IA client firm, ARK Challenge alum and UA startup VisuaLogisitc Technologies of Fayetteville has delivered the second version of its high-tech traffic warning system to the Arkansas Highway Department.
In case you missed it, IA adviser Jeff Amerine has decided to devote more of his time to Startup Junkie Consulting in Fayetteville and has stepped down as director of UA Technology Ventures.
The UA's Donald Bobbitt and Ingrid Fritsch have been named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. Bobbitt, of course, is president of the UA System. Fritsch serves on the board of IA client SFC Fluidics.
One of the inaugural ARA Fellows is Alan Mantooth of the University of Arkansas. A former Razorback football player under Lou Holtz, Mantooth is Distinguished Professor of electrical engineering at the UA.
As far as the regional economy in NWA goes, the Arkansas Research & Technology Park has been all treats and no tricks. In 10 years, the ARTP has provided a $522 billion impact economic impact.
The celebration will will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday and is open to the public. It will reveal new information on the park's economic impact as well as showcase park affiliate companies which include several IA client firms.
Innovate Arkansas client firm and UA startup CycleWood Solutions has received a federal grant of almost $750,000 to speed commercialization of its Xylobag, a compostable substitute for traditional, plastic trash bags.
Selection to participate in the SxSW Eco Startup Showcase represents quite an honor, and Picasolar will be among 24 startups from around the world competing in the green tech, clean web and social impact categories.
This week, Innovate Arkansas' Jeff Amerine and the UA's Matthew Waller talk innovation in analytics in Swimming in a Sea of Data, part of 8th & Walton's informative Saturday Morning Meeting.
IA's CycleWood Solutions has released its sustainable plastic bag alternative in northwest Arkansas. The Xylobags are available at Ozark Natural Foods in Fayetteville, and the store will host a "Meet the Founders" promotion for CycleWood Friday.
