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Innovate Arkansas works with new, technology- based entrepreneurs to turn inventions and high-tech concepts into viable businesses. Our goal: Create high-paying Arkansas jobs in the knowledge, technology, and information-based industries. The result: A rise in Arkansas' per capita personal income. Learn more about Innovate Arkansas.

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Finalists Announced for Governor's Cup Business Plan Competition

Teams of university students throughout Arkansas were selected recently to compete in the next round of the state's premier business plan competition beginning April 9. // read more

West Memphis College Receives $3.4 Million Grant for Aviation Tech Program

FedEx Express is donating an operating aircraft, tooling and test equipment to MSCC for student training. // read more

Hosted Solutions Have Appeal for Entrepreneurs (Commentary)

Hosted solutions tend to provide benefits faster than what businesses typically can afford to purchase. // read more

UALR Helping Host National Academies Meeting on Innovation March 8-9

The series will engage top-level Arkansas business, academic, and political leaders with high-level U.S. government officials and others positioned to help drive innovation and business incubation in the state. // read more

Inventors Pitch Next Big Product to 'Infomercial King'

There wasn't a bottle of Oxiclean or a ShamWow anywhere. But there was Dawn Stephens' nifty new, all-in-one toilet-bowl-cleaning brush. // read more

UA Team Wins Two National Business Plan Competitions

The Louisville win qualifies the team for an automatic bid to the Global Moot Corp, the Super Bowl of business plan competitions at the University of Texas at Austin. // read more

UA Research Leads to New Businesses

Despite a weak economy nationally, fiscal year 2009 was an even stronger year for research at the university. // read more