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Christopher JonesExecutive Director & Lead Maker of the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub
Business Services / Education / Investments

Innovation Hub’s Christopher Jones Finds Economic Dedication Across Arkansas

The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub has a new executive director and lead maker, and he’s ready to listen. read more >
“37% of employees say they would change jobs for one that offered them the ability to work where they want at least part of the time.” - 2017 State of the American Workplace Report by Gallup Inc.
Business Services / Energy / Real Estate

Modern Workplace Evolving Beyond Home, OfficeLock Icon

More companies now offer flexible and remote work options, but businesses like Bank of America and IBM have called workers back to the office. read more >
Chris Jones
Nonprofits / Small Business

Winrock Hires New Hub Director

Winrock International announced Wednesday the appointment of Christopher Jones, Ph.D., as executive director and lead maker of the nonprofit Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub in North Little Rock, effective Monday. read more >
Joel Gordon
Nonprofits / Small Business

Executive Director of The Hub Quits

Joel Gordon's last day at the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub was Feb. 2. read more >
Education / Government & Politics / Health Care

Winrock Announces Health Tech Accelerator

Winrock International, Arkansas Heart Hospital, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and BioVentures at UAMS recently announced that they are teaming to support a new accelerator for health care technology startups called Health InnovatAR. read more >
Mayor Joe Smith, right, and communications chief Nathan Hamilton look over the Argenta Plaza site, the mayor’s grand vision for downtown.
Construction / Government & Politics / Real Estate

Making NLR’s Argenta a 24/7 Business BeaconLock Icon

Architect Bill Gray hopes to transform downtown North Little Rock into a business and residential beacon centered on the $4.4 million Argenta Plaza project and the mixed-use buildings set to rise around it. read more >
Little Rock's Altimize has created apps for retail and restaurant environments.
Investments / Restaurants & Food / Retail

Altimize Wins AEDC Funds

Altimize, a tenant of the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub in North Little Rock, has received a financial boost recently and is expanding its offerings. read more >
Joel Gordon
Education / Investments / Small Business

Super Mover: Joel Gordon of the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub

Joel Gordon has been named the new executive director of the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub in North Little Rock. read more >
Joel Gordon
Business Services / Education / Manufacturing

The Hub’s Joel Gordon: Making a New Economy

The Hub's new executive director, Joel Gordon, talks to Arkansas Business about its mission, its place in Arkansas’ budding tech-savvy and innovative ecosystem and the Hub's future. read more >
Joel Gordon
Nonprofits / Small Business

Innovation Hub Names Joel Gordon Executive Director

The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub announces that Joel Gordon has been named as its new executive director, effective June 1. read more >
Bryan Howe, co-owner and co-founder of Altimize
Retail / Small Business

Altimize Offers Ecommerce Apps to Retailers

Altimize, a new startup leasing space at the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub in North Little Rock, offers a simple platform for and creates online apps so that retailers can help customers shop their stores online. read more >
Education / Small Business

Innovation Hub Announces Kickoff of Inaugural I-Fund Program

The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub of North Little Rock says eight teams representing five universities kicked off the inaugural 12-week I-Fund program in Fayetteville over the weekend. read more >
Warwick Sabin speaking during demo day at the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub in North Little Rock.
Health Care

250 Attend HubX-Life Sciences Demo Day at Innovation Hub

The demo day hosted by the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub in North Little Rock for teams that completed its first 13-week HubX-Life Sciences accelerator program attracted more than 250 people, including U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark. read more >
Health Care / Investments

Demo Day for HubX-LifeSciences Teams is Thursday

Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub in North Little Rock is hosting a demo day from 1-4 p.m. Thursday for teams that have now completed its 13-week HubX-LifeSciences, the state's first privately funded and industry-specific accelerator. read more >
Warwick Sabin speaks at a news conference announcing the combination of the Regional Innovation Hub and Winrock International.
Education / Investments / Nonprofits

Innovation Hub Joins Winrock International

The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub is becoming part of Winrock International of Little Rock, which is undertaking a "strategic reorganization of its U.S. and Arkansas programs." read more >
Innovation Hub director Warwick Sabin wants to continue to partner with AMS on events like the Manufacturing Innovation Summit.
Education

Innovation Hub’s Second Maker Faire Is May 7

The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub is expecting an even larger crowd than last year’s 3,000-plus for its second annual North Little Rock Mini Maker Faire. read more >
Shorter College Gardens Apartments in North Little Rock.
Banking & Finance / Business Services / Construction

Tandem Apartment Sales Add Up to $11.2 Million (Real Deals)

Shorter College Gardens Apartments in North Little Rock sold for $7.05 million while Willow Bend Apartments in Jacksonville sold for $4.25 million. read more >
Tourism

Made by Few Conference Moves to Bentonville; Innovation Hub To Host Open House

Made by Few, the tech conference for “makers of the Web” from Little Rock agency Few, will move to northwest Arkansas for its 2016 installment. read more >
Kim Lane
Investments / Media & Marketing / Nonprofits

Kim Lane Moves from AMP, AY to Innovation Hub

Kim Lane is the new director of digital and entrepreneurial programming for the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub. read more >
Business Services / Education / Small Business

Innovation Hub to Host Accelerator for Students

The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub and Junior Achievement of Arkansas on Wednesday announced the launch of HubX—NextGen, an entrepreneurial development program for high school students. read more >