The overall winner at the McMillon Innovation Studio’s Fall 2022 Demo Day was an interdisciplinary student team at the University of Arkansas that developed a tool to improve logistics for the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank’s mobile pantry. The Innovation Studio…
Northwest Arkansas Food Bank
The Northwest Arkansas Food Bank officially broke ground on its newest campus in NWA last week. With the location spanning over 15 acres in Lowell, it will also include the Center For Hunger Relief, which is scheduled to open by…
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UpStart Thrift Store Opening in Farmington to Support Entrepreneurship
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffNorthwest Arkansas nonprofit Startup Junkie Foundation is partnering with community volunteers and donors to launch a re-sell store to provide financial support to local small business owners. The store, dubbed UpStart Thrift, will be in a community southwest of Fayetteville,…
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UA Entrepreneur Wins Undergrad International Startup Competition
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffA University of Arkansas student recently won first place and $10,000 in an international student startup competition hosted by the University of Manitoba. Locally-sourced ice cream company Simple + Sweet Creamery won top prize in the Undergraduate Business Plan Competition of the…
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Startup Junkie Hosting Month-Long Food Drive to Benefit NW Arkansas
In an effort to help address food insecurities in Northwest Arkansas this holiday season, Startup Junkie Foundation is launching a month-long food drive initiative to benefit the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank. Through the initiative, dubbed “Entrepreneurs Give Back,” the Foundation…