Movista Acquires Natural Insight of Sterling, Virigina
Movista Inc. of Bentonville, a software-as-a-service company for the retail industry, acquires Natural Insight, a retail technology provider that it called "its largest competitor." read more >
Tagged: Technology
Walmart Seeks Way Into Your Wallet
Walmart’s recent patent application for a cryptocurrency system hints at the Bentonville retailer’s next move into the financial services sector. read more >
Potlatch Parcel, Pinnacle Valley Plaza Lead Recent Purchases
Office land, a retail project, a steel project and an office-warehouse in Little Rock join forces with a North Little Rock store to form this week’s grouping of million-dollar real estate transactions. read more >
Waymack Thanks His Crew, Gives Props to Craig O’Neill
Dan Waymack, a filmmaker since age 19, retraces the arc of his career and sets the record straight on what he says are misconceptions on how Waymack & Crew wound up at Third and Main. read more >
Northwest Arkansas Robotics Center Trains Future Workers
The Northwest Arkansas Regional Robotics Training Center in Fayetteville is working to create the largest certified robotics-skilled workforce in the state’s history. read more >
Tech After Five Lands in Little Rock
The Arkansas Center for Data Sciences is hosting monthly Tech After Five events in Little Rock. read more >
Williams, Yarnell Named to Top Slots for Union Bankshares (Movers & Shakers)
Kevin Williams has been appointed president of Union Bank of Mena, and Jarrod Yarnell has been named chief executive officer of Union Bankshares, the holding company for Union Bank and First National Bank of Paris. read more >
UA Little Rock Center Gets $2.5M STEM Grant
The Jodie Mahony Center for Gifted Education at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $2.5 million grant. read more >
Fed's 'Beige Book' Survey Finds US Economy Hurt by Trade Battles
The U.S. economy was expanding at a modest pace in September and into October despite the fact manufacturing was being hurt by rising trade tensions and weaker global growth while adverse weather was affecting farmers. read more >
Simmons Bank Launches Mobile App
Simmons Bank launched a new mobile app Wednesday that was developed in collaboration with Jack Henry’s Banno software and led by recently recruited Alejandro “Alex” Carriles. read more >
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson to Speak at Little Rock Chamber Meeting
The Little Rock Regional Chamber says AT&T CEO Randall L. Stephenson will speak at its Dec. 4 annual meeting. read more >
The Computer Hut Acquires iTechs in Jonesboro
The company said the new location allows it to extend its information technology product and managed service offerings to northeast Arkansas and beyond. read more >
UA Team Takes Top Prize in Venture Center's JOLT Event
The University of Arkansas student team called "That Team Over There" took the top prize in the Venture Center's 2019 JOLT Cyber Challenge that ended Sunday. read more >
So Many Podcasts, So Little Time (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
The podcasting universe keeps expanding, and keeping my podcast subscriptions curated is as hard as limiting my purchases at a Trader Joe’s. read more >
Robert Bahn Honored for Small Business Work (Movers & Shakers)
Robert Bahn of Jonesboro was honored as a 2019 state star at the 39th annual America’s Small Business Development Centers conference in Long Beach, California. read more >
Arkansas Business Announces CFO Finalists, Tickets Info
Arkansas Business' 2019 CFO of the Year finalists and Lifetime Achievement Award winners will be recognized at a luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Embassy Suites in Little Rock. read more >
Delta Regional Authority Invests $2.2M in Arkansas Projects
The Delta Regional Authority has invested $2.2 million in eight public infrastructure and workforce training projects. read more >
Small Businesses Increasingly A Target for Cybercriminals
While small and mid-sized businesses are increasingly targets for cybercriminals, companies are struggling to devote enough resources to protect their technology from attack. read more >
High Noon for Solar Costs in Arkansas?
The sun never sets on Arkansas’ solar power pricing battle, it seems, but a swirl of cases before Arkansas regulators and a major ruling in Louisiana favoring Entergy Inc. suggest a reckoning may be near. read more >
SBS CyberSecurity, Acxiom Work to Close Cybersecurity Gender Gap
Two companies in Arkansas are working to close the gender gap in cybersecurity — a gap that has always existed on a national scale — and they say exposing young girls to the growing field is the key to getting that done. read more >
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