FORGE Community Loan Fund and Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation have announced a joint partnership with Kiva US to establish Kiva Little Rock, an entrepreneurial startup hub that aims to help underserved entrepreneurs and small business owners in Central Arkansas gain access…
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Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions, ADEC Offers Free US-Mexico Trade Webinar May 12
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas Manufacturing Solutions and the Arkansas District Export Council will sponsor a free webinar focusing on trade opportunities available to U.S. companies with Mexico on Thursday May 12, 2022. Attendees can gain a broader understanding of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement…
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U of A Offers Online Master’s Degree in Supply Chain Management
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe University of Arkansas College of Business is now offering an online Master of Science in Supply Chain Management, through a partnership with the university’s Global Campus. The online supply chain management program will begin this fall and registration is now open. Supply chain management…
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2022 Heartland Challenge Winners Announced; Goetz Matches $50k Prize
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffTwelve graduate startup teams from across North America competed in the third annual Heartland Challenge, a competition designed to simulate the process of raising venture capital for a high-growth enterprise, over the past weekend. The Challenge was hosted by the…
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Tech Author Clive Thompson to Keynote 2022 Women in IT Conference; Registration Extended
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Walton College of Executive Education and the Department of Information Systems at the U of A Sam M. Walton College of Business are hosting the 2022 Women in IT Virtual Conference. The ‘Hack the Journey’ conference will be hosted…
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Myers Promoted to COO/CFO at Camp Aldersgate
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffLittle Rock’s Camp Aldersgate has announced the promotion of Shelley Myers from Chief Financial Officer to Chief Operating Officer-Chief Financial Officer. In addition to overseeing both operations and financial departments, Myers will also have a strong role in assisting programs.…
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AMP C-Suite 2022
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe C-Suite: That place where most of us strive to be when we launch a career. Referring to the cluster of top-level executive positions within most companies — chief executive officer (CEO), chief operating officer (COO), chief financial officer (CFO)…
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Discovery Economics: Tools of the Research Trade
by Amy Hopperby Amy HopperA manufacturer in your town wants to capitalize on a new market opportunity to add value to its product, better serve its customers and improve its bottom line. To capture the opportunity, the company needs to add a production line.…
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Economic Development in Arkansas: Reaching New Heights
by Mike Prestonby Mike PrestonAcross the great state of Arkansas, businesses are producing goods and services that are helping to drive the global economy. Arkansas produces materials for the aerospace industry, parts for the automotive industry, food products, ammunition, timber and much more. Arkansas’…
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ASBTDC to Host Annual ‘accelHERate’ on International Women’s Day
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffWomen interested in starting or growing their own companies can learn from other women who are excelling in research, innovation and business at “accelHERate,” presented by the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center. On March 8, 2022, International Women’s…