Startup AR

“No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else.” –P.T. Barnum There is a subtle misconception that crops up when one reads books like The Innovator’s Field Guide. When faced with examples of the business community’s elite performers,…

Ozark Integrated Circuits (IC) has received more than $58,000 in cash prizes this week from the U.S. Department of Energy and through the 2020 MassChallenge. In total, the Fayetteville-based company received $58,333, with $33,333 coming from the U.S. Department of…

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 public health crisis, federal agencies have rushed to provide assistance to mitigate the impact the pandemic has had on U.S. citizens and businesses.  One federal agency is establishing a new program to promote solutions…

“No problem can be solved until it is reduced to some simple form. The changing of a vague difficulty into a specific, concrete form is a very essential element of thinking.” –J.P. Morgan One task that binds every business leader…

Fidelity Information Services (FIS) has been selected to participate in a financial technology competition overseen by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The Jacksonville, Fla.-headquartered organization is one of 14 technology companies chosen for the Rapid Prototyping Competition. In this…

The recently announced Tech Depot, an information technology apprenticeship academy in Newport, has received a $2.5 million grant from the United States Economic Development Administration. This grant will be matched by $625,000 awarded by the Newport Economic Development Commission (NEDC),…

Medical device startup Vascugenix has seen its signature product, the Speed Torque, utilized by a U.S. health system for the first time. Baptist Health served as the launch site for the Speed Torque when Dr. Dwight Crisman used the device…

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”–John Quincy Adams Pam, an area manager for a big box retail chain, frequently walked stores with her support-team. She liked to…

Entrepreneurship is a difficult path to walk. It can be lonely and is fraught with many obstacles on the way to success. Sometimes, entrepreneurs need a little “spark” to help them achieve their goals. With the Spark! pre-accelerator program, the…

HealthTech Arkansas has kicked off its latest healthcare accelerator with a virtual event. During the event, local officials, including Gov. Asa Hutchinson and HealthTech Arkansas director Jeff Stinson, introduced the five companies participating in the 2020 HealthTech Arkansas accelerator. Each…