by - May 1, 2025 6:26 pm
The Venture Center, in continued partnership with the Arkansas Bankers Association, has announced the return of the Arkansas Banking Solutions Accelerator (ABSA). In its second year, ABSA is accepting applications…
by - April 30, 2025 4:18 pm
Bentonville-based startup hub Onward HQ has two new venture capital ambassadors, Dallas-based RevTech Ventures and Houston-based Mercury Fund. Onward HQ is the home base for the Northwest Arkansas Council’s StartupNWA…
by - April 23, 2025 5:40 pm
Doctors at Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in Rogers were the first in Arkansas and across Mercy to detect and remove a cancerous lung nodule in a single procedure, according to…
by - April 15, 2025 11:16 am
The Arkansas Department of Higher Education awarded $750,000 to the University of Arkansas to help increase the number of data science certificates and degrees throughout the state. Karl Schubert, managing…
by - April 9, 2025 6:35 pm
A new study conducted for The Venture Center shows that the startup hub had a $62.3 million economic impact on Arkansas over a five-year period. The report, conducted by Boyette…
by - April 7, 2025 12:56 pm
With advances in science and health and thanks to the growing advent of artificial intelligence (AI), a Little Rock tech firm and regional hospital unveiled Monday (April 7) a new…
by - April 2, 2025 11:27 am
Ritter Communications, announced the retirement of executive chairman Alan Morse, effective April 30. He joined the company as president in 2014, was promoted to chief executive officer in 2019, and…
by - March 29, 2025 1:13 pm
Dr. Mae Jemison, author, astronaut and entrepreneur, will be a guest speaker April 9 at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith and share her experiences as a leader in…
by - March 27, 2025 7:43 am
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at Arkansas State University will offer classes in April for small businesses to learn about funding, growing and marketing their company….
by - March 26, 2025 12:50 pm
Area businesses and organizations recently announced various accelerators, incubators and other programs supporting Arkansas startups. Following are the programs underway, in the works or need applicants. • ScaleUp Accelerator Bentonville-based…
by - March 25, 2025 4:32 pm
Ritter Communications is making a $4 million investment in Jacksonville to expand its RightFiber fiber optic internet. The project is expected to be completed in late 2025. RightFiber’s network is…
by - March 18, 2025 10:48 am
Eric Howerton and JS Bull have teamed up to launch a new tech startup to help Walmart and its suppliers more easily increase advertising clicks within their retail media networks…
by - March 18, 2025 10:41 am
Technology startup Xtremis, in collaboration with the University of Arkansas, is designing and planning to construct a high-tech campus in southern Washington County to test wireless communications equipment. Samir El-Ghazaly,…
by - March 16, 2025 5:14 am
The Forge Institute announced the startups selected for the Phoenix Xcelerator program, a no-cost, no-equity accelerator designed to fast-track promising startups tackling aerospace and defense challenges. Through a structured 12-week…
by - March 13, 2025 9:48 am
Rogers-based SafeHaven Security Group LLC, a threat management and security firm, has established a partnership with New Jersey-based Hetherington Group, a provider of open-source intelligence training (OSINT) and analytical services….
by - March 13, 2025 9:38 am
Bastazo, a Bentonville-based software development startup, recently launched the updated Bastazo Platform, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cybersecurity platform that identifies risks and provides recommendations to resolve issues. “Vulnerability backlogs in…
by - March 8, 2025 2:17 pm
Ty Barrett is director of the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) Regional Office at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, the university has announced. Barrett, 55,…
by - March 5, 2025 6:30 pm
Ten Arkansas-based small businesses owned and operated by U.S. military veterans are participating in the second annual cohort for the Veteran-Owned Small Business Accelerator (VOSB) offered by the Venture Center….
by - March 3, 2025 5:56 pm
The Venture Center Arkansas Fund, launched last year and having raised $10 million, announced Monday (March 3) it has made investments in four state-based startups, with three based in central…
by - March 1, 2025 4:51 pm
The Arkansas Tech University (ATU) robotics team, which has student members from the Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas areas, is set to compete in May at the world’s largest robotics…
