Innovation

Fifteen research teams at the University of Arkansas are receiving $1 million in seed funding from the I³R Watershed Grants Program, a recently launched funding initiative. The initiative is made possible through collaboration and co-funding between the U of A …

Renaissance Philanthropy of New York has launched the Northwest Arkansas Innovation Fund to promote opportunity and economic diversity in northwest Arkansas. The nonprofit investment fund, launched with support from the Walton Family Foundation and led by Michael Basch, will “catalyze …

As the year progresses, small and midsized business owners are taking a clear, forward-moving approach to growth. Rather than waiting out uncertainty, they are investing in tools, talent, community engagement and long-term resilience. Bank of America’s 2025 Business Owner Report …

More than 3,000 students and educators from more than 240 schools will gather in Hot Springs next week for EAST Conference 2026, the annual showcase of student innovation, community service and technology-driven problem-solving. The event, taking place March 17–19 at …

Everyone is racing toward artificial intelligence, but not everyone is ready for it. The truth is you cannot automate what you do not understand, and you cannot scale what is not connected. In the architecture, engineering and construction industries, the …

Photos by Steve Lewis Bloom where you are planted: Third-generation owner of Tipton & Hurst  has built a career on making life’s events more beautiful There is precious little that remains the same from Howard Hurst’s first engagements with the …

Economics Arkansas, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bolstering economic literacy throughout the state, has announced Jimmy Moses and Dave Stickler as the recipients of the 2025 Leadership in Free Enterprise (LIFE) Award. The award will be presented during Economic Education …

An electric pickup as fast as the Mustang EcoBoost that costs only $30,000? That is what Ford promises will be first to come off the line of its new universal electric vehicle platform and production system.  Set to launch in …

Feature image above: Aerial overview with green roof looking west. Photography by Timothy Hursley, courtesy of Alice L. Walton School of Medicine.   Alice L. Walton School of Medicine in Bentonville recently welcomed its inaugural class of students to a …

Feature image above: Yue Zhao While college campuses around the United States have seen fluctuating enrollment rates over the past decade, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock is witnessing the opposite at its innovation and entrepreneurship programs, which have …