The Venture Center’s 2021 JOLT Cyber Challenge concluded on Sunday for student teams who came from across the state to compete for cash, prizes, and cyber skills bragging rights. The Venture Center is an Arkansas-based Entrepreneurial Support Organization (ESO) that…
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Ark Angel Alliance adds Nabholz, Tappon to Board of Directors
by Grace Rainsby Grace RainsArk Angel Alliance has added John Nabholz and Philip Tappon to their board of directors. These new members add great value to the angel network to help guide investors through the process of investing in startups in Arkansas. Established in…
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Startup Junkie Foundation Names Talley as Executive Director
Startup Junkie Foundation announced this week that Caleb Talley has been named executive director of the Northwest Arkansas-based nonprofit that serves entrepreneurs, innovators and small business owners. Talley will assume his new role, succeeding outgoing director Taylor Hasley, on Oct.…
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NWACC Partners with Promineo Tech to Offer Software Development Boot Camps
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffNorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville has partnered with Promineo Tech to offer front-end and back-end software development and big data engineering boot camps. These 18-week boot camps are open for enrollment and will begin Oct. and Nov. 18. The…
The Arkansas Coding Academy (ArCA) at the University of Central Arkansas will hold its Demo Day and Five-Year Celebration on Friday, Oct. 15, from 3-5 p.m. at McCastlain Ballroom on the UCA campus. ArCA Full-Stack Java and .NET graduates will…
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Biotech Company Pel-Freeze to Expand in Rogers, Adding 31 Jobs
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffPel-Freez Biologicals, a key supplier to the world’s largest vaccine and diagnostic companies, has announced that it is expanding its facility in Rogers, creating 31 new jobs in the biotech industry. “Due to Pel-Freez’s unique position at the intersection of…
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New Biopsy Robot at UAMS Detects Early-Stage Cancer in Far Reaches of Lung
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffDoctors at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently activated the first lung biopsy robot in Arkansas. The robot allows doctors to discover and biopsy previously undetectable cancerous nodules in the far reaches of the lungs. “This enables…
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Baptist Health First in State to Use New Brain Aneurysm Treatment Device
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffBaptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock recently became the first hospital in Arkansas to use a new device to treat brain aneurysms. The Pipeline Flex Embolization Device with Shield Technology diverts blood flow away from a brain aneurysm and…
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UA Little Rock Among First in Nation to Offer Cybersecurity Teaching Program
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $750,000 grant from the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (located within the National Security Agency) and will be one of the first universities in the country to offer…
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Ex-Facebook employee says products hurt kids, fuel division
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffWASHINGTON (AP) — A former Facebook data scientist told Congress on Tuesday that the social network giant’s products harm children and fuel polarization in the U.S. while its executives refuse to make changes because they elevate profits over safety. Frances…