July 2022

OUR NEW LOOK The story behind the refined ACDS logo and tagline Clint Hankinson, Director of Marketing, ACDS SINCE THE FOUNDING of the Arkansas Center for Data Sciences (ACDS) in late 2018, our team has been very busy! We’ve introduced the state of Arkansas to the Registered Apprenticeship model of workforce development, helping more than […]

ACDS NAMED “APPRENTICESHIP AMBASSADOR” Bringing a national honor home to Arkansas THE ARKANSAS CENTER for Data Sciences (ACDS) has been designated an Apprenticeship Ambassador for the United States Department of Labor (USDOL) Office of Apprenticeship. “We welcome ACDS and your partnership to serve as a champion in promoting, expanding, and diversifying Registered Apprenticeship and your

David Gill Senior Director – Technology Innovation Heifer International FOR MOST OF us, the unassuming word blockchain has become subsumed within the showboat antics of its red-carpet-savvy customer, cryptocurrency. But Blockchain—the technology—has been praised for its ability to facilitate a traceable, immutable supply chain record, allowing end customers to feel confident that their morning coffee,

SEAMLESS Technology transforms the very concept of building services Payton Lenz Head of Digital Experience, Ledger, Bentonville DID YOU KNOW that Bentonville, Arkansas, is the Mountain Biking Capital of the World? You didn’t? Well, it is, and here’s the proof: That title has been trademarked by the Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce. Thanks in

THREE YEARS AGO this month—in July 2019—the Arkansas Center for Data Sciences began actively spreading the word about our mission to help close the IT skills gap in Arkansas. We were footmen who would travel the state to talk with, and listen to, every employer, every higher ed official, and every job seeker who would take