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Venture capital investment in #Arkansas startups remained steady in 2024, with data reflecting a mixed but resilient landscape 💼📈
Read more: https://t.co/6FEafWYhIL
#StartSomethingAR
We’re proud to share that the University of Arkansas has earned multiple #1 rankings from U.S. News & World Report, Forbes, Niche and Gartner!
#1 Public University in Arkansas
#1 Public University in Arkansas for Veterans
#1 Undergraduate Supply Chain Program in North America
Congratulations to Lance Lockwood and Joseph Hobbs of Altaris Medtech from @UArkansas for winning the 2025 @SEC Student Pitch Competition!
🥈 Second place: Protector Innovations, Sophia Aulisio, @AuburnU
🥉 Third place: Automatic AI, Julien Bourgeois, @OleMiss
#ItJustMeansMore
Have you seen the new mural on the Community Art Wall? 😍
"Tiger Twist" was created by students in the UA School of Art Mural Painting course.
The Community Art Wall is located at 691 W. Poplar St., a former City wastewater pump station.
Go see this amazing mural in person!
Last week, the @FayJonesSchool dedicated the Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Materials Innovation, a new applied research facility at the U of A, centered on Arkansas-sourced timber and wood products. #UARK
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#Arkansas "welcomed 52m visitors in 2024, a 2.6% increase over 2023 ... the visitors spent $10.3 billion, marking a 4% increase from the previous year," via @ArkansasPHT 📈✈️
#DiscoverArkansas
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The ELP hits the road again next month with stops in Mena, Morrilton, Little Rock, Jonesboro, and Helena. If you know a small business owner who could use legal support, please share this info. If you're a lawyer interested in volunteering please let me know. @UofA_Ent@UARKLaw
Marvell, Ark. ➡️ Phillips County Community College ➡️U of A ➡️Senior Walk
After earning his degree in Communication last week, Danterrion Swanigan says this is just the beginning. #UARK25
📝 -- https://t.co/gJEsNz1PR2
That’s a wrap on the ELP library legal checkups for the semester! This semester alone, 8 volunteer attorneys, 11 law students, and your ELP directors met with 42 small business owners to help address their legal needs!
Discover startups at the 2025 Heartland Challenge Expo! 🚀💡
Vote for your fav, & join us for dinner/awards.
🗓️6-9pm, Sat, April 5th
📍The Ledger, Bentonville
RSVP now: https://t.co/H6no1rz40b
#StartSomethingAR#HeartlandAR25
Last Friday, Jin Sik Yoon, Chairman and CEO of the Korea International Trade Association(KITA), visited Arkansas for a meeting led by Arkansas Secretary of Commerce Hugh McDonald and Arkansas Economic Development Commission Executive Director Clint O'Neal.