by - August 3, 2017 10:36 am
Windstream Holdings, Inc.’s stock fell more than 20% in early trading Thursday (Aug. 3) after the Little Rock telecom reported a second quarter loss of $68 million and cut the…
by - August 2, 2017 2:28 pm
More than 30 strangers on a 72-hour bus ride binge made a pit stop in Little Rock as part of an international competition to come up with the best ideas…
by - August 1, 2017 3:20 pm
Arkansas taxi cab drivers could possibly have yet another competitor nearly three-1/2 years after Uber first arrived in the Natural State. San Francisco-based ridesharing company Lyft Inc., has filed an…
by - July 28, 2017 4:32 pm
Little Rock-based telecom operator Windstream Holdings Inc. on Friday (July 28) closed on the acquisition of upstate New York cloud solutions operator Broadview Networks Holdings Inc. in an all-cash deal…
by - July 26, 2017 6:02 pm
As 10 out-of-state entrepreneurs gave presentations to attract new investors to their startup firms on Wednesday (July 26) at the Clinton President Library, Gov. Asa Hutchinson made a “pitch” of…
by - July 26, 2017 9:43 am
Nearly one year after graduating from the first FinTech Accelerator program at Little Rock’s Venture Center, the company known as PFITR, or Public Funds Investment Tracking & Reporting, has made…
by - July 21, 2017 11:05 am
Earlier this year, the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal used input from informed observers of the area’s startup scene to tag several startup industries as areas of projected growth and development…
by - July 20, 2017 3:21 pm
VIC Technology Venture Development in Fayetteville has named James “Jamie” Rogers to its board of directors. Rogers has more than 20 years of business experience, including 16 at TXI, formerly…
by - July 20, 2017 11:17 am
Homegrown technology startup Apptegy, with the aid of Gov. Asa Hutchinson and several top state officials, announced Thursday (July 20) the hiring of its 50th employee and new plans to…
by - July 18, 2017 12:32 pm
Ozark Integrated Circuits Inc., a technology firm located in the Arkansas Research and Technology Park at the University of Arkansas, has received a $750,000 award from the U.S. Air Force….
by - July 17, 2017 3:29 pm
More than 100 years ago, Arkansas State University opened its doors for the first time. Its first classroom space was in downtown Jonesboro. A century later, ASU has a presence…
by - July 14, 2017 5:27 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Thursday that Arkansas will join the FirstNet Network. This will make Arkansas one of the first states in the country to join a resource bringing advanced…
by - July 13, 2017 5:15 pm
U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, will hold a STEM Manufacturer’s Tour July 17-21 in different locations across Northeast Arkansas. The tour will include about 30 educators and will be held…
by - July 6, 2017 11:20 am
Employment in the technology sector rose more than 26% to 227,085, between 2010 and 2015, in the Eighth District of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Nationwide, employment in…
by - June 30, 2017 8:10 am
The 8th annual WordCamp Fayetteville, a workshop featuring WordPress and centered on web design and development, is scheduled for July 22 at the Donald W. Reynolds Center for Enterprise Development…
by - June 27, 2017 12:13 pm
AMP Fest, a one-day festival that mixes cutting-edge tech demonstrations with live music and craft beer, is set for Oct. 14, 4-9 p.m., at the Walmart AMP in Rogers. The…
by - June 20, 2017 5:24 pm
Gemini Development LLC, a Fayetteville technology development firm led by John James and Jim Kane, has raised $100,000 in equity and plans to raise $2 million. The firm filed on…
by - June 20, 2017 4:20 pm
Dr. Guiliana Medrano’s company, GeneCoMe Biotech, had a potentially revolutionary concept. Chickens are fed antibiotics to ward off diseases such as salmonella and Listeria. The company hoped to develop natural…
by - June 20, 2017 3:29 pm
Augmented reality technology was once only dreamed of in movies, like “Terminator” or “Minority Report,” before expanding into smartphone games, such as Pokémon Go, but it’s now starting to make…
by - June 19, 2017 5:46 pm
Rich Moellers, chairman of the board of the Conway County Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC) in Morrilton, announced Monday that at least 350 new jobs will be created in Morrilton this…
