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Nonprofits

Winrock Chosen for Racial Equity Initiative

It will spend the next six months working with global nonprofit The Bridgespan Group to "strengthen our approach to advancing racial equity both internally and in our external work." read more >
Michaela Edwards, member of the Winrock International Board of Directors 
Investments / Nonprofits

Michaela Edwards Appointed to Winrock Board

She's a partner at Capricorn Investment Group of Palo Alto, California, with international experience in investment management. read more >
Investments / Nonprofits / Small Business

Winrock, Cartwheel Partner on $1.2M Startup Accelerator Project

A field of 20 startups will be narrowed to the two most viable and high-potential companies. read more >
The Innovation Hub
Real Estate

Winrock Confirms Move to Innovation Hub in NLR

The nonprofit sold its former headquarters in Little Rock for $5.4 million after the COVID-19 pandemic brought a reassessment of its real estate needs. read more >
Marta Loyd, CEO of the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute atop Petit Jean Mountain, has a mission to keep the former governor’s legacy alive.
Agriculture & Poultry / Business Services / Education

Rockefeller Groups Live Up to Rich NameLock Icon

Almost 50 years after Winthrop Rockefeller died, the three nonprofits seeded by his fortune are evolving their missions for doing good in Arkansas, the nation and the world read more >
Winrock International is leaving its office at 2101 Riverfront Drive in Little Rock.
Nonprofits / Real Estate

Winrock Sells, but Won’t Go FarLock Icon

Winrock International is packing up to move, having sold its gleaming 25,000-SF headquarters on Riverfront Drive in Little Rock for $5.3 million this month. read more >
John R. Tyson
Agriculture & Poultry / Nonprofits / Public Companies

Winrock Announces 2 Board Appointments, Including Tyson Exec

Winrock International of Little Rock announced Wednesday the appointment of two new members to its board: Dr. Ruth Oniang’o and John R. Tyson. read more >
Winrock International
Agriculture & Poultry / Health Care / Nonprofits

Winrock International Launches Validation Fund With $1.1M in Walton Funds

Winrock International of Little Rock announces its new Validation Fund, an “evergreen, not-for-profit fund dedicated to deploying early-stage awards to validation-stage Arkansas startup companies.” read more >
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon participates in a Business Roundtable forum in 2019.
Agriculture & Poultry / Banking & Finance / Business Services

Companies Can Act Responsibly and Innovate Too (Rodney Ferguson Commentary)

Fighting policies that protect workers from disruption should unite the left, right and center — and should bring into clear focus the point at which corporations should rightly cede responsibility for employee protections to government. read more >
Rodney Ferguson
Banking & Finance / Nonprofits

Winrock CEO Named to Federal Committee

Winrock President and CEO Rodney Ferguson has been named to the Export-Import Bank of the United States 2019 Advisory Committee. read more >
From left, Staley House Founders Misti and Will Staley with DRA Chairman Caldwell.
Health Care

Delta I-Fund Startups Featured at Demo Day

Rejuvenix of Little Rock, a graduate of the Delta Innovation Fund accelerator, won $10,000 for technical assistance last week at the program's 2019 Demo Day at the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock. read more >
The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub merged in 2016 with a larger nonprofit, Winrock international, but critics say the result has not put the Hub on solid footing.
Business Services / Investments / Manufacturing

Winrock’s Commitment to Innovation Hub QuestionedLock Icon

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 >

Arkansas Business Power List 2016: Nonprofits

A nonprofits resource to help navigate the leadership of the largest Arkansas companies or institutions. read more >
Rodney Ferguson
Nonprofits

Rodney Ferguson Will Be Winrock International’s New CEO

Winrock International says Rodney Ferguson will become the nonprofit's new president and CEO on April 1. read more >