by - January 22, 2019 4:01 pm
Fayetteville-based Little Bird Systems has taken on an industry challenge the poultry sector has faced for more than two decades. Electrical engineers Byron Western and Edgar Cilio put their heads…
by - January 22, 2019 8:33 am
In between the launch of the capital city’s two highly-touted “fintech” accelerator programs, the Arkansas Women’s Business Center with the help of Remix Ideas has quietly jumpstarted a unique project…
by - January 21, 2019 1:47 pm
Fayetteville-based Field Agent has launched a new division known as Field Media, made possible with the recent acquisition of Rogers-based Smack, a social marketing agency founded by Sean Womack in…
by - January 14, 2019 12:38 pm
Phillip Finch and Ross Jones met a decade ago while a local option, wet/dry election effort was under way in Independence County. Soon, the two Batesville entrepreneurs began brewing beer…
by - January 10, 2019 7:27 pm
The Little Rock Technology Park Authority is considering the possibility of pursuing a public-private partnership to fund the second phase of the city’s downtown startup village for entrepreneurs and early-stage…
by - January 10, 2019 1:48 pm
A new startup accelerator in Bentonville has chosen its initial cohort of businesses. Fuel, a 16-week program for supply chain startups, focuses on preparing early-stage companies to work with large…
by - January 9, 2019 11:52 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson joined The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), the Little Rock Venture Center and a host of other city and state business and community leaders on Wednesday…
by - January 9, 2019 7:43 pm
Erin Langston Carrington loved to read when she was in her youth. She would often go to That Bookstore in Blytheville, perhaps the most well-known bookstore in Arkansas. It was…
by - January 9, 2019 11:05 am
Bentonville software firm RevUnit has announced three promotions that will restructure its executive leadership team. Josh Stanley, who joined the company as a result of the company’s acquisition of Teamvvork…
by - January 8, 2019 10:37 am
Bentonville-based technology company TeleComp Holdings Inc. has acquired TeleGen Solutions of Tulsa. TeleComp announced the deal Tuesday (Jan. 8), and the purchase was completed Dec. 17. Financial terms of the…
by - January 3, 2019 3:41 pm
In early 2019, consumers across Northwest Arkansas will be among the first in the country to eliminate clunky coin change using digital piggybank software developed by Bucket Technologies. Bringing the…
by - January 2, 2019 12:14 pm
A project to modernize and update the University of Arkansas campus network infrastructure is now more than 50% complete. The Achieve IT: Network Foundations plan is modernizing the UA network…
by - December 31, 2018 4:54 pm
Windstream Holdings Inc. closed out a challenging year on Monday with the all-cash sale of its Earthlink branded internet service for $330 million, the Little Rock telecom announced Monday (Dec….
by - December 20, 2018 4:32 pm
Have an idea for a business that would spur tourism in Arkansas? Now is the chance to pitch that idea. Arkansas Tourism, in partnership with Innovate Arkansas, is accepting applications…
by - December 19, 2018 9:39 pm
A new survey by the Kauffman Foundation following the mid-term elections finds entrepreneurs who have owned their business for fewer than five years are largely positive about the economy, but…
by - December 18, 2018 5:06 pm
Little Rock broadband operator Windstream Holdings Inc. on Tuesday (Dec. 18) announced that it has sold off fiber assets in Minnesota and Nebraska as part of the company’s strategy to…
by - December 18, 2018 2:47 pm
Arkansas again ranked near the bottom in the Milken Institute’s 2018 State Technology and Science Index, a biennial assessment of states’ capabilities and competitiveness in a tech-focused economy. Massachusetts retained…
by - December 17, 2018 4:20 pm
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that Winrock International has been awarded a $576,302 grant for the Innovation Fund (I-Fund) through the Economic Development Administration’s Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) program….
by - December 17, 2018 3:18 pm
Fayetteville-based clothing startup LIVSN Designs has started to produce its wool fleece and canvas pants after 511 people supported a crowdfunded Kickstarter campaign, netting $78,579 and exceeding the amount required…
by - December 13, 2018 8:00 pm
The Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) announced six new ARA Fellows during a press conference at the State Capitol on Thursday (Dec. 13) with Gov. Asa Hutchinson. The ARA Fellows program,…
