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New Apprenticeship Program to Focus on Advanced IT Skills

The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services, in partnership with the Arkansas Apprenticeship Coalition, has launched what it says is the state’s first IT apprenticeship program.

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Anderson, Others Named to Arkansas Research Alliance

The Arkansas Research Alliance names the members of its 15-person Board of Trustees.

Venture Investor Noro-Moseley Expands into Arkansas

After 25 years as a successful venture investor within the Southeastern United States, Noro-Moseley is ready to expand to Arkansas through the Arkansas Institutional Fund.

Arkansas.gov Ranks Among Nation’s Top 10 Government Web Sites

The state's official Web portal, Arkansas.gov, recently was named among the top 10 state sites for the fourth time in six years by the Center for Digital Government's Best of the Web competition.

The state’s official Web portal, Arkansas.gov, recently was named among the top 10 state sites for the fourth time in six years by the Center for Digital Government’s Best of the Web competition.

The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center will receive a $93,405 grant through the U.S. Small Business Administration's Veterans Assistance and Services Program.

Small Business Center Lands $93,000 SBA Grant to Assist Veterans

The state's congressional delegation announced this week that the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center will receive a $93,405 grant through the U.S. Small Business Administration's Veterans Assistance and Services Program. read more >

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Time Magazine Editor-at-large to Speak at Venture Forum Conference

A week from today Josh Quittner, editor-at-large for Time Magazine, will be the featured speaker at the 2008 Arkansas Venture Forum Conference, organizers announced recently. read more >

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Little Rock ‘Hot,’ Magazine Concludes

Southern Business & Development magazine's summer 2008 issue places the Little Rock area at the top of its list of "Hot Markets in a Cold Economy." read more >

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Insight Ecosystems Fills Smaller Banking Niche

Keith Henkel's Insight Ecosystems is looking to provide to small and mid-sized banks the same services as larger financial services providers at a more affordable price. read more >

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The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center unveils a new logo along with its new name.

Center Puts ‘Technology’ in Small Business Development

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock and other higher education institutions in the state recently acknowledged the Arkansas Small Business Development Center's shift toward assisting high-tech and innovative businesses. read more >

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Bentonville International Group CTO Brent Slaughter works with the United States Geological Survey in Henderson, Nev., on an RFID tracking system to enable the USGS to track and study life history dynamics and population trends of the Mojave Desert tortoi

Bentonville Company Has BIG Ideas

Ken Trussell, 46, started Bentonville International Group Inc. in early 2007 and has been in the technology industry for more than 20 years. read more >

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Registration Open for 2008 National SBIR Conference

Hartford, Conn., has been selected as the location for the next national SBIR conference, to be held Nov. 12-14. read more >

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RF Controls Sponsors University of Arkansas RFID Research Center

RF Controls LLC of St. Louis announced this week that it has become a lab sponsor of the RFID Research Center at the University of Arkansas' Information Technology Research Institute of the Sam M. Walton College of Business. read more >

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UALR’s Arkansas Small Business Development Center to Offer ‘Advanced Invention to Venture’ Workshop

The Arkansas Small Business Development Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will soon sponsor the first Advanced Invention to Venture workshop in Arkansas. read more >

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ABF Freight System, Acxiom Listed as Innovators in InformationWeek 500

ABF Freight System Inc. of Fort Smith and Acxiom Corp. of Little Rock announced this week that they have been cited as innovators in information technology by InformationWeek magazine's 2008 InformationWeek 500 list. read more >

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Little Rock MSA No. 54 Among Milken’s Best-Performing Cities List

The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan statistical area ranked No. 54 among the Milken Institute's 2008 list of America's Best-Performing Cities Index. read more >

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Report: Arkansas Students Rank Low in Math, Science Proficiency

The American Electronics Association recently released a rather dismal report that analyzes the latest math and science scores for U.S. fourth- and eighth-grade students. read more >

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New CEO of State Chamber Targets Business Climate

Randy Zook, the new president and CEO of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas, is keeping an eye out for legislation or regulations that might hurt businesses in the state. read more >

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Economic Literacy Programs Fill Educational Void in State

Educators and nonprofit groups in Arkansas are joining forces to promote economic and financial literacy starting at an early age. read more >

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AEDC Reports Increased Economic Development

Last year was a banner year for economic development in the state, according the Arkansas Economic Development Commission's annual activity report for 2007. read more >

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UALR’s Virtual Reality Center Aiding Businesses

UALR offers virtual reality as a tool that lets businesses display their projects before breaking ground in the real world. read more >

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ASTA to Launch Online Database To Bring Arkansas Classrooms Into 21st Century

A state technology task force recently announced the formation of the Science and Mathematics Accessible Resource Tool (SMART) Portal, an interactive database that will allow teachers throughout the state to access and share lesson plans and professional read more >

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Web Video Startup Station X Attracts Capital, Page Views

Station X, Innovate Arkansas' first official client, is a Little Rock-based Internet TV network that provides original broadcasting through niche programming like its first show, Beer Utopia. read more >

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Commerce Arkansas Power Lunch to Feature Ranger Boats Officials

Forrest L. Wood, founder of Ranger Boats of Flippin, and Irwin L. Jacobs, owner of Ranger's parent company, Minneapolis-based Genmar Holdings, Inc., will be the featured guests at the Oct. 22 Commerce Arkansas Power Lunch in Little Rock. read more >

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Connect Arkansas Takes Steps to Empower Local Communities

Connect Arkansas has based its e-Communities program on the principal of creating a level playing field by bridging the digital divide to bring technology awareness, training and access to all of Arkansas' counties. read more >

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