by - July 2, 2018 3:35 pm
After years of private speculation and months of public disclosure, the next chapter of Acxiom is ready to be written. Interpublic Group of Cos. (NYSE:IPG), a global marketing and advertising…
by - July 2, 2018 2:34 pm
The digital currency system Bitcoin is just one application of blockchain technology. And while it garners much attention, future retail applications are almost certain, according to Marshall Cohen, chief retail…
by - July 1, 2018 6:03 pm
Cupcakes aren’t a new idea. But a cupcake business, reimagined, paying competitive wages to employees with special needs? That was worth a frosty $500 at Entrepreneurship Bootcamp on Friday (June…
by - June 28, 2018 5:22 pm
The Arkansas Department of Information Systems (DIS) announced that Jennifer Davis has been selected as the state’s first chief privacy officer. The position of CPO at DIS was created in…
by - June 25, 2018 12:08 pm
Michelle Bernhardt-Barry, assistant professor of civil engineering at the University of Arkansas, has been studying methods to use soils and sands to build roads and structures in remote areas —…
by - June 24, 2018 10:33 pm
Facebook is bringing a “Community Boost” to Little Rock on Dec. 11-12, 2018. The program was started last November and is part of Facebook’s commitment to visits U.S. cities with…
by - June 22, 2018 12:00 pm
Walmart Labs Chief Technology Officer Jeremy King has said the retail giant will add to its tech workforce this year, creating around 2,000 full- and part-time jobs. The jobs will…
by - June 21, 2018 4:52 pm
State lawmakers and others working to overhaul the state’s cumbersome tax code applauded an almost-split decision issued Thursday (June 21) by the U.S. Supreme Court that could allow Arkansas and…
by - June 19, 2018 4:32 pm
Crowdsourcing is not new to retail. Some of the biggest companies on the planet are using it to keep tabs on store shelves, final mile delivery and other needs. Coca-Cola…
by - June 13, 2018 11:10 pm
The Little Rock Technology Park Authority spent nearly three hours on Wednesday (June 13) hearing proposals from four Central Arkansas construction firms competing to build the second phase of the…
by - June 13, 2018 5:10 pm
The Northeast Arkansas Regional Intermodal Authority will launch an economic development planning project designed to refine the top targeted business and industry targets for the region but as well as…
by - June 7, 2018 3:57 pm
In early May, Northwest Arkansas Business Journal editor Paul Gatling moderated a roundtable discussion in the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio at Fayetteville radio station KUAF 91.3 FM. The topic? Technology. Participants…
by - June 7, 2018 9:27 am
Little Rock-based startup LumoXchange, one of the first tenants of the city’s Technology Park and an initial graduate of the Venture Center’s FinTech Accelerator program, laid claim Wednesday (June 6)…
by - June 5, 2018 9:27 am
Dr. Chris Taylor, a laparoscopic surgeon from Harrison, has performed more than 4,000 procedures, and he believes he has a tool, Ab Grab, to make future ones safer. To get that…
by - June 4, 2018 2:54 pm
AT&T announced Monday (June 4) that Ronnie Dedman has been named president of AT&T Arkansas. Dedman will lead the company’s external, government and public affairs efforts in the state. He succeeds Ed…
by - June 4, 2018 1:58 pm
Fintech startup Bucket Technologies will begin testing its digital piggy bank technology starting in June in Northwest Arkansas. The company is headquartered in California, but also has a satellite headquarters…
by - June 1, 2018 1:30 pm
The Conductor announced Friday (June 1) the official application period is open for the second cohort for the 10x Cyber Accelerator, a 20-week program designed to scale Arkansas’ high-growth tech…
by - May 31, 2018 1:52 pm
Within Walmart’s Store No. 8 incubator in Bentonville, the retailer is testing a white-glove shopping service in New York City dubbed Jetblack and co-founded by Jenny Fleiss who joined Walmart…
by - May 16, 2018 5:52 pm
Shares of Acxiom Corp. stock were off more than 9% in after-market trading Wednesday (May 16) after the Conway-based data marketer missed Wall Street targets with its fourth quarter and…
by - May 10, 2018 6:51 pm
The Little Rock Technology Park Authority Wednesday (May 9) voted to accept a lone bid from Stone Ward to promote the city’s downtown startup village and pitch positive stories on…
