Knowledge Center
We are continually learning. These reports and studies are some of the resources that are helping to inform our approach to grantmaking.
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October 26, 2018This report is intended to help Heartland leaders and citizens get on the same page about the region's current condition and its trajectory at a crucial time. -
November 9, 2018This primer briefly discusses the 12 critical components of commercializing university technology with startups. -
July 25, 2019Is cooperative federalism working? -
April 9, 2018View our Media Impact Framework and companion Media Impact Toolkit -
September 12, 2019Measuring the impact of our efforts to improve the quality of life in our home region -
September 13, 2019A Call to Action for Northwest Arkansas -
November 5, 2019The region's legacy of innovation needs to be intentionally nurtured and grown through an entrepreneurial ecosystem -
August 28, 2018Heartland Start-up Spotlight on Krystal Beachum’s Student-Athletes Unit -
June 10, 2019New Metropolitan Rankings Show Knowledge-Based Industries and Entrepreneurship Drive Success -
February 19, 2019The Most Dynamic Micropolitan Index, which ranks the 531 micropolitan areas across the U.S., analyzes the economic performance and indicators that impact the social and economic fabric of America. -
August 7, 2018Trade and Tariffs with China Cause Economic Hardship on America’s Heartland Economy - Counties and Crops Across Heartland Affected Most -
January 9, 20195G, the fifth generation of wireless communications, has the potential to make the opportunity cost of rural living much larger, maybe insurmountably so. -
March 7, 2018The heartland could benefit the most by providing greater incentives for faculty and students to engage in commercial endeavors -
September 25, 2018Measuring research university contributions to regional economies -
July 31, 2018Heartland States Lag Behind Coastal States in the Innovation Economy -
June 25, 2018New research outlines key perspectives that could help shape the geographic makeup of the Heartland -
May 11, 2018How several smaller communities in the Heartland have outperformed the nation -
March 26, 2018Quantifying the economic, health, social and business benefits associated with bicycling