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Arkansas Launches ARise Program to Boost Startup Survival Rates
Participants in ARise will receive a variety of continued services for free, including startup consulting and coaching, capital access navigation, a subject matter expert network, industry connections and access to entrepreneurial resources. read more >
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North Little Rock Public Library System to Assume Management of Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub
The North Little Rock Public Library System is in negotiations to assume the management and operation of the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub from Winrock International. read more >
Innovation Hub to Begin Remodeling in June
The remodeled 22,000-SF building will include the first Best Buy Teen Tech Center in Arkansas and the first solar canopy in downtown North Little Rock. read more >
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 >
Winrock Gets $45M for USDA Projects in Malawi, Thailand
The projects are part of an initiative aimed at helping developing countries and emerging democracies strengthen their agricultural sectors. read more >
USDA Gives Riceland Foods $20M for Climate-Focused Farming Project
Eligible farmers will be provided direct payments to adopt practices set by the Natural Resource Conservation Service. read more >
USDA Invests $998K in Winrock International’s Delta Health Project
The project is designed to reach up to 20 employers or worksites, 100 employer managers, 4,000 employees and up to 16,000 family members. read more >
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 >
Errin Stanger Named Director of Winrock’s Regional Innovation Hub
She's worked for the nonprofit since it opened in 2014. read more >
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 >
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New Tools Can Help Boost Business in Arkansas (Angela Frierson Shirey Commentary)
During 2021, Arkansas has seen business rebound and reset. Entrepreneurs have had to flex their creative muscle during the “creative destruction” phase — a phenomenon that usually results in economic progress. read more >
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Rockefeller Groups Live Up to Rich Name
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 >
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Winrock Awarded $900K Walmart Grant to Help Black-owned Businesses
Winrock said this support comes after the pandemic disproportionately impacted Black and other minority-owned businesses across the U.S. read more >
Winrock Sells, but Won’t Go Far
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 >
Arkansas Women’s Business Center Awarded $200K to Improve Offerings
Winrock International’s Arkansas Women’s Business Center in El Dorado has been awarded a $200,000 grant to improve service delivery, training and support to women-owned businesses affected by COVID-19. read more >
UCA’s Horpedahl Noted for Pandemic Analysis (Movers & Shakers)
Jeremy Horpedahl, an associate professor of economics at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, has been recognized by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University of Fairfax, Virginia. read more >
Women Entrepreneurs: Cash Is King (Jeana Tacker Commentary)
Each struggling organization can likely point to multiple reasons for failing to keep the doors open, but far too often those struggles can be traced back to poor planning, especially as it relates to building a cash reserve. read more >
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Women’s Stunted Capital Blocks Better Economy
Arkansas is missing out on tax revenue, jobs, wealth building, new products and services that could improve lives, business diversity and community investment, all because women struggle to access business capital. read more >
Jude Kearney to Lead Winrock International’s Board
Jude Kearney is elected to chair the board of Little Rock nonprofit Winrock International and is the first African-American to hold that position. read more >
Tyson Ventures, Winrock International Lead Funding for Rejoicy
The e-commerce platform Rejoicy Inc. of Bentonville gets $500,000 in funding led by Tyson Ventures and Winrock International. read more >
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