Ritter Communications Shows Off $8M Data Center in Jonesboro
by Arkansas Business Staff – 2 weeks ago
It's been one year since the $8 million center opened.
It's been one year since the $8 million center opened.
Thanks to a $750,000 grant awarded earlier this month, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will be one of the first institutions in the country to offer graduate certificates in cybersecurity education to high school teachers.
The Arkansas Public Service Commission's chairman, Ted Thomas, was a presenter and an award winner at the event.
Nabholz is managing partner for the Health Tech Arkansas accelerator, and Tappan is managing partner of the company that owns most of the Purple Cow Restaurants chain. read more >
The group says the report shows that policies at the state level have to adjust to improve the entrepreneurship environments in heartland states. read more >
Jones said one of his priorities as its new owner is to expand into additional markets and increase the company's offerings. read more >
The grant will allow the Forge Institute to offer its seven-week information technology/cyber fundamentals and 14-week cyber training bootcamp courses for free to more than 50 people. read more >
Allison Cox has been named executive vice president and chief people officer of Encore Bank of Little Rock. read more >
The University of Arkansas has been awarded another one-year, $5.4 million grant to equip its semiconductor fabrication center. read more >
The professional and business services sector grew the most, adding 10,000 jobs. read more >
Misner has been called the “Father of Modern Networking” by Forbes and CNN. read more >
Zayo Group LLC has been in talks to buy Uniti Group Inc. and Windstream Holdings, according to the Wall Street Journal. read more >
Talley said his predecessor set a good example for leading the organization, which has “an amazing core team." read more >
Her previous work focused on technologies that help mitigate the effects of limb amputation and neurodegenerative diseases. read more >
The project involves using semiconductor silicon germanium tin to design and build a prototype. read more >
It's a change from company's previous expectation that most employees would need to be in the office at least three days a week. read more >
Anchor planned to use 55,000 SF of the 137,000-SF former Sears site at the mall, but the COVID-19 pandemic squashed those grand plans. read more >
It will be the only silicon carbide facility of its kind open to external researchers. read more >
I have longed for a ‘passwordless society' for some time now and Microsoft has taken steps this year toward that possibility. Here's why that's relevant. read more >
For Arkansas hospitals, the new normal is coming quickly into view. read more >
Craig Harper of J.B. Hunt is just as eager as any devout environmentalist to see alternative-fuel vehicles come into vogue. read more >
Many supply managers fear holiday shoppers will face higher prices and empty shelves. read more >
A confluence of events turns our thoughts toward the havoc caused by social media and the promise offered by new media sites. read more >
In the first quarter of 2021, the share of net wealth in the United States held by the top 10% rose slightly from the previous quarter to 69.8% read more >
Alan Tedford, CEO of Stephens Group Asset Management, looks to the firm's fourth anniversary, devoted to fundamental values. read more >
The purchase will power 400 of Windstream's locations in Texas. read more >
He's considered by many to be one of the most innovative marketers in the direct-to-consumer sector. read more >
The company was an early adopter of solar energy in Arkansas, where it built an array to power its North Little Rock plant. read more >
Winrock International is packing up to move, having sold its gleaming 25,000-SF headquarters on Riverfront Drive in Little Rock for $5.3 million this month. read more >
Since launching in 2019, Fayetteville farmland investing service AcreTrader has placed “well over” $100 million into more than 60 farms in a dozen states, according to Founder and CEO Carter Malloy. read more >
iDatafy of Little Rock has launched its SmartResume Certified Job Talent Marketplace, designed to connect employers to white- and blue-collar job seekers who actually have the skills they're looking for. read more >
Alton Johnson, the University of Arkansas' new rice research leader, studies new crop strains and technology to help farmers succeed. read more >
The grant will be matched with $500,000 in local funds. read more >
