According to a 2024 study by the National Institutes of Health, an average of 24% of women leave the workforce in the first year of motherhood.

Health doesn’t start and end at the gym or the doctor’s office.

Dry basins and shrinking wetlands across the Dakotas and Montana threaten waterfowl breeding success, according to the report.

Hospitals and researchers across Arkansas are turning to artificial intelligence, robotic surgery, and groundbreaking prosthetics to transform patient care and shed the state’s poor health rankings.

A new $95M lab in Arkansas will prototype next-gen silicon carbide electronics for space, energy, and defense.

Big River Steel, Hybar, and Lexicon are redefining what it means to be a steel worker in 2025—where robots, AI and six-figure salaries replace grit and grime.

El Dorado eyes a new boom as Standard Lithium tests breakthrough tech to launch U.S. lithium production in south Arkansas.

Groundwork aims to ease NWA’s housing crisis with Arkansas’ first 3D-printed homes, targeting middle-income buyers in Rogers.

Lapis Carbon Solutions and LSB Industries partner to store CO₂ underground in El Dorado, laying the groundwork for blue ammonia production and a cleaner industrial future.

Startup Junkie’s Jeff Amerine says state support and sector-specific expertise have boosted tech entrepreneurship, but pre-seed capital and scaling knowledge remain key challenges.

Cyrus Sigari’s UP.Summit, a high-profile gathering for advanced mobility leaders and investors, is making Bentonville its permanent home, positioning Arkansas as a hub for cutting-edge transportation innovation.

University of Arkansas at Monticello researcher Hamdi Zurqani has put the school on the map — literally — with a groundbreaking, high-resolution digital canopy map of Arkansas forests that’s fueling new research in wildfire risk, climate change, and forest management.

University of Arkansas researchers are building Cultivate IQ, an AI platform to help small farms forecast demand, yield, and pricing — giving specialty crop growers crucial market data.

As Arkansas faces increasing climate-related disasters, North Little Rock-based CTEH is responding with high-tech tools like fire-resistant robots and real-time environmental data systems to protect people and guide recovery.

Commission members are hoping to pick a new director by June.

The estimate comes from Jonathan Coppess, director of the Gardner Agriculture Policy Program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Across Arkansas, creative placemaking is transforming commercial developments by blending art and design to create vibrant, community-focused spaces that attract visitors.

The state of Arkansas has been proactive in its efforts to attract tech companies and develop homegrown startups, with initiatives covering computer science education and business incubators. There have been […]

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Mixed-use developments are reshaping Arkansas, overcoming zoning hurdles to create vibrant, walkable communities.