by - January 17, 2015 12:19 pm
The 10th Annual Youth Entrepreneur Showcase (Y.E.S) ended Friday with a new slate of middle school winners. The Y.E.S. competition, sponsored by the Arkansas Economic Acceleration Foundation, seeks to encourage…
by - January 15, 2015 3:31 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson named Mark Myers as the new Director of the Arkansas Department of Information Systems. The agency is the information technology provider for the state of Arkansas, providing…
by - January 15, 2015 11:31 am
The Delta Regional Authority is working to identify and nurture entrepreneurs from the Delta through a new pitch competition to help startups and expansions.
by - January 15, 2015 10:02 am
AT&T said it will hire 120 new workers across that state for primarily technician and retail sales jobs. AT&T said the jobs can be full-time and part-time and will include…
by - January 15, 2015 9:39 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive…
by - January 15, 2015 9:30 am
WattGlass has received a $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to further develop a nano-particle coating for glass, which makes the glass anti-reflective, self-cleaning and highly transparent. The company…
by - January 14, 2015 4:43 pm
Jesse Core, a former Tyson Foods system analyst, is putting his Harding University master’s business degree to good use. He’s grown his beer brewing hobby from a family garage to…
by - January 14, 2015 2:45 pm
The Little Rock Technology Park announced that Darrin Williams was appointed to the Authority’s Board effective immediately. Williams is the CEO of Arkadelphia-based Southern Bancorp and is a former State…
by - January 14, 2015 1:55 pm
This Wednesday’s return of 1 Million Cups at the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce brought a presentation by Alese Stroud and Bridget Farris, founder of a startup company called Merger…
by - January 14, 2015 12:14 pm
A group working with youth entrepreneurs will hold its annual Arkansas Expo Day, a showcase for 5th through 8th grade students to spotlight their entrepreneurial ideas. The Youth Entrepreneur Showcase…
by - January 14, 2015 9:52 am
Registration is open for a February workshop in Rogers that is designed to help businesses gain a competitive advantage through fostering innovation, intrapreneurship and teamwork within the workplace. “Inspiring Intrapreneurship:…
by - January 14, 2015 12:12 am
Bank marketer mOSa takes a look at how Arkansas-based First Security Bank is using Pinterest to beef up its social media presence. While many banks are active on Facebook, Twitter…
by - January 13, 2015 8:25 am
The Little Rock Technology Park Authority Board will meet Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at 4:15 p.m. at 107 E. Markham in downtown Little Rock. An agenda of the meeting is…
by - January 12, 2015 6:15 am
Where does startup funding come from and which type of companies saw the most success in 2014?
by - January 12, 2015 6:14 am
Editor’s note: This article appears in the latest magazine edition of Talk Business & Politics, which you can read here. Former ABF Freight President and CEO Wes Kemp isn’t spending…
by - January 11, 2015 8:13 am
Editor’s note: The author of this guest commentary, J. Bruce Cross, is a director with the Little Rock-based law firm Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus, P.C. In recent years, the…
by - January 9, 2015 10:17 am
A well-known Arkansas entrepreneur wants to improve the business financing model for startup companies in Arkansas and surrounding states.
by - January 8, 2015 11:25 pm
As we begin a New Year, armed with well-intended resolutions and a list of things to accomplish, review or change, Talk Business & Politics asked six business leaders to single…
by - January 8, 2015 11:17 pm
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of The City Wire focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side is…
by - January 8, 2015 10:28 am
The buzzworthy and successful 1 Million Cups in Little Rock has been on a holiday hiatus, but the networking group will restart its weekly ritual on Wednesday, Jan. 14. The…
