Arkansas House Speaker Jeremy Gillam and Senate President Pro-Tem Jonathan Dismang issued a challenge to the Joint Committee for Advanced Communication and Information Technology to ensure every Arkansan has access to affordable high-speed broadband internet. “It is time to step up…
Arkansas technology
The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services and the Arkansas Apprenticeship Coalition have partnered to launch the state’s first information technology apprenticeship program to teach computer coding and other technology-based skill, the agencies announced Sept. 22. The program, funded through the Arkansas…
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine has named Fred Prior the inaugural chair of its newly established Department of Biomedical Informatics. The department develops computational tools to assess and manage medical and public health information for patient…
Team SI, a Little Rock-based digital marketing firm, has been ranked No. 276 on the 2015 Inc. 500, an annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in the country, the company announced Aug. 12. This marks the first year that…
Photo courtesy of University of Arkansas. Alan Mantooth, UA distinguished professor of electrical engineering. University of Arkansas researchers will help lead a new $18.5 million engineering research center in designing and developing vehicle electrical systems that are more powerful, efficient and…
Photo courtesy of Arkansas State University. ASU’s Dr. Paul Mixon and George Harguess, DENSO Manufacturing Arkansas. The DENSO North America Foundation has donated new state-of-the-art electronics laboratory equipment to engineering students at Arkansas State University. George Harguess, site manager-operations for…
Tech firm Metova, Inc. announced July 30 that it will add 100 new jobs at its downtown Conway office. Metova creates apps along with strategy, design, development and marketing for companies including Yelp, Dropbox, eHarmony, Flixster and Microsoft. It is expanding to meet…