Carol Reeves
AAEA Honors Leaders in Advanced Energy
The Arkansas Public Service Commission's chairman, Ted Thomas, was a presenter and an award winner at the event. read more >
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Butcher & Pint Landlord Alleges Restaurant Used as ‘Giant Piggy Bank’
Some very recognizable northwest Arkansas entrepreneurs are going to be on the receiving end of a civil lawsuit that was filed Thursday. read more >
Startups and More Bubble Up from Governor’s Cup
Over nearly two decades of the Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup competition, just over $2 million in prize money has been given to teams of college students with entrepreneurship ideas deemed promising by competition judges. read more >
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Frank, Judy Fletcher Give UA $600K for Entrepreneurial Course
University of Arkansas alumnus Frank Fletcher and his wife, Judy, are providing $600,000 to establish the Frank and Judy Fletcher SAKE Fund in the Sam M. Walton College of Business. read more >
Cross-College Entrepreneur Team Making Its Mark
It all started when Carol Reeves held the Arkansas Commercialization Retreat atop Petit Jean Mountain at the UA’s Winthrop Rockefeller Institute. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Arkansas Researchers Gather for Retreat Focused on Collaboration
Researchers from the state’s four research-producing universities gathered recently on Petit Jean Mountain for a one-of-a-kind retreat focused on commercialization, collaboration and networking. The second annual Arkansas Commercialization Retreat, the brainchild of University of Arkansas entrepreneurship guru Carol Reeves, took place over three days at the UA’s Winthrop Rockefeller Institute. read more >
by Mark Carter -
UA Building Successful Startups, This Year Led By Picasolar
Startups launched from the Walton Business College at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville are earning both accolades at national business-plan competitions and money as viable, high-growth businesses. read more >
by Mark Carter -
Boston Mountain Biotech: Former ‘Science Project’ Now a Potentially Life-Saving Venture
Ellen Brune’s “science project” turned into a viable business venture, one that could save lives.
Boston Mountain Biotech is Brune’s University of Arkansas startup that developed a way to simplify the production of proteins used in drugs to treat many diseases, including cancer and diabetes.
Basically, BMB’s technology cleans up protein contaminants, and drug companies spend roughly $8 million a year trying to do that during protein production, according to the UA. read more >
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