by - July 19, 2019 2:34 pm
Then & Now: Bill Akins uses data to tell Walmart story
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the July 8 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
Startups / Technology
by - July 17, 2019 10:24 pm
Gov. Hutchinson makes annual appeal for fintech jobs, FIS extends sponsorship of accelerator program
Appearing in lights onstage at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday (July 17) made his annual appeal to ten out-of-state financial technology startups to consider setting up…
by - July 17, 2019 3:20 pm
SCALE Challenge team registration has been slow
The SCALE Challenge designed to plant 20 new technology-based startups in Northwest Arkansas if off and running, but just 40 teams have signed up as of Tuesday (July 16), according…
by - July 16, 2019 10:25 am
UA receives $4.6 million to begin cybersecurity training program
The University of Arkansas will use a $4.63 million award from the National Science Foundation to establish a program to recruit, educate and train cybersecurity professionals. The UA announced Tuesday…
by - July 15, 2019 6:34 pm
Plug and Play founder eager to ‘light up’ supply chain innovation in Northwest Arkansas
A day nearly two years in the making arrived Monday (July 15) in Northwest Arkansas. Several hundred people gathered inside the Great Hall at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art…
by - July 15, 2019 9:57 am
Arkansas Research Alliance announces Hutchings as new ARA Academy director
Douglas Hutchings, CEO and co-founder of Fayetteville solar tech startup Picasolar Inc., has been named director of the nonprofit Arkansas Research Alliance’s (ARA) ARA Academy of Scholars & Fellows. The…
by - July 11, 2019 8:40 pm
Small business grants available; Jonesboro to hold second leadership program
Small businesses can again apply for federal grant assistance through the city of Jonesboro’s Microenterprise Business Accelerator. As part of Jonesboro’s Community Development Block Grant funding from the U.S. Department…
by - July 11, 2019 6:20 am
LR Tech Park makes pitch to banking consortium for $26 million Phase II development
The Little Rock Technology Park Authority made a soft pitch to a local Centennial Bank-led banking consortium to support the second phase of the city’s multi-stage tech village once a…
by - July 10, 2019 10:04 pm
ASU’s Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center named top in state
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at Arkansas State University has been recognized as the small business development center of the year by the U.S. Small Business…
by - July 10, 2019 3:11 pm
Denver firm Mountaingate Capital completes undisclosed investment in RevUnit
Significant investment dollars from private equity firm Mountaingate Capital will help unlock the next phase of growth for Bentonville-based software firm RevUnit. The two companies announced the partnership on Wednesday…
by - July 10, 2019 2:01 pm
Global tech firm Affirma to create 100 new jobs in Fayetteville
Affirma Consulting, a fast-growing technology services firm headquartered in Bellevue, Wash., has opened a new U.S. office in Northwest Arkansas. The office at 641 W. Dickson St. in downtown Fayetteville…
by - July 6, 2019 1:44 pm
Walmart, Amazon among top 10 drone patent filers
Bentonville-based retailer Walmart has filed more drone patents than e-commerce giant Amazon for the second consecutive year as Amazon plans to start “within months” to deliver products via drone to…
by - June 30, 2019 9:58 am
Oxford Economics: Robots are here and they are after your job
Although robots and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have boosted global productivity and economic growth, more than 2,030 manufacturing jobs now performed by humans will be lost to innovation in the…
by - June 29, 2019 10:19 am
IPG’s Acxiom division in Conway looking to expand digital footprint abroad
Now part of New York-based Interpublic Group (IPG), Conway-based Acxiom recently announced it has expanded its digital and global data capabilities to Japan, Australia, Spain and Canada. Acxiom said it…
by - June 27, 2019 3:12 am
Windstream snaps up 5G spectrum amid Chapter 11 proceedings, foreshadows post-bankruptcy business plan
As Windstream Holdings Inc. works its way through a possible year-long reorganization, the Little Rock-based rural broadband operator has offered a possible view of its strategic path back to profitability…
by - June 26, 2019 10:25 pm
Standridges establish innovation and entrepreneurship endowed scholarship at UCA
Jeff and Lori Standridge of Conway have established the first endowed scholarship in innovation and entrepreneurship in the University of Central Arkansas College of Business. The Dr. Jeff and Lori…
by - June 26, 2019 7:36 pm
Walmart touts career possibilities in technology to Northwest Arkansas students
Roughly 40 high school students from Northwest Arkansas took part in Walmart’s first career exploration event for STEM-related professions on Wednesday (June 26) at the retailer’s home office in Bentonville….
by - June 25, 2019 10:28 am
Former Acxiom spin-off pays $150 million for Boston startup to jumpstart data-driven TV technology
The Acxiom spin-off now based in Silicon Valley has emerged from its self-imposed transition period to announce a $150 million acquisition that will allow the former Arkansas data marketer to…
by - June 14, 2019 5:10 pm
Walmart CEO McMillon’s tire buying experience drives innovation at Sam’s Club
Sam Walton once said the best ideas often come from the people who work and shop the retail giant. That proved to be true recently when Walmart CEO Doug McMillon…
by - June 13, 2019 1:18 pm
Walmart, IBM, Merck, KPMG collaborate with FDA on blockchain project
Walmart, IBM, Merck, KPMG and the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday (June 13) they will work together to identify and track prescription medicines and vaccines distributed in…