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  Conductor announced today that the organization will be able to provide more services to the community and college students through free access to computers and tablets. Made possible by a contribution from AT&T and with the help of Local…

If history has taught humanity anything, it’s that innovation is continually progressing. From the discovery of fire to electricity, an idea is always brewing in someone’s mind. For the modern-day inventors, entrepreneurs and creative thinkers in Arkansas, there’s a place…

The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub is opening a pop-up makerspace in Springdale that is designed to provide maker and entrepreneur training as well as fun activities for adults and families. Sponsored by the Walton Family Foundation, the NWA Innovation Hub…

Arkansas students and community members will get to benefit from brand-new STEAM programming from the Conductor. The Conway-based entrepreneurship and innovation hub is launching a full slate of programming options that emphasize science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) education.…

The Conductor plans to foster a positive entrepreneurial ecosystem in central Arkansas next year through extended services for business owners, new events and a continuation of their free offerings for entrepreneurs. The Conductor is a public-private partnership between Startup Junkie…

A Showpiece for Inventors and Entrepreneurs Touring the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub in North Little Rock’s Argenta District is very much like wandering through an oversized toy box. In one corner rests a three-foot-wide Millennium Falcon scale model, constructed entirely…

The community space will help build the state’s entrepreneurial ecosystem CONWAY–The University of Central Arkansas community welcomed the UCA Makerspace Powered by the Conductor at a launch event Tuesday morning. The UCA Makerspace Powered by the Conductor is a place…

You often hear people talk about the Maker Movement and STEM Education separately. For a moment, consider both in the same conversations. STEM education is the foundation that Maker activities are build on. A basic understanding of Science, Technology, Engineering…

College basketball’s March Madness brings to my mind the University of Michigan’s Fab Five. After becoming the new director of the Central Arkansas Library System a few weeks ago, I have had my own form of March Madness. Now, I’m…