Arkansas Research and Technology Park to Celebrate 10th Anniversary

Innovation Center, Arkansas Research and Technology Park
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Innovation Center, Arkansas Research and Technology Park

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Officials with the University of Arkansas and the University of Arkansas Technology Development Foundation will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Arkansas Research and Technology Park at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 30.

“Celebrating 10 Years of Innovation” will include remarks from Chancellor G. David Gearhart and Phillip Stafford, president of the U of A Technology Development Foundation, among others. The event, to be held in the Innovation Center at the park in south Fayetteville, will also include a showcase of university-affiliated companies that call the park home.

The Innovation Center is located at 535 W. Research Center Boulevard in Fayetteville. Parking is free and refreshments will be served.

The research park, managed by the University of Arkansas Technology Development Foundation, includes several facilities that support university research and technology-based economic development. There are 38 public/private companies affiliated with the U of A at the park. The park’s partners include the city of Fayetteville, the Northwest Arkansas Council, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, Innovate Arkansas and the Arkansas Science and Technology Authority, among others.

For more information about the event, e-mail cwbranam@uark.edu

Contacts

Chris Branam, research communications writer/editor
University Relations
479-575-4737, cwbranam@uark.edu

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