Like long-awaited spring, the annual Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup business-plan competition approaches, and student entrepreneurs from across the state are honing their pitches.

The Arkansas District Export Council’s Export U is next week in Little Rock, and IA client Agricultural Food Systems is poised to make some noise.

Lawson Hembree, Zack Hill and Krista Dwight Hinson delivered the big pitches last week at G60′s second stop in Rogers.

Lawson Hembree believes his startup’s success is the result of three key factors. His Agricultural Food Systems is the featured IA client in this week’s Arkansas Business.