Corey Parks Chief Economic Development Officer Conway Area Chamber of Commerce/ Conway Development Corporation Corey Parks is the chief economic development officer for the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce and Conway Development Corporation. He manages the organizations’ community and economic…
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AR Coding Academy at UCA to Celebrate Five Years, Demo Day Oct. 15
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Coding Academy (ArCA) at the University of Central Arkansas will hold its Demo Day and Five-Year Celebration on Friday, Oct. 15, from 3-5 p.m. at McCastlain Ballroom on the UCA campus. ArCA Full-Stack Java and .NET graduates will…
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Wish Takes Reins as New Arkansas Coding Academy Director
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAlison Wish has been named as the new director for the Arkansas Coding Academy. In this role, Wright will head up the academy’s administration and operations. In addition, she is charged with expanding its training curriculum in response to workforce…
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Arkansas High School Hackathon Lets Students Demonstrate Coding Chops
by Tyler Haleby Tyler Haleby Tyler Hale Watch any technology-focused movie from the mid-1990s onward, and it will feature a hacker. In these movies, hackers are the grungy, nervy computer geniuses who hack into government mainframes while chugging Mountain Dew. Or they are the…
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Arkansas Coding Academy Holding Demo Day on Aug. 9
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleStudents at the Arkansas Coding Academy (ArCA) will have an opportunity to showcase their work and skills to potential employers on Friday during the academy’s Demo Day. The University of Central Arkansas-based academy is holding the Demo Day, which allows…
The Arkansas Coding Academy (ArCA) has named its new director. The coding academy, which is a program within the University of Central Arkansas’ Division of Outreach and Community Engagement, has appointed Dr. Donald Walker to serve as director. Walker will…
Tech firm Metova provides mobile application development, among other services, and has locations in Conway, Cabot and Fayetteville. Andrew Cowart, CTO of Metova, says the agency emphasizes quality — and it shows. “Metova works with companies to build applications and…