by - August 22, 2015 8:02 pm
Unroll.me Helps Declutter Your Inbox
As a businessman, businesswoman, or entrepreneur, we usually sign up for email newsletters to get an ebook or some other kind of free product in exchange for valuable content. The…
Startups / Technology
by - August 22, 2015 7:32 pm
UCA Announces Inaugural TEDx Event
The University of Central Arkansas has announced it will host a TEDx event in March 2016.
by - August 20, 2015 7:52 am
Startup Talk: Mastercard To Pioneer ‘Selfies’ For Online Payment Transactions
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free…
by - August 19, 2015 9:47 pm
Windstream Mum On Possible Division Sale, Company’s Stock Snaps Out Of Slump
Market interest in Windstream Holdings, Inc. is gaining steam after a Wall Street financial news analysis site reported that the Little Rock telecom is looking to sell its Hosted Solutions…
by - August 19, 2015 3:30 pm
Forge Issues IDEA Challenge To Students In Jonesboro
Forge, the innovation and entrepreneurial nonprofit in Jonesboro, is bringing its IDEA Challenge to Nettleton High school on October 3rd. Fifty students from the 11th and 12th grades in Northeast…
by - August 18, 2015 6:17 pm
ZUNI Learning Tree To Present At 1 Million Cups
Tina McCord from ZUNI Learning Tree will present at 1 Million Cups Little Rock this Wednesday. What exactly does ZUNI do? Read on to find out.
by - August 18, 2015 8:37 am
Three Questions With Little Rock Tech Fest’s Daniel Pollock
Little Rock Tech Fest will be held October 16th this year. Tech Fest has been a very successful event the past couple of years and this year looks to be…
by - August 18, 2015 8:19 am
New Battle Bots League Starts In Arkansas
Two self-described “serial entrepreneurs and longtime nerds” are starting a new Battle Bots league in Arkansas. Brad Harvey, founder of Nerdies and co-founder of Blur State, both located in Fayetteville…
by - August 17, 2015 4:02 pm
2015 Internet Trends
In late May, Mary Meeker released her 2015 version of the Internet Trends, a 196-slide presentation. 2015 Internet Trends Report from Kleiner Perkins “Kleiner Perkins partner Mary Meeker’s yearly Internet…
by - August 17, 2015 4:00 pm
Lifehacking: Making Your Office More Productive
This video from the guys at Lifehacker offer several tips on different ways to make your office much more productive and how to get a cheaper drink from Starbucks. The…
by - August 17, 2015 7:46 am
Money Talk: Survey Shows Mobile Banking Gaining On Online Banking
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - August 16, 2015 7:33 am
Students, Governor Get Taste Of Coding At Clinton Center
Hundreds of students got a taste of computer coding at the Clinton Presidential Center Saturday, days before thousands more students begin taking high school classes on the same subject. Even…
by - August 14, 2015 6:56 am
UAFS Officials Hope New Windgate Facility Will Nurture ‘Creative Class’
Come Monday (Aug. 17), the newest building on the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith campus is estimated to welcome up to 400 students and wholly change how the university…
by - August 13, 2015 8:29 pm
Wal-Mart And Other Retailers Move To Test Alternative To Apple Pay
Mobile Pay has been a hot topic in the retail sector, especially as consumers become more comfortable using their phones to complete simple tasks like depositing checks, ordering online or…
by - August 13, 2015 2:44 pm
Research Alliance Brings Two Bright Minds To State
The Arkansas Research Alliance, a coalition of five research universities partnering with state businesses, announced Thursday two $500,000 awards given over three years to a Chinese scientist specializing in energy…
by - August 13, 2015 9:18 am
CS&L Ekes Out Quarterly Profit As Real Estate Trust Launches Operations
Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc. reported second quarter profits of $8 million, or five cents per share, as the state’s newest publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) is fresh…
by - August 13, 2015 5:45 am
Startup Talk: Verizon Completes Testing On Broadband Service 1,000 Times Faster Than Average Home Connection
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by - August 12, 2015 6:28 pm
LR Tech Park Board Moves Forward On $17.5 Million Financing Deal
The Little Rock Technology Park Authority approved a resolution on Wednesday to negotiate with a consortium of local banks and close on a proposed $17.5 million financing package for the first phase of a planned $30 million downtown development.
by - August 12, 2015 6:17 pm
Local Startups Make Pitch To Downtown Partnership Board
Downtown Little Rock Partnership (DLRP) board members on Wednesday chose local startup Apptegy as the winner of a lunchtime pitch contest that pitted a handful of Venture Center members in…
by - August 12, 2015 6:10 pm
CartDelivered, Swivel Caddy Win Awards At G60 Competition In Rogers
Two brand-spanking new companies earned the top spots at the latest G60 Elevator Speech Competition, which was held during the 2015 Northwest Arkansas Business Expo on Tuesday (Aug. 11). The…