, Hartwick said he would be more aggressive in marketing North Little Rock as a venue for various sporting events — even some that have been held across the river.
“Anything in Little Rock I may go after,” he said.
Hartwick has led the North Little Rock chamber for 15 years, growing membership from 288 to more than 1,600. He was mayor of North Little Rock from 1985 to 1989. He has also led the upcoming launch of the Arkansas Women’s Hall of Fame, which is being co-sponsored by Arkansas Business Publishing Group.
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