by - January 31, 2020 6:42 am
Westrock Coffee Co., the Scott Ford startup, announced Friday (Jan. 31) it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire North Carolina-based S&D Coffee & Tea from publicly-traded Cott Corp….
by - January 28, 2020 3:40 pm
Social media giant Facebook is accepting applications for an initiative that provides Arkansas college students with “soft skills” and other workforce-ready tools necessary for entering the workforce. The program is…
by - January 28, 2020 10:24 am
Sarah Goforth has overseen the programs supporting entrepreneurship and innovation at the University of Arkansas since June 2019. As executive director of the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Goforth’s role…
by - January 22, 2020 8:00 am
Applications are being accepted for the 5th annual FIS Fintech Accelerator, which is conducted in collaboration with the Little Rock-based Venture Center and the state of Arkansas. FIS, a global…
by - January 21, 2020 11:00 am
The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded $7.1 million for two high-speed broadband projects in north central Arkansas on Tuesday (Jan. 21). The funding is part of the USDA’s ReConnect Pilot…
by - January 20, 2020 1:45 pm
China is winning the intellectual property arms race against the United States, according to a group of blockchain experts. Mary Lacity, director of the Blockchain Center of Excellence at the…
by - January 16, 2020 1:12 pm
The newly-formed Central Arkansas Angel Network is hosting a reception for accredited investors on January 30, 2020, at 5:30 p.m. at the Venture Center in downtown Little Rock. The mission…
by - January 14, 2020 7:20 pm
Little Rock-based Mainstream Technologies, Inc. announced Tuesday (Jan. 14) it has received the MSPAlliance Cyber Verify Risk Assurance Rating for Managed Services and Cloud Providers. Cyber Verify is designed to…
by - January 14, 2020 8:03 am
Washington, D.C.-based venture capital firm Revolution is bringing its “Rise of the Rest” bus tour to Bentonville as part of a week-long road trip through America’s Heartland. Starting April 20,…
by - January 9, 2020 5:13 pm
America’s economy and business climate is strong despite trade concerns, workforce challenges and lack of startup funding, according to Thomas Donohue, CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, who spoke…
by - January 9, 2020 2:28 pm
The Arkansas Department of Education on Thursday (Jan. 9) published a 17-page report that is a five-year victory lap for the computer coding education program pushed by Gov. Asa Hutchinson…
by - January 8, 2020 9:46 pm
Community bankers, startup supporters and investors, and governmental leaders at all levels attended the kickoff of a new round of financial technology startups at downtown Little Rock’s Venture Center on…
by - January 5, 2020 9:40 pm
The promise of some portion of $550 million in new federal funding brought together a consortium of state and national broadband leaders in mid-December at the Association of Arkansas Counties…
by - January 1, 2020 10:18 am
The incoming CEO of Edafio Technology Partners said what makes the company unique is its core values. “When people say ‘core values,’ some people roll their eyes,” Kenny Kinley admits….
by - December 18, 2019 7:32 pm
The U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) is taking steps to potentially redefine the requirements of accredited investors, which would expand access to private capital markets. Details of the proposal…
by - December 17, 2019 9:23 am
While many of us tend to consider our own place of residence “the center of the universe,” it probably isn’t. At AcreTrader, we have farmland investors on our platform from…
by - December 16, 2019 1:53 pm
North Little Rock-based Edafio Technology Partners has hired IT industry veteran Mike Trickett as vice president of delivery. Trickett will lead the direction of a staff delivering information technology, cloud-based,…
by - December 11, 2019 5:46 pm
Walmart and Flipkart on Wednesday (Dec. 11) announced an investment in Ninjacart, a startup focusing on India’s fresh produce market. Walmart said the goal is to ensure better access to…
by - December 11, 2019 9:41 am
Winners of the 11th annual Arkansas State University Innovate Business Idea Competition have been announced after 31 students presented full business plans and a 90-second elevator pitch to a panel…
by - December 10, 2019 11:09 am
Walmart has partnered with robotics startup Nuro to test autonomous grocery delivery in Houston. The service uses R2, Nuro’s custom-built delivery vehicle that carried only products with no onboard driver…
