by - April 5, 2016 2:07 pm
Denver-based startup Solve For Food plans to raise $6 million among Arkansas investors to construct a food innovation center that uses 915 Labs’ patented technology to help food companies reduce…
by - April 3, 2016 7:17 pm
Social entrepreneur E.A. Lepine is the founder and CEO of Arrowroot, an ethical online dress shop based in Denver, Colorado. Arrowroot and Lepine partner with artisans through Mi Esperanza (which…
by - April 3, 2016 2:35 pm
A self-driving land drone has taken up residence at the University of Arkansas thanks to a partnership between London-based Starship Technologies and the McMillon Innovation Lab at the University of…
by - April 1, 2016 3:10 pm
At least 50 high school girls in Northeast Arkansas had the opportunity Friday (April 1) to learn about arthopods, aroma therapy and making a tower using strands of spaghetti. The…
by - April 1, 2016 3:10 pm
At least 50 high school girls in Northeast Arkansas had the opportunity Friday (April 1) to learn about arthopods, aroma therapy and making a tower using strands of spaghetti. The…
by - March 31, 2016 9:44 am
It’s been months in the making but two new Fab Labs are expected to open later this year in Northwest Arkansas. The ventures are designed to help entrepreneurs get the…
by - March 31, 2016 7:19 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. ––––––––––––––– SBA ANNOUNCES 2ND NATIONAL ROAD TOUR TO CHAMPION STEM INNOVATION The U.S….
by - March 30, 2016 7:20 pm
Little Rock will be among the first nine stops in the U.S. Small Business Administration’s National Road Tour to champion STEM innovation. The SBA announced the touring schedule on March…
by - March 30, 2016 5:04 pm
State and federal officials braved a downpour Wednesday to learn about a program that will help budding entrepreneurs grow their business in the economy. About 12 people were at the…
by - March 30, 2016 3:01 pm
Acxiom announced this week that it plans to deepen its current partnership with Twitter by deploying a pilot program to give advertisers of the real-time online social networking platform the…
by - March 29, 2016 8:03 am
Arkansans Spencer Jones of LineGard Med and Tina McCord from ZUNI Learning Tree were winners at the Delta Regional Showcase event sponsored by the Delta Regional Authority during New Orleans…
by - March 28, 2016 6:48 pm
A conference on “Celebrating Future Women Leaders in STEM” will feature a number of Arkansas State University faculty members and a series of workshops for high school and college students on…
by - March 28, 2016 6:48 pm
A conference on “Celebrating Future Women Leaders in STEM” will feature a number of Arkansas State University faculty members and a series of workshops for high school and college students on…
by - March 27, 2016 8:06 am
CJRW’s director of digital, Zack Hill, was a guest on this week’s edition of Talk Business & Politics. He recapped his team’s recent trip to South by Southwest, the tech…
by - March 26, 2016 7:34 pm
As drones continue to be a more utilized technology, the maturation of the industry is taking place. Efforts are in place to ensure safety and bring the technology to new…
by - March 24, 2016 6:14 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. ––––––––––––––– LONGTIME DIRECTOR RETIRING FROM SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE CENTER Janet Roderick, state director…
by - March 23, 2016 10:40 am
Stephanie McCratic founded Acorn: An Influence Company in 2014. The Bentonville-based venture currently employs 12 people and works with more than 700 contractors through social media. The company works as…
by - March 23, 2016 9:51 am
The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub held an open house on Thursday, March 3, 2016, in North Little Rock, but it has been “gaining steam” for more than a year. The…
by - March 23, 2016 8:55 am
On Friday, March 4, over 120 people attended the first annual TEDxUniversityofCentralArkansas on the campus of UCA at the historic Ida Waldran Auditorium. Among the presenters, participants were surprised with…
by - March 20, 2016 8:26 pm
Northwest Arkansas will in late April host the first Placemaker Summit and Small Developer Bootcamp, gathering urban planners, developers, civic organizations and municipal leaders from across Arkansas, Kansas. Missouri, Oklahoma…
