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![Jody Hardin and Richard Ims, CEO and chief business officer at Carbon Chicken Project LLC, stand with their 4-pound bag of fertilizer at the company’s 11-acre innovation farm in Fayetteville. [Michael Woods]](https://arkansasbusiness.wppcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Carbon_Chicken_005_opt-300x194.jpg)
Arkansas Startup Turns Poultry Waste Into Carbon-Negative Fertilizer
Carbon Chicken is turning poultry litter into a composted, microbe-rich biochar fertilizer to reduce pollution, improve soil health, and help Arkansas farmers sequester carbon. read more >
by Chloe McGehee -
Jeff Amerine Named Board Chair of Ark Angel Alliance (Super Mover)
Amerine is the founder and managing director of Startup Junkie Consulting of Fayetteville. read more >
New Names Join Familiar Firms on List of State’s Largest Asset Managers
Mixed in among the familiar names of Arkansas asset managers are some notable newbies, including a mysterious Little Rock venture capital firm managing three-quarters of a billion dollars, most of it from foreign investment pools. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
US Treasury Awards $82M to Help Small Businesses in Arkansas
The money is a portion of $10 billion being provided to states, territories and tribal governments to promote entrepreneurship. read more >
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