Press Release
Fourth Annual Maker Faire Set For May 12
April 4, 2018
Glimpse the future and get inspired with the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub at the fourth annual North Little Rock Mini Maker Faire at the North Shore Riverwalk on Saturday, May 12th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is FREE for all attendees. Maker Faire is a gathering of fascinating, curious people who enjoy learning and love sharing […]
Wallace Center Convenes America’s Foremost Food Hub Conference
March 15, 2018
Leaders in the local food and food hub sector will soon converge on Albuquerque for the 2018 National Good Food Network (NGFN) Conference, America’s foremost food hub-focused conference, March 27-30. “The Wallace Center has been a leader in promoting and expanding food hubs,” says John Fisk, Director of the Wallace Center. “We do research on […]
Wallace Center at Winrock Launches Food Systems Leadership Network
January 25, 2018
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — January 25, 2018 — The Wallace Center at Winrock International is excited to announce the launch of the Food Systems Leadership Network (FSLN). Through an online platform and offline programs, this Community of Practice empowers and connects nonprofit organizations and staff working to transform their communities through food. FSLN fosters the […]
Winrock, Heart Hospital, UAMS Team Up For Health Care Accelerator
January 9, 2018
January 9, 2018 —Winrock International, Arkansas Heart Hospital, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and BioVentures today announced that they are collaborating to extend and expand Health InnovatAR, a program that supports and accelerates the development of new startup companies with innovative solutions to improve health care delivery in Arkansas. “Arkansas Heart Hospital […]
Innovative Job Portal That Prevents Trafficking Named Best Tech in Asia
December 7, 2017
December 7, 2017 — The 2017 ASEAN Information and Communication Technology Awards recognized Bong Pheak, a USAID-funded employment service for low-skilled workers, as the year’s most important technology-for-development initiative in ASEAN. Winners were selected by a panel of regional business and innovation specialists. Bong Pheak is an internet-based employment service for unskilled factory, construction and […]
Free Guidebook Highlights Significant Plants in Cambodia’s Sandan Region
October 26, 2017
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – October 23, 2017 – The USAID Supporting Forests and Biodiversity (SFB) project, implemented by Winrock International, recently compiled a guidebook of culturally significant plant species found in the community forests of Kampong Thom Province, Cambodia. Following a similar format to the project’s previous guide “Birds in Sandan,” the book presents short profiles of more […]
David Sanders Named New Director of Innovate Arkansas
September 28, 2017
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – September 28, 2017 – Winrock International has named David Sanders director of Innovate Arkansas, the state-wide initiative that helps scale promising Arkansas technology ventures. “Ten years ago, the team at Winrock launched Innovate Arkansas to build the start-up ecosystem that is now thriving in our state. Under David’s leadership, Innovate Arkansas […]
An Arkansas First: USG Invests Direct Dollars Into Startups Via Winrock’s Delta I-Fund
September 26, 2017
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — September 26, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that Winrock International has been awarded a $279,202 grant for the Delta Innovation Fund (I-Fund) to create early-stage seed capital funds through the Economic Development Administration’s Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) program. “The Trump Administration is committed to strengthening U.S. production and […]
Ghana Receives Landmark Approval From Carbon Fund
September 14, 2017
September 11, 2017 – Winrock International contributed significantly to the development of Ghana’s Emission Reduction Program which has become part of the portfolio of the Carbon Fund of the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility, making it eligible to receive performance-based payments for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+). Ghana is the second country […]
Innovative Pay-For-Performance Program Rewards Farmers For Improving Water Quality
August 29, 2017
Winrock International is pleased to announce the publication of Pay-For-Performance Conservation: A How-To Guide, a free comprehensive guide to implementing and managing Pay-For-Performance (PFP) conservation programs. The guide is based on Winrock’s decade of experience pioneering PFP conservation, including the Milwaukee River Pay-For-Performance Project, which reduced phosphorus losses by as much as 40 percent from […]