Ahead on Weekend Ozarks, an update on bringing the play "B-Side: Myself" to stage, and a look at how one local farm is training veterans to become farmers themselves. Plus, we talk bitcoins with our tech ambassador, and we celebrate the beginning of summer.
Ozarks At Large
In the final part of our series on the Arkansas Research & Technology Park, we take a look at some of the resources based in the park's Innovation Center, and a look at how the entrepreneurial climate is changing in northwest Arkansas.
The road to capitalizing on research and development can be a long one. It can take years before a technology startup actually turns research into a physical product. In the second part of our series on the Arkansas Research and Technology Park, we take a look at a pair of companies turning research into revenue:
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks . . . a survey of Arkansas politics with Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas and political bloggers Michael Cook and Jason Tolbert. Plus, our tech ambassador Tyrel Dennison on just what bitcoin means for the digital industry.
Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas discusses Arkansas politics with bloggers Michael Cook and Jason Tolbert.
The state Department of Corrections is looking for a vendor for pharmaceuticals used in lethal injections. Several hundred-thousand-dollars will be given out in reparations to victims of crimes during the month of May. The Bentonville School District continues its push toward a millage election in September, and the city of Fayetteville considers an ordinance that would place restrictions on door-to-door solicitation.
The local band East of Zion will perform at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Fayetteville Public Library, which is located on the corner of School Ave. and Mountain St.
Matt Mooney, the author of “A Story Unfinished: 99 Days with Eliot” and founder of 99 Balloons will have a book launch party and fundraiser at 7 p.m. tomorrow at The Rock House, which is located at 310 Arkansas Ave. in Fayetteville.
Eagle's Nest Paranormal is looking for a new member and you get be it! Becca Martin Brown has more.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, an update on HIV services in northwest Arkansas, and a review of the latest release by St. Paul and the Broken Bones.
High-school graduation rates in the state hold steady; Governor Mike Beebe says state trial court assistants may face layoffs; and more – on today’s Segment A.
“Cuban Interlude” by Charlie Hunter
More than 1,800 animals, about 36 percent of intakes, were euthanized at the Fayetteville Animal Shelter last year. A group of residents formed “No-Kill Fayetteville” to pressure city administrators to lower that rate.
Relevant links:
https://www.facebook.com/FriendsWCAnimals
http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/fayettevilleanimals.html
http://www.justoneday.ws/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/200016093452542/
Roby Brock from our content partner www.talkbusiness.net has the latest Arkansas business and political news.
“Egg Radio” by Bill Frisell
Chad Griffin started his first day on the job as president of the Human Rights Campaign, based in Washington D.C., on the steps of the Arkansas State Capitol this morning, where he released a new landmark survey on disaffected gay youth.
To learn more, www.hrc.org.
Professor Stephen Gates talks about the 2012 KUAF Fulbright Chamber Music Festival that continues this week with the “Flute Sonata” by Prokofiev and the “First Piano Sonata in B-Major” by Brahms.
“Morning Passages” by Philip Glass