by - November 21, 2016 4:42 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) has received a $200,000 grant to combat statewide dips in the graduation rate for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs. The…
by - November 17, 2016 9:43 pm
Acxiom Corp. announced after the close of business on Thursday (Nov. 17) that its San Francisco-based LiveRamp subsidiary has entered a purchase agreement to acquire two “people-based” data marketing startups…
by - November 17, 2016 11:47 am
The University of Central Arkansas in Conway has started an entrepreneurship support effort with the help of Startup Junkie Consulting and the nonprofit, Community Venture Foundation, both of Fayetteville. The…
by - November 15, 2016 6:42 pm
Diana Smith never realized when she started college she would become a trend setter. The biology and pre-med student at Arkansas State University chose a field that requires heavy doses…
by - November 15, 2016 6:47 am
An implement to stop polytube blowouts in farm irrigation equipment, tents for the homeless, and a ring with coded patient information were among the winners at the Arkansas State University…
by - November 14, 2016 10:55 am
Communications Sales & Leasing on Monday announced plans to expand its wireless tower network into Latin America even as the Little Rock-based real estate investment trust (REIT) reported another quarterly…
by - November 11, 2016 1:55 pm
Four entrepreneurs pitched investment in their companies to about 30 angel investors and others at the Natural State Angel Association (NSAA) gathering on Thursday (Nov. 10). The NSAA, a program…
by - November 9, 2016 4:30 pm
Consumers demand more convenience from retailers and that is only going to hasten, according to Chris Rampley, global product manager at Capgemini, a Paris-based technology innovator that recently took part…
by - November 9, 2016 10:57 am
Bean-to-bar chocolate maker Kyya Chocolate recently doubled its manufacturing capacity with the acquisition of a second facility near its current headquarters in Elm Springs. Combined with the purchase of four…
by - November 9, 2016 10:48 am
Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub, a Little Rock-based nonprofit aimed at helping startup companies, will soon open a “mobile makerspace” to provide hands-on technical education to K-12 students throughout the state….
by - November 7, 2016 7:40 pm
Acxiom Corp. on Monday (Nov. 7) reported that second quarter earnings edged into the positive column as the Little Rock-based company exited the email marketing business and focused anew on…
by - November 7, 2016 6:25 pm
The future is here in terms of robotic applications used by Wal-Mart Stores, Tyson Foods, Baldor Electric Co. and other large Arkansas employers. But a shortage in robotic techs is…
by - November 7, 2016 8:57 am
After announcing a surprise $1.1 billion merger with Atlanta-based Earthlink ahead of Monday’s opening bell, Windstream Holdings posted another bruising quarterly loss as the Little Rock-based telecom expanded its national…
by - November 7, 2016 6:30 am
Little Rock-based Windstream Holdings, which has seen its market value drop more than 64% since early 2012, announced early Monday a merger-of-equals with the popular 1990’s Atlanta-based Internet dial-up provider…
by - November 3, 2016 12:41 pm
About two months into his new role as CEO of Walmart Global eCommerce, Marc Lore has seen several management changes, including at least three departures of high-ranking execs from the…
by - November 3, 2016 10:24 am
Go Ye Employment Services of Fort Smith plans to host a Small Business Development Fair the week of April 24 at the Fort Smith Convention Center. The goal of the…
by - November 2, 2016 7:36 am
Wal-Mart Stores isn’t waiting on others to patent technology that makes business operations run more efficiently and shopping more convenient. In the past three months, the retail giant has been…
by - November 1, 2016 9:19 pm
Rural telecom giant CenturyLink, which offers broadband Internet, TV and phone service to more than 45,000 commercial and residential customers in Arkansas, announced after the close of business Monday (Oct….
by - October 30, 2016 7:59 pm
Little Rock will celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week with a myriad of events to help celebrate and nurture small business and entrepreneurship. The events start November 14 and are hosted by…
by - October 30, 2016 7:47 pm
The Winthrop Rockefeller Institute will host entrepreneur expert Steve Radley, for its November Uncommon Communities session. Radley is a veteran entrepreneur and the President & CEO of NetWork Kansas. He was…
