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Sarah Campbell joined Arkansas Business in 2016. She graduated in 2011 from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro with a bachelor's degree in journalism and interned for the Jonesboro Sun. She then worked as a general assignment reporter and copyeditor for the Leader newspaper in Jacksonville. Sarah is from Gravel Ridge, which was annexed into Sherwood in 2008. She writes a monthly technology column and news for both the online and print editions.
The financial impact of the new outcomes-based state funding formula on individual Arkansas universities and colleges has been a mixed bag, but the program is having the desired effect, and overall funding has increased. read more >
LawnStarter of Austin, Texas, which markets itself as “Uber for lawn care,” has received a $10.5 million investment from Edison Partners of Princeton, New Jersey, and will use the infusion to offer additional services in about 20 handpicked markets, including Little Rock. read more >
Visiting Angels of Central Arkansas in Little Rock has a new offering: “Constant Companion,” a voice-controlled virtual assistant. read more >
Alter Trading Corp., doing business as TRG Jonesboro, will move its scrapyard from Flint Street downtown to the former Jonesboro Recycling Team site on Vance Drive, and the city is looking at the property to be vacated for a green space project. read more >
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. signs an agreement with the Republic of Kazakhstan and private holding company Kusto Group to collaborate on construction of a modern beef processing plant in Kazakhstan. read more >
AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson talks about the future of 5G internet during the 154th annual meeting of the Little Rock Regional Chamber. read more >
Startup Junkie, in partnership with the Walton Family Foundation, will work with Kiva US to launch a micro-loan program called Kiva Northwest Arkansas. read more >
Artificial intelligence is coming for auditors — and accountants in general — but it will change what they do, not take their jobs, according to Arkansas accounting professionals. read more >
Titanium components maker Radius Aerospace of Hot Springs, formerly a division of Triumph Group, announces an expansion that will create 65 jobs. read more >
Enrollment in the University of Central Arkansas' new bachelor's degree program in cybersecurity grew from nine to 57 students in just one year, and the program has already helped convince one company to expand in Conway. read more >
