by Luke Jones 5/13/2013 12:00 am
With its new status as a Fortune 500 company, Windstream Corp. looks to keep up its $6.16 billion in revenue. The Federal Communications Commission weighs in to say Windstream broadband could use some improvement.
by Mark Carter 5/7/2013 08:46 am
Picasolar, a University of Arkansas startup that created a way to make solar cells more efficient, won the MIT Clean Energy Prize business-plan contest and $250,000 Monday.
by Associated Press 5/7/2013 07:46 am
The Senate sided with traditional retailers and financially strapped state and local governments Monday by passing a bill that would widely subject online shopping — for many a largely tax-free frontier — to state sales taxes.
by Arkansas Business Staff 5/6/2013 03:31 pm
A video look at the Made By Few conference that took place Saturday at the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock.
by Lance Turner and Gwen Moritz 5/6/2013 08:47 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville regains the top spot on Fortune magazine's annual list of the country's largest corporations. Meanwhile, Windstream Corp. of Little Rock joins the list for the first time, ranking No. 414.
by Jan Cottingham 5/6/2013 12:00 am
A profound shift in how capital is raised means anyone can become a venture capitalist and anyone can solicit funds to support startup dreams.
by Jan Cottingham 5/6/2013 12:00 am
Kickstarter, based in New York City, is a crowdfunding platform that allows individuals to seek donations for their projects in exchange for rewards. Among those projects are two based in Little Rock: Stone's Throw Brewing and Treatsie.
by Mark Carter 5/6/2013 12:00 am
Later this month, perhaps even as soon as this week, ARK officials hope to name the 10 startup finalists who will relocate to Fayetteville and compete for up to $150,000 available to two overall winners of this mentorship-driven startup boot camp.
by Chris Bahn 4/29/2013 12:00 am
Motivated by the possibility of failure, bolstered by innovative thinking and energized by promising young hires who would work their way to the top of the company, J.B. Hunt Transport eventually matched — and exceeded — J.B. Hunt's vision for what the business could become.
by Chris Bahn 4/29/2013 12:00 am
Working on a $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, Fayetteville company Arkansas Power & Electronics International is tackles inefficiencies in hybrid vehicle batteries. The innovations could help jumpstarting the electric vehicle industry.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/29/2013 12:00 am
The movement to provide more arts and entertainment options in northwest Arkansas continues to gain momentum, specifically in Bentonville. Home to the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and a proposed Walton Arts Center campus, the city is also the planned location of a children's museum.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/29/2013 12:00 am
The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville received $962,000 for leasing its space to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. during the company's annual shareholders' meeting in 2012.
by Lance Turner 4/25/2013 08:50 am
Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli, a University of Arkansas alumnus, is scheduled to speak May 11 at UA's All University Commencement.
by Lance Turner 4/25/2013 08:17 am
Baggo, the popular tailgate game you've probably played at Razorbacks games, at fairs and in your backyard, is made right here in Arkansas. THV 11 News' Ashely Blackstone goes to Hot Springs to tour the plant, where fun and games is serious business.
by Associated Press 4/24/2013 11:40 am
Online privacy rules are changing. The question now is how much you'll care.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/24/2013 11:07 am
Arkansas Business has launched a workforce evaluation program to help companies gauge their employees' engagement and satisfaction.
by Mark Friedman 4/22/2013 12:00 am
A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences' BioVentures company that says it has a treatment that will detect and kill cancer cells is preparing to have its initial public offering.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/22/2013 12:00 am
The Art Newspaper publishes an annual list of the top 100 art museums in the world as measured by attendance. Though northwest Arkansas' own doesn't crack the list (topped by the Louvre, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and the British Museum), it does get a nice mention.
by Mike Boschetti 4/22/2013 12:00 am
As you get nearer to the time when you will leave behind the daily worries and stresses of business ownership, have you defined a successful exit? Do you know where “there” is, or how to begin to get there?
by Chris Bahn 4/22/2013 12:00 am
USA Truck has outfitted six of the trucks in its fleet with an onboard diagnostics program as part of a pilot program offered by Daimler.