by - May 24, 2022 2:34 pm
Walmart Inc. and tech company Symbotic announced a new agreement to place Symbotic’s robotics and software automation platform in Walmart’s 42 regional distribution centers. The deal builds on the prior…
by - May 17, 2022 11:42 am
The successes are beginning to pile up for entrepreneur Colton Knittig and his Fayetteville-based company Grillight. Knittig says his company, which makes barbecue tools and accessories, has secured a national…
by - May 16, 2022 8:28 am
HealthTech Arkansas and MedAxiom announced Monday (May 16) that they will collaborate on a new cardiovascular-focused healthcare accelerator called HeartX. The startup program will facilitate guaranteed hospital pilot projects and…
by - May 15, 2022 8:41 pm
Lou McAlister has been traveling Arkansas for months and he knows a thing or two about who has broadband, who needs broadband, and how hard it will be to deliver…
by - May 15, 2022 9:38 am
Among U.S. research universities, the University of Arkansas ranks 69th for creating knowledge, imparting it to STEM graduates and bringing discoveries to the market. The rankings are based on a…
by - May 12, 2022 9:21 am
Two veterans of Northwest Arkansas’ startup scene are working together on a new video-based product they hope will preserve family legacies. Parable is a media production company that enables customers…
by - May 10, 2022 10:14 pm
Arkansas-based digital product design company, Few, was named an honoree for two awards and was nominated for a third in the 26th Annual Webby Awards, the leading international awards honoring…
by - May 10, 2022 7:09 pm
The trucking industry, long a barometer for the overall U.S. economy, is showing signs of a freight recession. Excess capacity, waning demand and declines in spot rates are at play…
by - May 8, 2022 3:06 pm
Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Bethany Hildebrand was preparing for an interview through Zoom with Talk Business & Politics when an all too frequent problem emerged. Her internet…
by - May 4, 2022 12:59 pm
Rogers startup Firebend was spun out of Fort Smith-based Propak Corp. after founder Steve Clark envisioned the supply chain company as a technology company with supply chain expertise, an executive…
by - May 2, 2022 7:07 pm
The state Science and Technology Institute (SSTI) will hold its annual national conference in Little Rock, Ark., starting May 2. It’s a first-time visit for the non-profit organization. The conference…
by - May 2, 2022 12:02 pm
Bentonville-based outdoor apparel company LIVSN Designs recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign as it looks to release five products this year. Those who invest in the Wefunder crowdfunding campaign receive…
by - April 29, 2022 10:57 am
Springdale-based online grocery startup EasyBins announced Friday (April 29) a $400,000 matching investment from the Arkansas Venture Capital Development Fund (AVCDF) of the Arkansas Venture Capital Investment Trust (AVCIT). The Arkansas Development…
by - April 27, 2022 5:31 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson was in downtown Fort Smith Wednesday morning (April 27) for the grand opening of the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Center for Economic Development. The center…
by - April 25, 2022 11:22 am
Sunnyvale, Calif.-based venture capital firm Plug and Play recently announced the close of a $25.5 million venture capital fund to support series A-C startups in the supply chain industry. The…
by - April 23, 2022 12:04 pm
Dana Wills and her husband, former Arkansas Speaker of the House Robbie Wills, have started Conway Aircraft, a repair business based at the Conway Regional Airport. The couple partnered with…
by - April 23, 2022 9:57 am
Statewide, the consensus is that broadband is the tool to transform the economies of rural Arkansas, but the issue has been how to cost-effectively deploy it. A perception exists that…
by - April 20, 2022 9:15 pm
Eleven financial technology companies showed off their products Wednesday (April 20) for Demo Day, the culmination of the 16-week Independent Community Bankers of America ThinkTech Accelerator program hosted by The…
by - April 19, 2022 3:48 pm
New customers are the lifeblood of any business. A matchmaking event on May 11 at Heifer International headquarters in Little Rock will provide minority- and women-owned businesses a chance to…
by - April 18, 2022 2:52 pm
Arkansas has 210,000 households underserved by broadband services, but 100,000 of them are being addressed by federal and state programs. Using federal funding, the remaining 110,000 households could be reached…
