2024 Newsletter Editions

Bridge

A New Twist to a Great Program

Crossing the bridge to employment just a little sooner   Lonnie Emard THE ARKANSAS CODING Academy (ArCA) at the University of Central Arkansas has been holding tech boot camps for eight years, during which time candidates have received quality training from industry professionals, built a capstone project to demonstrate their proficiency, been awarded a certificate […]

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Director's Chair

The Sprint Begins!

MY WIFE AND I moved to Arkansas for the third time six years ago, and every time we‚Äôve landed here, I‚Äôve been more and more‚ÄĒand more‚ÄĒimpressed with the energy and effectiveness of this state‚Äôs investment in, and focus on, workforce development. I‚Äôm especially getting an up-close look at that energy and focus this time around.

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Monopolies

Are I.T. Monopolies Bad or Good?

Don’t answer until you’ve read the following Stephen Addison TODAY WE HAVE a number of companies‚ÄĒGoogle, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, and Apple‚ÄĒthat are considered IT monopolies, and a lot of people think their activities should be restricted or even that they should be broken up. But whenever anybody suggests breaking up IT monopolies, I begin to

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Cybersecurity

Q&A: Philip Huff, Director of Cybersecurity Research

IN TODAY‚ÄôS WORLD, there‚Äôs no more valuable aspect of technology than cybersecurity. Whether you‚Äôre running a business or running for office, the sanctity of your innermost secrets‚ÄĒwhether data, documents, or internal communications‚ÄĒis of supreme importance. Protecting your information from hackers of all stripes and purposes was hard enough‚ÄĒand now A.I. has crashed the party. We

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A.I. in the Rock

A.I. In the Rock, Episode 1: A Video Discussion

Could A.I. be used to write another “Margaritaville”? And other inquiries Introduction by Matt Olson   IN THE RELATIVELY short time that A.I. has been a “real thing,‚ÄĚ some of us have gotten into it more than others. Whichever category you fall into, this initial episode of “A.I. in The Rock‚ÄĚ video should provide ample

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Creativity in Apprenticeships

Apprenticely At Work

Creativity At Every Turn Of the new projects on Apprenticely’s plate, fresh thinking is the common denominator   Lonnie Emard   THE WONDERFUL THING about our work at Apprenticely is that we’re just facilitating the efforts of others to do what they might have needed to do anyway. At the end of the day, what

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Bentonville Biking

Q&A: Kalene Griffith, CEO/President, Visit Bentonville

BENTONVILLE BIKE FEST 2024 may have been cut short because of the tornado, but that apparently hasn‚Äôt dampened anyone‚Äôs spirit or enthusiasm for cycling in the city that proudly touts itself as the Mountain Biking Capital of the World‚ĄĘ, complete with Trademark symbol! For our Welcome to Summer issue, we touched base with Visit Bentonville‚Äôs

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