by - February 16, 2026 11:22 am
The University of Arkansas School of Art, with support from Little Rock-based Windgate Foundation, provided 12 graduating students and recent alumni each with a $10,000 Windgate Accelerator Grant to help…
by - February 15, 2026 10:52 am
Amid a surge in demand for artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing, Arkansas will see hyperscale data centers begin operating in 2027. About $12 billion will be invested into four…
by - February 12, 2026 3:59 pm
Siloam Springs-based broiler breeder Cobb-Vantress is seeking proposals for the 2026 funding cycle of the Cobb Research Initiative. The global program supports research that advances innovation in poultry genetics. Researchers…
by - February 12, 2026 3:31 pm
More than 30 venture capital firms will come to Northwest Arkansas this spring to meet with founders seeking capital to grow and scale. Together, these firms manage more than $7…
by - February 7, 2026 8:55 pm
The Venture Center, in partnership with the Arkansas Small Business Administration, announced the 13 Arkansas-based, veteran- and veteran-spouse-owned small businesses selected for the third annual Veteran-Owned Small Business Accelerator (VOSB)….
by - February 5, 2026 12:04 pm
Walmart is ushering in a new top executive group focused on transforming its retail operations with artificial intelligence (AI) to increase internal efficiency and capture an even bigger share of…
by - January 27, 2026 12:40 pm
Austin, Texas-based investment firm Capital Factory recently established Station NWA, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit hub to support innovation in supply chain, logistics and manufacturing in Northwest Arkansas. The Walton Family Foundation…
by - January 27, 2026 10:25 am
Fayetteville-based Startup Junkie Consulting is partnering with the Arkansas Economic Development Commission through the 75Strong program to launch the third phase of its statewide entrepreneurship initiative, which includes a new…
by - January 18, 2026 8:22 am
The Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) has added three new members to the ARA Academy, strengthening the state’s growing momentum as a center for world-class research and discovery. Inducted as ARA…
by - January 18, 2026 8:17 am
James Hendren stepped down from his role as chair of the board of directors at The Venture Center at the beginning of this year, after more than a decade of…
by - January 15, 2026 2:20 pm
The newest accelerator in Northwest Arkansas will focus on the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry and is designed to help companies improve their product offerings, prepare for placement in large…
by - January 14, 2026 2:49 pm
The founder of Siloam Springs-based gift box company Puzzling Presents recently won the top prize in the fall 2025 Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) Northwest Arkansas Business Accelerator. Puzzling Presents founder…
by - January 13, 2026 8:45 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Tuesday (Jan. 13) that Deputy General Counsel Kevin Lee will take on an additional role as senior advisor for AI, advising the Office of…
by - January 13, 2026 11:56 am
Two longtime marketing executives are successfully betting that if a small to medium-sized business doesn’t need or can’t afford a full-time chief marketing officer, it can still use a fraction…
by - January 12, 2026 9:51 am
AVAIO Digital Partners announced Monday (Jan. 12) it will locate a new $6 billion data center hub near Little Rock. It will be known as AVAIO Digital Leo and will…
by - January 9, 2026 9:53 am
Consumers spent a record $257.8 billion online between Nov. 1 to Dec. 31, 2025, up 6.8% from 2024, according to Adobe Analytics data that tracked more than 1 million U.S….
by - January 7, 2026 4:39 pm
Arkansas engineering firm Garver recently released a first-of-its-kind technology that allows city and state transportation departments to measure the effectiveness of street lighting while traveling at highway speeds. Lumitracker, a…
by - January 6, 2026 5:24 pm
After two decades of helping cultivate Northwest Arkansas’s startup landscape, longtime ecosystem builder Jeannette Balleza Collins is charting a new chapter as director of strategic alliances at Fayetteville-based Zenwork Inc….
by - December 17, 2025 12:30 pm
Bentonville-based cybersecurity startup Bastazo and New York-based cybersecurity company Salvador Technologies recently launched new cybersecurity technology as part of a federal initiative to support industrial research and development of mutual…
by - December 15, 2025 12:02 pm
For Matt Waller, 61, leadership is about uplifting others, a lesson he attributes to a quote he read as a high school senior by motivational speaker Zig Ziglar: “You can…
