Ark Angel Alliance Reaches $1.3M in Investments
The group’s current portfolio of nine companies includes SFC Fluidics, MAIA Biotechnology, Loloft and Vascugenix.
View ArticleHeartX Accelerator Picks 5 Startups for 2022 Program
Each company will receive $150,000 of investment capital as well as complete and total access to clinicians and administrators while executing their pilot projects with Arkansas hospitals.
View ArticleSomewhere Out There...
The story behind the handmade wood furniture story James + James of Springdale is remarkable.
View ArticleSmall Businesses Brace for Cautious Holiday Shoppers
Owners say they're ordering inventory earlier to avoid the supply-chain snags that frustrated them the past two holiday seasons and to draw in early birds.
View ArticleKinetic Expands Black Business Support Fund
The fund, which aims to grow and increase the stability of Black-owned businesses, will now accept applications for grants from eligible businesses across its entire 18-state service area.
View ArticleHealthTech Arkansas Creates BioTherapy Accelerator
The first cohort is scheduled to start in April 2023.
View ArticleArkansas Jobless Rate Rises to 3.5%
The Arkansas unemployment rate rose one-tenth of a percentage point, from 3.4% in August to 3.5% in September, according to the state Division of Workforce Services.
View Article5 Secrets to Maximizing Employee Productivity (Sabrina Starling Commentary)
Build your workforce of top performers by improving hiring and supporting workers you already have.
View ArticleOrthodox Farmhouse Brewery to Open in Washington County
Owners Ashlyn Gagnon and her husband, Jesse, are in their “final push” to open the craft brewery in Elkins by the end of this year.
View ArticleTexarkana Tech Company Raising Nearly $3M for Online Training Service
Vertical Main Street Partners LP has already raised $685,000, with $2.1 million to go for marketing and the hiring of independent contractors.
View ArticleSPONSORED: Former Navy SEAL Scott Daly Shares Leadership Advice on 'Business...
Daly, director of training for the Focus3 leadership training organization in Columbus, Ohio, learned a little something about overcoming the events of life when he broke his neck in freestyle...
View ArticleLow-Wage Workers Bear Financial Brunt of Denied Abortions
States with some of the nation's strictest abortion laws are among the hardest places to raise children, especially for the poor.
View ArticleUS Unemployment Claims Inch Higher, but Remain Very Low
Fed officials have warned that the unemployment rate will likely have to rise as part of their fight against rising prices, and the most recent government jobs report likely snuffed out any hope that...
View ArticleRelocated Tyson Execs Could Be $250M Boon to NWA
The regional economic impact would include additional jobs in health care, education and construction.
View ArticleArkansas-Made Brake Signal Device Held Up by Regulators
Intellistop Inc. of Fayetteville designed a product to reduce tractor-trailer collisions. But its business plan has hit a speed bump.
View ArticleJob Openings Rose to 10.7 Million in September, Despite Fed Efforts
In another sign the labor market remains tight and employers unwilling to let workers go, layoffs dropped in September to 1.3 million, fewest since April.
View ArticleLamar Advertising CEO Sean Reilly Talks Transformation & Growth on Next...
Under Reilly's leadership, Lamar Advertising Co. has established the industry’s first digital billboard network, grown its advertiser offerings to more than 4,000 displays across the U.S., and...
View ArticleVenture Center Seeks New Leader After Wayne Miller Departs
Miller had led the nonprofit since 2018. Chief Strategy Officer Mimi San Pedro has been named interim director.
View ArticleDenise Thomas Joins Board of St. Louis Fed's Little Rock Branch
Thomas will fill the unexpired portion of a three-year term ending Dec. 31, 2023.
View Article$28M Complex Opens New Front in Rogers’ Revitalization Plan
Mayor Greg Hines said the city needed a big project downtown. First Street Flats fits the bill.
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