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Laravel Lands $57M from Accel, Aims for Global Expansion
Little Rock-based Laravel is a free and open-source PHP-based web framework for building web applications. read more >
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Inuvo Reports $2.1M Loss, 75% Jump in Sales in Q1
The company says new regulatory requirements and privacy concerns are an opportunity to establish a "dominant" market position. read more >
‘Succession’ Versus Success (Lance Turner Editor’s Note)
Whatever industry you’re in and whatever the size of your organization, a good succession plan is a must-have. read more >
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Federal Mandate Takes Vaccine Decision Off Employers’ Hands
Larger U.S. businesses now won't have to decide whether to require their employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Doing so is now federal policy. read more >
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No Big Backlash for States Passing Anti-Transgender Laws
Five states including Arkansas have passed laws or implemented executive orders limiting the ability of transgender youths to play sports or receive certain medical treatment — and there’s been little tangible repercussions. read more >
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The Price of Ignorance (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)
I am no constitutional scholar, but the deadly insurrection against Congress for doing its constitutional duty and subsequent fallout proves that even the president of the United States didn’t understand the constitutional process by which he was elected (and then sent packing). read more >
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Tech World Still a Man’s World
Although the percentage of women in the U.S. workforce now stands at 46.8%, it remains much lower than that in the technology sector. read more >
FBI Agrees to Unlock iPhone, iPod in Conway Homicide Case
The FBI agreed Wednesday to help an Arkansas prosecutor unlock an iPhone and iPod belonging to two teenagers accused of killing a Conway couple. read more >
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Tell Me a Story (Rob Anderson Commentary)
What’s your story? If you own a business or have a product to sell and you don’t have an answer to that question, then you may be in trouble. Why? Well, let me begin with a story … read more >
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Mobile-Payment Battle Brews Between Apple, Wal-Mart
A major battle could be brewing between giants of the retail and technology world over how mobile payments will take hold in America. read more >
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Nettleton Schools To Spend $1 Million On Laptops to Students
The Nettleton School District in Jonesboro said it will spend $1 million during the next four years to provide its students with Apple laptops. read more >
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ASU Herald Says iPads for Freshmen Getting ‘Mixed Reviews’
Arkansas State University's move to require freshmen to purchase iPads for use in its first-year "Making Connections" classes is getting mixed reviews from students, according to the Jonesboro campus' student newspaper. read more >
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Apple Adds to Improved Consumer Confidence (Craig Douglass On Consumers)
Consumer spending is 70 percent of the U.S. economy. We’ve noted that impressive figure in previous columns, but it is worth repeating because it provides a real sense of inclusion for Arkansas consumers. What it should mean to each of us is our individual purchases help make up the overall economic vitality of our state and nation. We are players in the economic equation. Sometimes it just doesn’t feel like it. read more >
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