Dr. John Kirk, George W. Donaghey Distinguished Professor of History at UA Little Rock, has published a new book examining the first 44 years of former Arkansas governor Winthrop Rockefeller’s life. The book, “Winthrop Rockefeller: From New Yorker to Arkansawyer,…
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Harris to Succeed Loyd as Winthrop Institute Executive Director/CEO
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Winthrop Rockefeller Institute board of directors has named Janet Harris as its executive director/CEO. Harris was chosen following a nationwide search, and will assume the role April 1, 2022. She will succeed current Executive Director/CEO Dr. Marta Loyd, who…
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Arkansas Capital Corporation Names Walls New CEO
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Capital Corporation Board of Directors has appointed Sam Walls III as its Chief Executive Officer effective Jan. 1, 2022, the company announced in a press release Monday. Walls, who has served as Arkansas Capital’s president and COO since…
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Stanger Named Director of Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffWinrock International announced Monday that Errin Stanger has been named director of its Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub. Stanger has served in numerous roles at the Hub since 2014, most recently as deputy director and acting director. “Errin’s long history with…
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Winrock Receives $500k Visa Funding to Help Southern Small Businesses
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffWinrock International has received a $500,000 grant from the Visa Foundation to promote economic growth in the U.S. South and Southeast by helping small businesses access loan assistance from the Southern Opportunity and Resilience (SOAR) Fund. Through the Visa Foundation-funded SOAR…
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Winrock International Moving Headquarters to Regional Innovation Hub
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffWinrock International, the Arkansas-based international economic development organization, announced Tuesday that it will relocate its headquarters next year to the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub, located in North Little Rock’s Argenta Arts District. The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub has been part…
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Winrock to Lead $1.25M USDA Organic Agriculture Project in Mid-South
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffWinrock International has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to address barriers experienced by farmers in the mid-South when considering organic crop production. The $1.25 million grant will fund research,…
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Revisiting Winthrop Rockefeller’s Vision for Arkansas
Earlier this year, Arkansas-based Hytrol announced that the company would be establishing a facility with hundreds of jobs in Fort Smith to support its existing Jonesboro operation, which employs 1,200 workers. The story of Hytrol in Arkansas dates back to…