by - April 11, 2018 9:56 pm
The Little Rock Technology Authority’s board of directors had a robust debate Wednesday (April 11) on the future of the downtown startup village as the taxpayer-financed nonprofit moves forward with…
by - April 10, 2018 9:09 am
Kim Lane, CEO of the The Conductor, has been selected to serve as a delegate and mentor to international startup community organizers at the upcoming Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Istanbul….
by - April 9, 2018 11:05 am
Supplier sales executives buying dinner for their Kroger or Walmart buyers to talk over the brick-and-mortar business is not a recipe for e-commerce success, according to Guru Hariharan, CEO of…
by - April 9, 2018 10:45 am
Acxiom Corp. said last week it is seeking “strategic alternatives” for its Marketing Solutions division, including a potential sale of the core business that propelled the company’s growth as an…
by - April 8, 2018 5:34 pm
Blockchain is seen as another disruptive technology – along with machine learning, internet of things and virtual reality – that has the potential to impact nearly all business sectors. There…
by - April 6, 2018 4:42 pm
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai told reporters in Little Rock Friday (April 6) he supports an “open and free Internet” despite criticism from opponents that the Trump administration’s rollback of net…
by - April 5, 2018 2:01 pm
A Little Rock technology startup with ties to the former Systematics Inc. and Alltel Corp. announced plans Thursday (April 5) to create 19 high-paying fintech jobs as the company scales…
by - March 29, 2018 7:53 pm
Acxiom Corp.’s recent efforts to expand its social media and people-based marketing business took a major hit Thursday (March 29) after Facebook announced plans to toss the Conway-based data marketer…
by - March 27, 2018 8:49 pm
A connected world is a smarter world and cities are no exception, according to Erik Bjontegard, founder of San Diego-based SparkCompass, a technology platform enabling smart cities and other applications…
by - March 27, 2018 4:31 pm
Windstream Holdings Inc. on Tuesday (March 27) acquired an East Coast telecom network management firm for nearly $37.5 million in an all-cash deal that will add nearly 40 new employees…
by - March 20, 2018 3:56 pm
Walmart recently opened a small tech shop in downtown Austin, Texas, to innovate and incubate ideas with its larger Store No. 8 project in Silicon Valley. The Austin unit, ATX,…
by - March 20, 2018 11:26 am
Beginning Tuesday (March 20) ASU’s Information Technology Services will implement a new software package, Duo, that provides “multi-factor authentication” for accessing sensitive user data. Multi-factor authentication means the user must…
by - March 19, 2018 4:41 pm
ArcBest has joined J.B. Hunt, Tyson Foods, and Walmart, as an Arkansas-based company in the logistics and transportation business to embrace blockchain technology. The Fort Smith-based company joins with more…
by - March 17, 2018 5:03 pm
The supply of software developers in Northwest Arkansas hasn’t met the demand, leading companies to look outside the area to fill the talent gap. But technology executives for Lowell-based carrier…
by - March 15, 2018 1:27 pm
Amazon and Walmart are just a few of the global companies spending billions to chase digital dollars. A U.S. Department of Commerce report released Thursday (March 15) provides some detail…
by - March 15, 2018 8:01 am
Editor’s Note: Annie Holman, Associate Media Director for Little Rock-based CJRW, is spearheading a roundup of daily workshops being attended this week by her team at the SXSW conference in…
by - March 15, 2018 7:48 am
Editor’s Note: Annie Holman, Associate Media Director for Little Rock-based CJRW, is spearheading a roundup of daily workshops being attended this week by her team at the SXSW conference in…
by - March 15, 2018 6:26 am
Five area high school students took home the $1,000 prize for a charitable giving app they developed during the second annual Junior Leadership Academy (JLA) program administered by the Fort…
by - March 14, 2018 1:55 pm
Fayetteville businessmen John James and Rick West have joined the board of directors of Little Rock-based Apptegy. James is a founder of Hayseed Ventures and CEO of Engine. West is…
by - March 13, 2018 4:16 pm
A-State Innovate opened its garage in July and now its shop is ready for business. The program, administered by the Arkansas State University Delta Center for Economic Development, hopes to…
