Secrecy may be standard operating procedure when it comes to economic development. But it makes for bad politics and potentially even worse policy, as the fight over data centers in Arkansas makes abundantly clear.
Hailed by officials and economic developers as a boon to the state, data center projects heading to Arkansas are facing increasing scrutiny and calls for local regulations
2 data centers are planned for Pulaski County, but who bears the cost is disputed
Though public scrutiny of data centers is growing, 14 states do not disclose how much revenue they lose to data center tax breaks
Beginning in fall 2026, Arkansas Tech will offer an artificial intelligence track as part of its Bachelor of Science degree in computer science
What started out as a response to labor shortages in poultry processing plants during the COVID-19 pandemic has turned into a robotics system that can learn by imitating human movements to handle chickens
While AI can offer transformative support for students who need it, it also risks eroding the foundational skills we are trying to help them acquire
