The latest innovate and technology news in Arkansas. http://innovation.arkansasbusiness.com/resources/article-archive/rss Innovate Arkansas - http://innovation.arkansasbusiness.com/ http://innovation.arkansasbusiness.com/atricle/120521/finalists-announced-for-governors-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. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:43:23 -0600 http://innovation.arkansasbusiness.com/atricle/120521/finalists-announced-for-governors-cup-business-plan-competition http://innovation.arkansasbusiness.com/atricle/120520/west-memphis-college-receives-34-million-grant-for-aviation-tech-program FedEx Express is donating an operating aircraft, tooling and test equipment to MSCC for student training. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:35:59 -0600 http://innovation.arkansasbusiness.com/atricle/120520/west-memphis-college-receives-34-million-grant-for-aviation-tech-program http://innovation.arkansasbusiness.com/atricle/120402/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. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:12:19 -0600 http://innovation.arkansasbusiness.com/atricle/120402/ualr-helping-host-national-academies-meeting-on-innovation-march-8-9 http://innovation.arkansasbusiness.com/atricle/120395/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. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:01:28 -0600 http://innovation.arkansasbusiness.com/atricle/120395/inventors-pitch-next-big-product-to-infomercial-king http://innovation.arkansasbusiness.com/atricle/120391/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. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:35:34 -0600 http://innovation.arkansasbusiness.com/atricle/120391/ua-team-wins-two-national-business-plan-competitions http://innovation.arkansasbusiness.com/atricle/120349/ua-research-leads-to-new-businesses Despite a weak economy nationally, fiscal year 2009 was an even stronger year for research at the university. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:31:32 -0600 http://innovation.arkansasbusiness.com/atricle/120349/ua-research-leads-to-new-businesses http://innovation.arkansasbusiness.com/atricle/120333/the-state-of-current-biofuels As energy sources have become increasingly stressed by increased global demand and environmental concerns, market opportunities have developed for entrepreneurs to pursue exciting new fuel products. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:54:52 -0600 http://innovation.arkansasbusiness.com/atricle/120333/the-state-of-current-biofuels http://innovation.arkansasbusiness.com/atricle/120330/power-technology-not-your-fathers-infant-startup Power Technology Inc. is an IA client, but it's not your father's infant startup. This Alexander firm has been around for 40-plus years and is one of the country's pre-eminent manufacturers of laser products. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://innovation.arkansasbusiness.com/atricle/120330/power-technology-not-your-fathers-infant-startup http://innovation.arkansasbusiness.com/atricle/120249/flying-with-an-angel-investor The landscape for financing early stage companies continues to evolve as does the rest of our economic system. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:16:14 -0600 http://innovation.arkansasbusiness.com/atricle/120249/flying-with-an-angel-investor http://innovation.arkansasbusiness.com/atricle/120136/billionaire-carl-icahn-backs-high-speed-rail-would-make-trains-in-arkansas Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is backing a startup company that would build trains to run on President Barack Obama's high-speed rail network, challenging international manufacturers that dominate the market. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:25:26 -0600 http://innovation.arkansasbusiness.com/atricle/120136/billionaire-carl-icahn-backs-high-speed-rail-would-make-trains-in-arkansas http://innovation.arkansasbusiness.com/atricle/120113/first-orion-expands-privacystar-availability MobiHand makes it easy for BlackBerry users to download and subscribe to PrivacyStar through their device or at the MobiHand network of online stores. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:09:31 -0600 http://innovation.arkansasbusiness.com/atricle/120113/first-orion-expands-privacystar-availability http://innovation.arkansasbusiness.com/atricle/120093/study-university-of-arkansas-worth-725-million-to-state-economy-in-2009 University of Arkansas' Chancellor David Gearhart said Tuesday that the university's Fayetteville campus had an operational economic impact of more than $725.4 million last year. The numbers are for the university's fiscal year 2009, which ran from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:58:31 -0600 http://innovation.arkansasbusiness.com/atricle/120093/study-university-of-arkansas-worth-725-million-to-state-economy-in-2009 http://innovation.arkansasbusiness.com/atricle/120035/connect-arkansas-solicits-communities-for-google-isp-experiment Connect Arkansas is working with community leaders across the state to get them involved with Google's experiment to build and test ultra-high speed broadband internet in trial locations. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:27:21 -0600 http://innovation.arkansasbusiness.com/atricle/120035/connect-arkansas-solicits-communities-for-google-isp-experiment http://innovation.arkansasbusiness.com/atricle/120016/workshop-will-help-tech-businesses-researchers-obtain-federal-funding Small businesses receive more than $2 billion in federal grants and contracts each year through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:35:24 -0600 http://innovation.arkansasbusiness.com/atricle/120016/workshop-will-help-tech-businesses-researchers-obtain-federal-funding http://innovation.arkansasbusiness.com/atricle/119831/innovate-arkansas-launches-technology-investor-showcase The first showcase lunch is scheduled for Wed., Feb. 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the UA's Genesis Technology Incubator in the AT&T Conference Room. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:03:49 -0600 http://innovation.arkansasbusiness.com/atricle/119831/innovate-arkansas-launches-technology-investor-showcase