November 2022

The Northwest Arkansas Technology Summit, self-described as “the Heartland’s premier technology conference,” returned for its ninth edition this October. This year’s summit, with the theme “Fast Forward,” hosted 1,700 attendees in venues across downtown Bentonville. The summit’s 137 presenters represented …

While Thomas Baldridge was interviewed for an Arkansas Game and Fish Commission video recently about the conservational benefits of burning underbrush on his land, a wild turkey gobbled off-camera. Baldridge stopped mid-filming and smiled. “That’s distracting,” he said. The outtake …

Through the Venture Center and Little Rock Regional Chamber, some of the most promising startups in Central Arkansas have been brought together in the Spark! 2022 Fall Cohort. The Spark! program provides a unique opportunity for development and learning in …

Brainstorming is the fine art of finding a way to bridge a gap, create the piece missing from the puzzle or make a way where there once was none. Dreamers are the people who use idea-first brainstorming methods to create …

UA Little Rock Kicks Off Public Phase of Centennial Campaign With Major Endowment News $6.75M Second-Largest Endowed Gift in School History   The University of Arkansas at Little Rock kicked off the public phase of its largest-ever fundraising campaign over …

Arkansas Gov.-elect Sarah Huckabee Sanders celebrates with family during her election night party Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Little Rock, Ark. (AP Photo/Will Newton)   After almost 200 years of statehood, Arkansas has its first female governor. As expected, Republican …

There’s no denying that the 1836 Club, perched at the top of the downtown portion of Cantrell Hill, has borne witness to nearly all of central Arkansas’ history following the Civil War. From political skirmishes to the Civil Rights Movement, …

NASA recently got its closest look at Europa, the Jovian moon that scientists believe hides an ocean of liquid water under its icy crust and has a thin atmosphere of mostly oxygen. The smart guys in lab coats speculate that …

Few has found a new home. The digital product design and development company recently moved to 1308 S. Main in the historic SoMa district of downtown Little Rock. Well-known to locals for its funky artistic atmosphere, SoMa provides the perfect …

No matter how or why people make their way to the Zoo, they all find themselves in the midst of one of the most unique and challenging business models around. The Little Rock Zoo is no different. It sits at …