The Collaborative

The Collaborative is the University of Arkansas education, research, and entrepreneurial presence in Bentonville.

[The Collaborative @UofACollab]

2024 Midcontinent Venture Capital Summit at the @UofACollab

[WorkingNation @WorkingNation]

“We hope to diversify our economy and add this fast-growing field to our state. Retaining and growing our workforce is a key economic development goal.”
-@TobyTeeter, @UofACollab

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#WeekInReview
#biomanufacturing @VictoriaLim @UArkansas @US_EDA

[The Collaborative @UofACollab]

Over the last year, we've been quietly building a product prototyping lab in Bentonville to assist start-ups, particularly our emerging outdoor/cycling and medical device founders, with CAD design and functional prototyping of their products.
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With matching funds, this nearly $1.1 million project will include a virtual reality enabled biomanufacturing workforce training center at The Collaborative in Bentonville. Tara Dryer, Ed.D., PMP and Tobias Teeter are co-principal investigators of this project for the UofA.

[The Collaborative @UofACollab]

The EDA just awarded the @UArkansas $493,521 to develop and implement free online and hybrid biomanufacturing curricula and credentialing to facilitate biomanufacturing workforce training in Arkansas. https://t.co/6UVuLGTpJk

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United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough is at the Collaborative on for our veterans suicide prevention training seminar conducted by the Veteran's Administration and our U of A Professional and Workforce Development team for our faith-based community.

[Bentonville Economic Development @BvilleEconDev]

This week, Toby Teeter, Director of the @UofACollab, discusses the influx of skilled individuals into Bentonville's startup community. To hear more about Bentonville's growing entrepreneurial ecosystem, click here! https://t.co/RkyjFRJqNo
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#bentonville #cycling #startups

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The Greenhouse Outdoor Recreation Program invites you to celebrate the completion of our second GORP Cohort tomorrow (Thursday) night at The Collaborative. Meanwhile, GORP is accepting applications to the Spring 2023 cohort: https://t.co/M3m0B8bNb8

[UA Entrepreneurship @UofA_Ent]

Real stories from women leaders TONIGHT at the @UofACollab.

Join us for this compelling panel discussion moderated by @jessicakmathews on funding options for women founders.

#StartSomethingAR
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[Springfield Chamber @SGFChamber]

#CLVinNWA Learning more in Bentonville's Record Downtown re: building and leveraging a regional brand @RunwayNWA @tobyteeter @UofACollab @NWArkCouncil @Movista

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Just posted a photo @ The Collaborative https://t.co/kzh9py3uFA

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We're at the @AURP International Conference in Toronto studying the master planning of innovation districts. More big things coming to Bentonville. 😉

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Yesterday we celebrated the groundbreaking of the @ICubedR1 building on campus. I3R is lead by Dr. Ranu Jung, one of the world’s foremost researchers in biomedical and neural engineering, with more than $27 million in research grants awarded and the inventor on 12 U.S. patents.

[UA Entrepreneurship @UofA_Ent]

GORP provides a multi-level engagement platform to grow early-stage companies from idea to launch, with in-depth support through workshops, mentorship, consulting, co-working space, network connections and product/service design.

Apply: https://t.co/fNBIqpWvGf

#StartSomethingAR

[The Collaborative @UofACollab]

We witnessed a drone delivery from the Pea Ridge Walmart Marketplace performed by @zipline. Advanced Air Mobility is an emerging innovation focus at @UofACollab.

[Toby Teeter @tobyteeter]

Welcome Phil Shellhammer as the new Director of the Greenhouse Outdoor Recreation Program (GORP).

If you have an outdoor rec business idea, please consider applying for our first cohort. The application window is open now throug…https://t.co/HvA2pvkJj4 https://t.co/TCsEVNCbVE

[Bentonville Economic Development @BvilleEconDev]

Welcome, Phil! @UofACollab #outdoorrecreation #industry #Bentonville #NorthwestArkansas #becausebentonville

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@uawaltoncollege is hosting the 2021 Blockchain for Business Conference in the Greenhouse today!
The Conference is an opportunity to learn from experts on a wide range of topics focused on Blockchain-enabled technology and digital ecosystems!

#Collaboration #Bentonville

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