In Arkansas over the past 10 years or so, a steady march has been underway toward creating a robust venture ecosystem.

Controversial proposed legislation in the U.S. Congress will directly impact Arkansas technology entrepreneurs. The bills target online piracy by seeking to curb the pirating of U.S. copyrighted material through the internet.

As I sit here on this final day of 2011, it seems like a final grade card for my 2011 predictions is in order.

Douglas Hutchings, of Silicon Solar Solutions and Arkansas Business 20 in Their 20′s fame, is involved with a just-launched venture that he believes has “potential to really take off.”