by - July 13, 2016 8:49 pm
As construction on the Little Rock Technology Authority’s multi-million dollar tech village picks up steam, the nonprofit’s newly-reconfigured board of directors voted Wednesday (July 13) to opt out of the…
by - July 13, 2016 5:29 am
WorkHound, the Iowa-based logistics platform for the trucking industry and co-founded by Arkansas native Max Farrell, announced that it has joined the Dynamo Accelerator, a logistics-based accelerator that is part of a 12-week…
by - July 7, 2016 3:54 pm
The Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Startup Junkie Consulting and Community Venture Foundation, announce the winners for its annual Teen Entrepreneur Boot Camp in which 15 high school…
by - July 7, 2016 3:54 pm
The Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Startup Junkie Consulting and Community Venture Foundation, announce the winners for its annual Teen Entrepreneur Boot Camp in which 15 high school…
by - July 6, 2016 4:22 pm
WalmartPay is now available in all of the retail giant’s 4,600-plus stores in the U.S., marking one of the fastest nationwide rollouts the company has launched in recent years. Walmart’s…
by - July 5, 2016 5:28 pm
Use of mobile pay among U.S. consumers is growing, particularly at retailers like Starbucks and Walmart U.S. who have adopted their own forms of mobile payment, according to research conducted…
by - June 30, 2016 5:55 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. ––––––––––––––– UALR CHANCELLOR NAMES MAINSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES PRESIDENT TO TECH PARK BOARD University of…
by - June 29, 2016 2:00 pm
Editor’s note: Story info provided by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. –––––––––––––––– Arely Hernandez set down the car – which she and a group of students constructed from…
by - June 29, 2016 6:02 am
When The Iron Yard’s Little Rock campus held its demo day for the third cohort on May 20th, word was out that it would be their last. The company announced…
by - June 27, 2016 3:41 pm
NASA has awarded $124,982 to Ozark Integrated Circuits, a technology firm affiliated with the University of Arkansas, to create a fabrication process model for the design of complicated circuits that…
by - June 27, 2016 3:37 pm
Camp Invention, a summer day camp program supported by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and a product of the National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF), is coming…
by - June 23, 2016 6:16 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. ––––––––––––––– KELLOGG ESTABLISHES $100 MILLION STARTUP FUND TO SUPPORT GROWTH INITIATIVES Kellogg Company…
by - June 22, 2016 8:41 pm
Little Rock Central graduate Max Farrell is the co-founder of WorkHound, the mobile platform that helps those in the trucking industry retain and attract new talent. WorkHound is an application…
by - June 21, 2016 8:56 pm
Microsoft announced a deal last week to acquire LinkedIn for $26.2 billion. That’s a lot of money. What in the world will Microsoft do with a social media platform that caters…
by - June 21, 2016 2:46 pm
It’s been a long-time coming, but the Federal Aviation Administration released the basic guidelines that will regulate the commercial use of drones on Tuesday (June 21). Drone flights could begin…
by - June 21, 2016 7:43 am
The Commerce Department’s National Technical Information Service on Monday published a Federal Register notice (FRN) announcing a new joint venture partnership focused on improving access, analysis, and use of federal…
by - June 19, 2016 3:56 pm
Whoa, tie a yellow ribbon ’round the ole oak tree / It’s been three long years Do ya still want me (still want me) / “Tie a yellow ribbon ‘round the old…
by - June 16, 2016 7:06 pm
The old model of economic development in cities is giving way to a newer, place-based version, attendees of the Arkansas Municipal League’s Annual Convention in Little Rock were told Thursday…
by - June 16, 2016 3:15 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. ––––––––––––––– L’OREAL USA SEEKING NOMINATIONS FOR PROGRAM TO AID FEMALE DIGITAL ENTREPRENEURS L’Oreal…
by - June 15, 2016 6:52 pm
Winrock International is combining with the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub, the two nonprofit groups announced Wednesday at Winrock International’s headquarters in Little Rock. The merger is effective immediately. State Rep….
