NXTUS launches pilot competition for startups in Northwest Arkansas, fueled by $500K Walton grant
December 15, 2025
Mary Beth Jarvis, president and CEO of Wichita-based NXTUS, which leads the Kansas-focused NXTSTAGE Community Health and Vibrancy Pilot Competition; photo courtesy of NXTUS.
WICHITA — A Kansas-built innovation program is hitting the road — applying its successful model to Northwest Arkansas in a bid to expand growth opportunities for more early-stage companies and make the region a proving ground for technology that boosts health and economic vitality.
Wichita-based NXTUS this week announced HealthCatalyst NWA, a pilot initiative that aims to close a critical gap in Arkansas’s innovation economy: too few pathways for the region’s nonprofits to access and implement the health- and community-tech tools offered by startups.
“This unique program can help Northwest Arkansas continue to build its reputation and reality as a thriving region and a great place to grow a business,” said Mary Beth Jarvis, president and CEO of NXTUS, which is launching the program in January alongside the HTAhealthcare innovation network in Arkansas.