Chris Jones
4 Promoted at First Financial Bank (Movers & Shakers)
Rebekah Biernacki, Stewart Chandler, Bart Greene & Alan Meadows have all been promoted. read more >
Chris Jones Launches PAC to Help Democrats Challenge GOP
Vortex PAC will recruit, train and build organizing power for Democratic candidates in all 75 counties read more >
Sarah Huckabee Sanders First Woman Elected Arkansas Governor
Sanders shattered state fundraising records with her campaign, which focused primarily on national issues. read more >
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Sarah Sanders Aims to Go From Trump Spokeswoman to Governor
Democratic nominee Chris Jones, an ordained Baptist minister and nuclear engineer, has trailed Sanders by double digits in public polls leading up to Tuesday's election. read more >
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At Debate, Sarah Sanders Defends Avoiding Arkansas Press
Sanders' comments come a day after outgoing Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who held more than 200 news briefings during the COVID-19 pandemic, praised the role of the press. read more >
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It’s Not Over Yet (Lance Turner Editor’s Note)
It can be difficult to determine exactly where we are in this continuing COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
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Leslie Rutledge Drops Governor’s Bid, Will Seek Lieutenant Governor’s Post
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge drops out of the race for governor and will seek the lieutenant governor's office instead. read more >
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Scaling Business, Supporting Entrepreneurs Focus of 2nd Annual Black Founders Summit
Discussions will focus on market opportunities, business procurement and access to capital, which has historically been a challenge for Black business owners read more >
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Lexicon and Seal Show Off Blytheville Array Made With Arkansas Steel
Heather Nelson was on a roll Friday morning, breakfasting with “the future governor of Arkansas” a day after her company, Seal Solar, teamed up with Lexicon Inc. to unveil the state’s first solar array made with locally manufactured steel. read more >
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Innovation Hub Director Chris Jones Steps Down
Chris Jones, Ph.D., steps down as executive director of the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub in North Little Rock. read more >
Innovation Hub Partners With Best Buy on Teen Tech Center
Winrock International’s Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub in North Little Rock announces a multi-year partnership with Best Buy to open and operate the first Best Buy Teen Tech Center in the state. read more >
Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub Gets $800K Grant
The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub in North Little Rock says Gilead Sciences Inc. of Foster City, California, has awarded it an $800,000 grant. read more >
Arkansas PBS Foundation Adds 4 to Board
The Arkansas PBS Foundation Board has four new board members, including Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub Director Chris Jones. read more >
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Apartments, Office Project Sales Total $727K
Apartments in south Little Rock and an office project in North Little Rock make up the most recent round of real estate transactions. read more >
The Hub Featured in PBS’ ‘NewsHour’
The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub and its new executive director, Chris Jones, Ph.D., was profiled Wednesday by PBS' "NewsHour" show. read more >
Winrock’s Commitment to Innovation Hub Questioned
Former employees, including the executive director who resigned in February, fear the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub is bound for financial failure two years after merging with Winrock International, but Winrock insists the doomsayers don’t know what they are talking about. read more >
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 >