Business Insider likes Bentonville’s ties to Wal-Mart and the Walton family’s continued investment in the area.

The ARK tech accelerator received more national attention with this late afternoon plug from TechCrunch. It’s just the latest round of recognition, much of it national, being bestowed upon The ARK.

From the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce comes this economic competitiveness report that ranks the state 10th in economic competitiveness and 11th in economic outlook.

The 14-week entrepreneurial boot camp actually starts in August, but anybody interested in participating needs to apply, pretty much now.