Innovation Hub

The U.S. Department of Commerce awards a $576,302 grant to Winrock International's Innovation Fund, or I-Fund, through the Economic Development Administration's Regional Innovation Strategies program. read more >

Amy Hopper has been hired at the Innovation Hub at Winrock International as manager of the organization’s Delta I-Fund and will relocate to Little Rock in the coming months. read more >

HubX-LifeSciences announced eight startup companies from around the world that will come to Arkansas next month to participate in its health care business accelerator program. read more >

Tina McCord's Zuni Learning Tree was named the winner of the first InnovateHER contest held at the Innovation Hub in North Little Rock. read more >

The launch of the HubX Life Sciences startup accelerator, announced Friday by Baptist Health and the Innovation Hub in partnership with Iron Yard Ventures, signals what many state officials believe is a turning point for the state's tech startup ecosystem. read more >

The program will launch with five to 10 startups, each of which will receive seed money of $25,000 to $50,000 and will also qualify for additional back-end investments. read more >

The Innovation Hub and the EAST Initiative have received grants from the Best Buy Foundation to support youth technology access and learning. read more >

The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub has been selected as the central Arkansas host for the 2016 InnovateHER national pitch competition from the U.S. Small Business Administration. read more >

A recent survey by SmartAsset.com of the nation's largest 81 cities confirms the efforts of Little Rock leaders to encourage startup growth. Its ranking of U.S. cities with the lowest startup costs includes Little Rock at No. 7. read more >

The Innovation Fund from the Innovation Hub will support and accelerate the development of university-based startup companies in Arkansas. Jeff Stinson will be its director. read more >

Jeff Stinson will leave his position as director of UALR TechLaunch, but will remain executive director of Fund for Arkansas' Future, a private angel fund. read more >

The central Arkansas chapter of 100 Girls of Code will host a class in North Little Rock later this week. read more >

The rise of social entrepreneurship — providing goods and services that provide a positive impact on society — will be the subject of the 2015 Social Entrepreneurship Boot Camp at the University of Arkansas Winthrop Rockefeller Institute on Petit Jean Mountain. read more >

The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub announced that it will partner with Startup Junkie Consulting of Fayetteville to expand and enhance the services each organization provides to early-stage startup ventures in the state. The plan is to develop and share new facilities, events and programs that will support and advance startup ventures in Arkansas. read more >

Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions director Dan Curtis and Innovation Hub director Warwick Sabin said they would like to partner on more events like the Arkansas Manufacturing Innovation Summit. read more >

The nonprofit Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub has received a $1 million federal grant to complete renovation of its Argenta Innovation Center in downtown North Little Rock, it announced Monday. read more >