Technology

Peco Foods awarded $80,000 to the Arkansas State University College of Agriculture to be used for remodeling a barn and transforming the existing structure into a modern broiler house. “We are extremely fortunate to receive funding from Peco Foods to…

According to Newsweek and Statistica, U of A took 20th place in the nation and earned a five-star rating in the student-focused ranking of colleges and universities that offer degree programs online. Newsweek and Statistica ranked 200 institutions this year…

Arkansas-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. has revealed a new goal to reduce its carbon emission intensity 32% by 2034, advancing the company’s sustainability vision of moving the freight industry toward a low-carbon future. “Our roadmap to achieving this aspirational…

The Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce recognized and awarded six of the city’s manufacturers in celebration of their company’s anniversaries. According to the chamber’s newsletter, the following companies were recognized: Pur03, a natural skin and body care company specializing in creating…

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…

Alan Turner has joined Be Pro Be Proud, an initiative led by the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and the Associated Industries of Arkansas (ASCC/AIA), as national communications director. Be Pro Be Proud is actively engaged in Arkansas, Georgia, North…

Railway titan Union Pacific recently announced a new partnership with ZTR Control Systems, which specializes in green technology for trains, to build new hybrid-electric locomotives, which are to be constructed at the Union Pacific facility in North Little Rock. Much…

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a nearly $150,000 grant from the National Security Agency to hold a year’s worth of free cybersecurity educational events for junior high and high school students in Arkansas. UA Little Rock…

With only 66.8% of the voting age population having voted in the 2020 presidential election and 53.4% in the 2018 midterm, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2022’s Most & Least Politically Engaged States, as well as accompanying…

A professor of computer science and computer engineering at the University of Arkansas named Brajendra Panda has been awarded a $637,000 grant to improve recovery methods for critical infrastructure (CI) systems in the wake of cyber attacks. Critical infrastructure includes…