Nominate Now for the 33rd Arkansas Business of the Year Awards
Arkansas Business is once again seeking nominations of the state's outstanding businesses, business executives and nonprofits for its Arkansas Business of the Year Awards. read more >
Tagged: Technology
SPONSORED: Advanced Tech Strategies For COVID-19 Prevention
Arkansas businesses and institutions have changed the way they operate during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure the safety of patrons and staff and comply with local or state safety mandates and restrictions. read more >
Windstream Completes Restructuring, Goes Private
Windstream Holdings Inc. of Little Rock says it has officially restructured and is now a private company. "Today marks the start of a new era for Windstream as an even stronger, more competitive company," CEO Tony Thomas says. read more >
Pulaski County Tax Payments to Be Accepted at Authorized Banks, Retailers
Looking for a COVID-free way to pay your property taxes? Pulaski County Treasurer Debra Buckner has a few in the works. read more >
There Oughta Be a Word For This (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
I need a word for the sensation that 2020 has simultaneously been the longest year of my life and is also flying by. read more >
Texarkana Gazette Latest to Go Digital With iPads
Wehco Media boss Walter Hussman Jr. is bringing his 21st century digital revolution to his grandfather C.E. Palmer’s first paper, the Texarkana Gazette. read more >
Farm Bureau's Rich Hillman Takes Stock of Arkansas Agriculture
After years as VP at Arkansas Farm Bureau, Rich Hillman thought he knew what to expect as president. Then came COVID-19. read more >
Seal Solar Touts New Mobile App
Seal Solar of North Little Rock has a free mobile app that’s not only helping current clients but attracting new ones. read more >
UAMS Researchers Awarded $3.8M For 3 Projects
Jesus Delgado-Calle, Ph.D., an assistant professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, has been awarded a National Cancer Institute grant of more than $1.7 million to study ways bone therapy might repair damaged bone and prevent or delay relapse in myeloma patients. read more >
Venture Center, Alumni Net International Awards
The Venture Center took home the top prize in the Best Fintech Accelerator/Incubator category at the second annual Finovate Awards, an international competition. read more >
ABC Financial Acquires Vancouver Firm
ABC Financial Services LLC of Sherwood, a provider of gym management software and membership services, acquires Trainerize of Vancouver, a mobile fitness product. read more >
Northwest Arkansas Business Women's Conference Goes Virtual
The 22nd Northwest Arkansas Business Women’s Conference will be held virtually this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
Walmart to Test Drone Delivery With Zipline in Latest Deal
Walmart is teaming up with a company called Zipline to launch drone delivery program early next year that will deliver health and wellness products close to the retailer's headquarters in northwest Arkansas. read more >
TikTok Owner Picks Oracle Over Microsoft; Walmart Still Interested
Oracle says that the Chinese owner of TikTok has picked the U.S. company to be its “trusted technology provider," beating out rival Microsoft in a deal that could help keep the popular video-sharing app running in the U.S. read more >
Toombs Named Director of Johnny Cash, Tenant Farmers Properties (Movers & Shakers)
Penny Toombs has been appointed as the new director of two of Arkansas State University’s heritage sites: the Johnny Cash Boyhood Home and the Southern Tenant Farmers Museum. read more >
Most Feedback Is Just Noise (Barry Goldberg On Leadership)
Is it any wonder that the phrase “May I provide you with some feedback?” sets up an emotional loop almost guaranteed to grate on nerves and create stress? read more >
Walmart Tests Drones for Deliveries in North Carolina City
Walmart launches a pilot program using drones to deliver groceries and household essentials in Fayetteville, North Carolina. read more >
5 Companies Set for 3rd HealthTech Arkansas Accelerator
HealthTech Arkansas, along with 11 of the state’s health care providers, announced Tuesday the five early-stage companies selected for the 2020 HealthTech Arkansas accelerator. read more >
Steuart Walton Places Great Value on Pandemic Leadership, Outdoor Recreation
Steuart Walton, Sam Walton’s grandson, heads the state’s pandemic recovery task force and discusses the virus, the response and the criticism. read more >
Know Your News Source (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
Bumper-sticker mentality was a problem before social media, but it required acquiring a bumper sticker and deciding that sharing a nuance-free opinion with tail-gaters was worth putting sticky gunk on the car’s bumper. Now spreading opinions — and, all too often, demonstrably false information from unknown sources — can be done with a click. read more >
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