by - June 17, 2025 9:51 am
More than half of respondents in a new Heartland Forward poll reported having a limited understanding of how to use artificial intelligence (AI) professionally. A growing number of respondents expect…
by - June 11, 2025 9:03 pm
Roughly six months after Walmart ended a partnership with drone tech firm DroneUp, the retail giant is expanding its business with Wing, with a focus on adding drone service beyond…
by - June 11, 2025 8:59 pm
The Newport Area Chamber of Commerce and the Newport Economic Development Commission (NEDC) will offer a new tool for local businesses, landlords, and realtors. They will now have access to…
by - June 10, 2025 5:13 pm
“Ask Sparky,” a new artificial intelligence (AI) driven shopping assistance launched by Walmart to drive more sales through customer engagement, may not be able to help you pick out a…
by - June 5, 2025 3:25 pm
New York-based Spring Capital is behind Arkade, a new venture at Ledger in downtown Bentonville. Arkade recruits global technology startups in the retail supply chain to locate in Bentonville to…
by - June 3, 2025 7:11 am
ACC Capital announced the official launch of the ACC Capital Foundation, its 501(c)(3) nonprofit arm, formerly known as the Arkansas Economic Acceleration Foundation. With a renewed mission and expanded scope,…
by - June 2, 2025 11:15 am
Jonesboro Unlimited (JU) has broken ground on an expansion of industrial water service to more than 600 acres inside the Craighead Technology Park. “We are grateful for the partnership among…
by - May 28, 2025 3:10 pm
Fayetteville-based software development company Ozark Apps has experienced rapid growth since launching in 2022. Over the past year, the company’s revenue has nearly tripled. The company builds mobile apps, artificial…
by - May 25, 2025 11:34 am
Glen Howie is coming up on his three-year work anniversary in Arkansas, and he has more than a billion reasons to celebrate. Howie is the state’s broadband director, and since…
by - May 14, 2025 5:21 pm
Litigation between Zest Labs and Walmart that began in 2018 added another chapter this week with the retail giant ordered by a central Arkansas jury seated in a federal trial…
by - May 14, 2025 5:16 pm
Fort Smith-based ArcBest on Wednesday (May 14) announced progress on its Vaux Vision system designed to automate freight handling, and named Brian Nachtigall as general manager of the Vaux effort….
by - May 10, 2025 7:18 pm
Fuel Accelerator will host Fuel For Your Health Demo Day for its third HealthTech program from 5 to 9 p.m. May 14 at the new Heartland Whole Health Institute in…
by - May 9, 2025 10:56 am
At a time when Trump Administration tariffs threaten the apparel supply chain, Walmart announced a Trend-to-Product initiative that uses artificial intelligence tools to expedite the launch of on-trend, affordable fashion….
by - May 8, 2025 10:26 am
Heartland Forward, a Bentonville-based think-and-do tank, is partnering with education technology company Stemuli to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) learning platform that will help rural students and entrepreneurs acquire AI…
by - May 5, 2025 12:59 pm
The Arkansas Department of Higher Education has awarded $1 million to the University of Arkansas to expand electronics education by developing credit and non-credit courses related to workforce needs in…
by - May 5, 2025 11:16 am
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at Arkansas State University will offer opportunities during May for small businesses to learn about funding, growing and marketing their business….
by - May 1, 2025 6:26 pm
The Venture Center, in continued partnership with the Arkansas Bankers Association, has announced the return of the Arkansas Banking Solutions Accelerator (ABSA). In its second year, ABSA is accepting applications…
by - April 30, 2025 4:18 pm
Bentonville-based startup hub Onward HQ has two new venture capital ambassadors, Dallas-based RevTech Ventures and Houston-based Mercury Fund. Onward HQ is the home base for the Northwest Arkansas Council’s StartupNWA…
by - April 23, 2025 5:40 pm
Doctors at Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in Rogers were the first in Arkansas and across Mercy to detect and remove a cancerous lung nodule in a single procedure, according to…
by - April 15, 2025 11:16 am
The Arkansas Department of Higher Education awarded $750,000 to the University of Arkansas to help increase the number of data science certificates and degrees throughout the state. Karl Schubert, managing…
