By the Arkansas Black Vitality StaffLITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Feb. 20, 2026 – The Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC) today approved the initial tranche of Arkansas’s more than $1.2 billion in federal funds from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program awards, allocating $126.1 million to expand high-speed broadband access in most rural areas of […]
By Leah Patterson, CEO, Resilient Lean Startup Framework We love to celebrate the idea of grit – the relentless drive to succeed against all odds. We often hear the familiar trope: “hustle harder and you’ll succeed!” But what if grit and hustle aren’t the secrets to success? What if the real key is something we […]
Project’s first phase will see $6 billion investment; $21 billion through full development will be largest capital business outlay in state history By Arkansas Black Vitality Staff LITTLE ROCK – Jan. 11, 2026 – The first of several multi-billion-dollar data centers in Arkansas will hit the ground running in Little Rock in the coming weeks, […]
By The Arkansas Black Vitality Staff BENTONVILLE, Ark., Dec. 9, 2025 — Only weeks after announcing the election of a new CEO, Walmart Inc. completed the listing transfer of its common stock and bonds to t Nasdaq and began trading on the tech-friendly stock exchange on Dec. 9. The transfer of the company’s stock from the tradition […]