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Diamond State Ventures Seeds New Fund with $75M in Capital

Diamond State Ventures II will invest between $75 million and $90 million in the next five years.    // read more

SBA Lending Activity Down From Previous Years

Lenders and the U.S. Small Business Administration made 303 unique 7(a) loans in Arkansas during its fiscal 2008, which ended Sept. 30.   // read more

Arkansas Entrepreneurs Stay Optimistic in Tough Economy

Entrepreneurs meeting at the Arkansas Venture Forum in Little Rock Wednesday didn't seem fazed at the prospects of starting a new business in the current dismal national economy.   // read more

Arkansas.gov Ranks Among Nation's Top 10 Government Web Sites

The state's official Web portal, Arkansas.gov, recently was named among the top 10 state sites for the fourth time in six years by the Center for Digital Government's Best of the Web competition.   // read more

Small Business Center Lands $93,000 SBA Grant to Assist Veterans

The state's congressional delegation announced this week that the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center will receive a $93,405 grant through the U.S. Small Business Administration's Veterans Assistance and Services Program.   // read more

Nano Development Seeks New Kind of Cancer Fight

A team of scientists led by Dr. Alexandru Biris at the Nanotechnology Center at UALR in collaboration with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is developing a method for attacking cancer cells by killing them from within.   // read more

BioVentures Startup Receives SBIR Grant to Develop Imaging Materials

One of the early-stage companies in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences BioVentures center is the recipient of Small Business Innovation Research Grant from the Department of Energy, the center announced recently.   // read more

Time Magazine Editor-at-large to Speak at Venture Forum Conference

A week from today Josh Quittner, editor-at-large for Time Magazine, will be the featured speaker at the 2008 Arkansas Venture Forum Conference, organizers announced recently.   // read more

UA Sustainability Center's Grant from Wal-Mart to Create 'Agile Agriculture' Program

The Applied Sustainability Center at the University of Arkansas announced Monday that the center has received a $549,976 grant from the Wal-Mart Foundation to create a sustainable food system that links small producers with large markets.   // read more

Coalition Launched to Address Energy, Economic Development

A coalition of economic development, energy and environmental leaders on Tuesday announced the formation of Progress Arkansas, a group charged with the task of building consensus and broad support for economic, energy and environmental policies.   // read more