by - June 15, 2021 2:40 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (June 15) said he would meet soon with federal officials to secure waivers for the state’s latest version of Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care…
by - June 13, 2021 6:30 am
The most significant problem farmers face when using the herbicide dicamba is that it drifts to other crop fields and it can cause serious damage. Two scientists may have found…
by - June 11, 2021 9:15 am
With events and other gatherings making a comeback in 2021, two Benton County entrepreneurs are hoping to cash in with a new sideline business. Tom Hauge and Dave Dust are…
by - June 10, 2021 10:09 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. announced Thursday (June 10) it is working with autonomous technology developer Waymo to autonomously move freight in Texas for one of J.B. Hunt’s…
by - June 9, 2021 1:14 pm
The Walton Family Foundation is putting its financial support behind a new entrepreneurship initiative in Northwest Arkansas. Kansas City, Mo-based nonprofit Right to Start has launched the program to advance…
by - June 8, 2021 10:34 am
Fayetteville-based medical device startup Lapovations LLC announced Monday (June 7) receiving a $100,000 grant from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. The startup was awarded the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)…
by - June 5, 2021 9:14 am
Global nonprofit The Sustainability Consortium (TSC), which is jointly administered by the University of Arkansas and Arizona State University, recently released a study on how technology can track clothing use….
by - June 5, 2021 9:09 am
Emerging technologies are changing the retail sector at an unprecedented rate. Industry watchers predict the global market for IoT (internet of things) hardware for retail applications will total more than…
by - June 4, 2021 11:06 am
Washington, D.C.-based venture firm Revolution recently announced its Rise of the Rest program will host a virtual Tech Talent Tour from June 22-24. The tour will include a virtual career…
by - June 3, 2021 3:33 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Technology Summit existed in October 2020 primarily because of — surprise — technology. Shackled by COVID-19 restrictions on large gatherings and airline travel, organizers pivoted their planning….
by - June 3, 2021 7:56 am
Financial global giant FIS and Little Rock-based The Venture Center announced the 10 companies selected to participate in the 2021 FIS Fintech Accelerator program. In its sixth year, the FIS…
by - June 2, 2021 10:25 am
A newly-formed partnership between Little Rock-based Mainstream Technologies and Phoenix-based ArmorPoint will add to cybersecurity solutions for clients, the two companies announced Tuesday (June 1). With the cyberthreat landscape becoming…
by - June 1, 2021 2:50 pm
Fayetteville-based healthcare technology startup Lineus Medical announced Tuesday (June 1) that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared for sale the startup’s first medical device, SafeBreak Vascular. According to a…
by - June 1, 2021 10:30 am
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at Arkansas State University will visit four areas in Northeast Arkansas during the month of June to offer consultations to small…
by - May 27, 2021 3:54 pm
Bentonville native Doug Batie, co-founder and CEO of GEN Z Water, recently introduced an aluminum water bottle with a unique design that he hopes will be a respite from the…
by - May 26, 2021 7:25 am
Springdale-based NOWDiagnostics Inc. has received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to use its proprietary AdexusDx product line for COVID-19 antibody testing in moderate/complex laboratory settings and at the point of care in the…
by - May 17, 2021 6:05 pm
Kinetic by Windstream is creating a new engineering and fiber construction organization to manage its broadband expansion across 18 states. The company plans to add nearly 1,000 jobs. “We are…
by - May 12, 2021 5:33 pm
Bentonville-based tech startup Rejoicy, which focuses on helping businesses sell online, got a $500,000 pre-seed funding round led by Springdale-based Tyson Foods’ venture capital arm, Tyson Ventures, and Winrock International….
by - May 8, 2021 8:48 am
Consumers use their voices to get answers from smart speakers more than ever, whether asking Siri for directions with their iPhone or asking Alexa about the temperature in Dallas. According…
by - May 4, 2021 3:51 pm
The Federal Reserve Bank has selected Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank to participate in a pilot program for a new real-time payments system. FedNow is a new instant payment service that will…
