by - April 6, 2021 8:48 am
The Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) announced Tuesday (April 6) a major expansion of its ARA Academy of Scholars and Fellows, welcoming two new ARA Scholars and six ARA Fellows. “The…
by - April 1, 2021 1:47 pm
EasyBins, an online grocery startup based in Springdale, completed its seed round funding with a significant investment from the Validation Fund at Winrock International. Cadron Capital of Fayetteville led the…
by - March 30, 2021 4:08 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed something that economic developers and those who live in rural areas in Arkansas already knew: access to broadband internet in many parts of the state is…
by - March 25, 2021 2:19 pm
A Fayetteville inventor is marketing a new online data platform designed for student-athletes. Wayne Woolsey is the co-founder of QR Recruiter. Woolsey intends for the data platform to speed up…
by - March 23, 2021 9:44 am
Massachusetts-based nonprofit Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll), whose mission is to accelerate economic and social impact through inclusive entrepreneurship, announced Tuesday (March 23) the launch of a free, year-long business accelerator…
by - March 18, 2021 10:47 am
Ritter Communications has expanded the company’s 100% fiber high-speed internet and advanced business solutions to Lonoke business customers. The company will bring a full suite of telecommunications services including voice,…
by - March 14, 2021 4:05 pm
The cities of Augusta and Stuttgart will soon have 100% fiber high-speed internet services available to local residents thanks to help from the Arkansas Rural Connect (ARC) Broadband Grant Program….
by - March 14, 2021 1:17 pm
Tusk Private Investment, a private investment firm with offices in Dallas and Northwest Arkansas, led a $1 million capital raise from investors to support Fayetteville startup Natural Way Food Group….
by - March 11, 2021 12:20 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the March 1 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - March 11, 2021 8:01 am
Fayetteville brokerage AcreTrader, the online farmland investing platform, said Thursday (March 11) it had raised $12 million in Series A funding. Jump Capital, a venture capital firm in Chicago, led…
by - March 6, 2021 8:27 am
About seven years ago, Colton Knittig was grilling for friends when he needed a light to see what he was cooking, but the porch light was out. Meanwhile, he held…
by - March 4, 2021 10:06 am
Fayetteville-based outdoor apparel company LIVSN Designs recently launched its new trail pants on Kickstarter and has raised nearly $500,000 in the crowd-sourced campaign, which ends tonight (March 4). After quickly…
by - March 3, 2021 3:59 pm
Forge Institute and Acxiom announced a strategic partnership that will advance cybersecurity training and workforce development opportunities in Arkansas. The collaboration will focus on serving hard-to-reach communities, developing advanced cyber…
by - March 2, 2021 8:39 am
Ox (formerly Oculogx), an order fulfillment startup based in Bentonville, has raised $3.5 million in seed funding. The company announced the news in a blog post. “We’re excited to use…
by - February 25, 2021 4:36 pm
Entrepreneurship is a tough road. For women of color in Arkansas, it’s even harder as they face substantial barriers and resource gaps, according to a study commissioned by The Women’s…
by - February 24, 2021 2:51 pm
The Arkansas Innovation Hub in North Little Rock has partnered with Best Buy to launch the first Teen Tech Center in the state. The Best Buy Teen Tech Center is…
by - February 24, 2021 2:28 pm
Immerse Arkansas, a Little Rock-based nonprofit organization that provides resources and services to youth in crisis, received a $300,000 grant from the Sunderland Foundation. The gift will help fund the…
by - February 23, 2021 2:40 pm
The University of Arkansas announced Tuesday (Feb. 23) a UA-based startup will receive a $1.1 million grant to develop technology to remove explosives stored in water at explosives production facilities….
by - February 22, 2021 2:25 pm
Pinnacle Telecom, which began as a telephone company in Lavaca in 1941 and merged with Newroads Telecom in 2016, has sold to Oklahoma City-based Dobson Fiber. Terms of the deal,…
by - February 18, 2021 9:34 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. and Sunnyvale, Calif.-based technology company Google announced Wednesday (Feb. 17) an alliance to accelerate J.B. Hunt’s digital transformation and develop next-generation supply chain…
