Southern Arkansas University

Southern Arkansas University has received a $50,000 gift from ExxonMobil to support the construction of the SAU Workforce Development Center. The center, a 4,800-square-foot facility, will train students and adult job seekers for careers in critical mineral production, advanced manufacturing …

The fourth cohort of Arkansas Lithium Technology Accelerator will soon begin the three-week accelerator program, which will give the companies exposure to people, infrastructure and resources throughout Arkansas. ALTA is the nation’s first accelerator dedicated to lithium and battery supply-chain …

To understand how new the field of audiology is relative to other medical specialties, consider that audiologist Mary Chatelain, founder of Pinnacle Hearing, earned her degree from Louisiana Tech University in 2007 as a member of that school’s very first …

Comebacks are nothing new for Arkadelphia’s Henderson State University. The Henderson story chronicles one of the state’s most resilient institutions of higher learning. Impending insolvency and declining enrollment in the 2010s placed the school’s future in doubt before the Arkansas …

The Arkansas Research Alliance on Tuesday announced 12 grant recipients from its Emerging Research Leaders program, a new initiative created to increase the number of Arkansas researchers submitting competitive proposals for major federal funding opportunities. “We’re strengthening Arkansas’ research capacity …

In her first season on the University of Arkansas at Monticello trap shooting team, Sarah Forrest is already making her mark. On March 15, Forrest, a sophomore K-6 elementary education major at UAM, won the top prize in the female …

Arkansas Heart Hospital has promoted Jeremy Powell to chief technology officer, it announced Tuesday. In his new role, Powell will oversee the integration of clinical, biomedical and information technology operations to drive innovation and enhance patient-centered care. Powell has been …

The Venture Center welcomed its second cohort to the Arkansas Lithium Technology Accelerator Monday in El Dorado.  The program is the nation’s first accelerator dedicated to lithium and battery supply chain innovation. Its inaugural program took place earlier this year.  …

Little Rock hosted the second annual Arkansas Lithium Innovation Summit at the Statehouse Convention Center Oct. 28 and 29. The summit brought together industry leaders, state and local government and representatives from the education sector to provide actionable insights about …

Feature image: Piles of scrap metal wait to be turned into steel at the Hybar mill in Osceola. (Photo by Sarah DeClerk) Arkansas benefits from a wide range of industries, from agriculture to defense manufacturing. Two industries in particular are …