The fingerprints of innovation are evident across Arkansas — bringing new technologies to market, making internal business changes for operational efficiencies and disrupting an industry with a new product or service.
But surprisingly, when our team conducted research and development to launch a new publication, we discovered a void in the media market to collectively tell these stories and highlight the tech and innovation pioneers in our state. That feedback from industry leaders kicked off a yearlong development, the culmination of which you now are reading.
We’re glad you’re here. I trust the content by our editorial team and from the advertisers will create powerful business connections and encourage further advances across the industries featured.
Part of the mission of this publication is to challenge the false assumption that Arkansas is behind the tech curve — another theme uncovered during our R&D efforts. That’s just not the case, and the people and companies in this magazine are proof.
A big thank you to our annual sponsors, which you’ll find featured in the following pages. They quickly jumped on board to support what they already understand is a critical component to our state’s economic success.
We expect this to be the first of many editions of TechAR — to continue to tell the stories of innovation, to build upon the current tech ecosystem and to help recruit bright minds and progressive companies to the state. The future is now.
Eric Olson
Publisher
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