by - May 15, 2017 10:46 am
Fast 15: Spruce Feinstein
When Spruce Feinstein joined the digital agency RevUnit in October, he reunited with his former bosses, Moxy Ox co-founders David Baker and Joe Payne. Feinstein was their first employee back…
Author: Jennifer Joyner
by - May 12, 2017 1:28 pm
Sustainability practices part of Bentonville Film Festival discussion
Education is the key to environmental sustainability in the future. That was a primary message at the “Sustainability: Going Forward” panel at the Bentonville Film Festival on May 6 at…
by - May 10, 2017 4:52 pm
Bentonville’s real-world learning program to add culinary, global business next fall
Bentonville Public Schools’ Ignite program is finishing its second year this spring, offering real-world training to juniors and seniors in high school. This year, it offered studied in construction management,…
by - May 9, 2017 5:34 pm
Filmmakers reflect on long-term effects of Japanese internment
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order in February 1942 that authorized the military to – in designated areas on the West Coast – force out individuals deemed to…
by - May 9, 2017 2:55 pm
Public libraries transform for digital native generations
Public library visits per capita have increased 83% in Arkansas during the past 20 years, despite a national decline in the print publishing industry over the last decade. Close to…
by - May 5, 2017 10:51 am
Then & Now: Wayne Woolsey retools gun case while he revamps his career
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the May 1 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s Forty…
by - May 3, 2017 6:21 pm
University of Arkansas film focuses on the Arkansas, national strawberry industry
University of Arkansas journalism faculty members Larry Foley and Dale Carpenter have produced a film on strawberry production in the U.S. and a locally-led effort to increase sustainability of production…
by - May 2, 2017 5:04 pm
Report: Consumers spend $887 billion on outdoor recreation each year
Outdoor recreational activity generates $887 billion in consumer spending each year, according to a report released April 25 by the Outdoor Industry Association. Most of that spending ($702 billion) was…
by - May 2, 2017 4:29 pm
Economists say job market looks good for spring 2017 undergraduates
Job prospects for the spring 2017 undergraduate degree recipients look brighter than previous years, according to national and local sources. Eight out of 10 employers describe the college labor market…
by - May 1, 2017 3:50 pm
BFF introduces KidsFest, VR learning center, focuses on inclusion of people with disabilities
The Bentonville Film Festival (May 2-7) this year is expanding its theme of inclusion and diversity to promote work done by individuals with disabilities, through a partnership with Inclusion Films,…
by - April 27, 2017 5:17 pm
Google strategist talks changing internet search trends at tech conference in Rogers
Search providers need to “get smarter” about connecting people to information in an accurate and helpful way, said Ben Emmrich, strategic partner developer for Google. He spoke on “reaching today’s…
by - April 26, 2017 12:43 pm
Inclusion Films camp at NWACC builds skills for disabled youth
In several ways, Katie Cook is unique. She was born with a rare defect called agenesis of the corpus callosum, or ACC, where the band of white matter connecting the…
by - April 25, 2017 1:39 pm
Report shows arts and culture activity expanding nationwide; Arkansas industry small, but growing
Arts and cultural economic activity accounted for 4.2% of the U.S. gross domestic product, or $730 billion, in 2014, according to a report released April 19 by the Bureau of…
by - April 25, 2017 12:18 pm
Astronomy group to bring historic, 36-foot-long telescope to Arkansas
Supporting STEM & Space, a Fayetteville-based nonprofit, is raising money to transport from Pennsylvania to Northwest Arkansas a 50,000-pound, antique telescope, donated to the organization by Swarthmore College. At 36…
by - April 24, 2017 8:16 am
Research suggests bias against women in technology hampers innovation, part of ‘STEM crisis’
During a recent Women in Technology Conference at the University of Arkansas, National Center for Women & Information Technology Associate Director Terry Morreale pointed to widely published research in order…
by - April 17, 2017 9:24 am
Writer-illustrator team creates Kid Entrepreneur children’s book series
Writer Erica Swallow and graphic designer Li Zeng have written and illustrated a four-book children’s series on real-life kid entrepreneurs in the U.S., and they have raised more than half…
by - April 13, 2017 1:05 pm
UA student survey: One-third say school officials could do better at protecting them from sexual assault
The University of Arkansas on Thursday (April 13) published the results of a student survey on the perception of sexual violence on campus, a pertinent issue for the school as…
by - April 12, 2017 6:27 pm
Gov. Hutchinson touts growth of tech businesses at Women in Tech conference
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said the state’s tech industry and access to tech education have each expanded in recent years, and a key objective moving forward is to connect local talent…
by - April 11, 2017 5:04 pm
Visit Rogers hires digital marketers to promote tourism
Visit Rogers is now working with destination digital marketers Miles Partnership of Sarasota, Fla., the organization announced March 24 at a Tourism Talk event at Pinnacle Hills Promenade mall. In…
by - April 10, 2017 3:53 pm
Young entrepreneurs pitch products, hear from industry veterans
Members of Northwest Arkansas Young Entrepreneurs Academy competed in a pitch contest on April 5 at the Center for Collaboration in Bentonville. Eighth-grader Andres Villalobos of St. Vincent de Paul…