Business services

Eleven artificial intelligence and machine learning startups will make their final pitches as Startup Junkie Foundation’s Fuel Accelerator closes out its Fall 2026 AI/ML cohort with Showcase Day at The Record in downtown Bentonville on Oct. 28. Showcase Day is …

“My heart is for the entrepreneur. Business owners carry an incredible amount of weight that most people never see.” For more than a decade, JC Hite has been involved in various capacities with companies focused on helping businesses grow and …

Veteran construction technology executive Jerry Horani has been named vice president of information technology, data analytics and AI at Little Rock’s Lexicon Inc. In his new role, Horani will lead Lexicon’s enterprise technology strategy, including IT infrastructure, data and analytics, …

L3Harris Technologies on Monday announced an extended deal with Lockheed Martin to manufacture rocket propulsion units at its new Camden facility. The add-on contract is valued at $250 million. L3 works on standard-range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) propulsion …

Bastazo, an AI-powered operational-technology cybersecurity company, has named Jennifer Davis its chief executive officer. Bastazo applies AI to help operators understand their exposure, anticipate attack paths and prioritize practical protections for the operational technology (OT) that controls these systems, according …

Kwema, a Bentonville-based workplace safety company, has won Outstanding New Security Product at the 2026 US Outstanding Security Performance Awards in Atlanta. The OSPAs are chosen by a panel of 22 judges nominated by the industry’s professional bodies, including ASIS …

Moses Tucker Partners has launched Nest, a full-service multifamily management and leasing platform. The MTP subsidiary will serve owners, investors and developers across Arkansas and the greater Mid-South, bringing an ownership perspective to property management, according to a press release. …

Russellville is the first municipality in the country to modernize its municipal sports parks through Performance Lighting Delivered (PLD), an innovative lighting-as-a-service business model from NGU Sports Lighting. Through the project, Russellville modernized sports lighting at Pleasant View Park, M.J. …

SGS, the global testing and inspection company, has opened an accredited bicycle testing lab in Bentonville. SGS also opened new labs in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and Waltrop, Germany, according to a press release. Existing labs are located in …

Smackover Lithium, a joint partnership between Standard Lithium and Equinor in its southwest Arkansas project, announced that it has amended its binding commercial offtake agreement with Trafigura Trading. The amendment provides for additional offtake volumes to complete the Project’s customer …