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PRESS RELEASES

The Innovation Hub Selected as Part of Microsoft’s National TechSpark Program
July 20, 2023 — The Innovation Hub and Microsoft to work together to ensure regional growth of the Hub’s workforce development program, Skills to Launch, and its Information Technology training track. Click here to read the full press release.

The Innovation Hub Secures Third Consecutive Grant to Support Workforce Development Efforts
June 29, 2023 — The PPG Foundation grants funding to continue Innovation Hub’s workforce development efforts through its Skills to Launch Program. Click here to read the full press release.

The Innovation Hub Awarded $99,789 to Provide Educational Experiences Around the 2024 Solar Eclipse
June 27, 2023 — The Simons Foundation has provided funding to the Innovation Hub to educate the youth community in Arkansas about the science behind the total solar eclipse set to happen on April 8, 2024. Click here to read the full press release.

Update to March 28 Announcement: Innovation Hub Internal Remodel Shifting to Phased Schedule
May 2, 2023 —Winrock will upgrade the Hub’s property through a phased construction schedule to include new office space to accommodate both Winrock headquarters and Hub staff while enhancing program offerings and member services. Click here to read the full press release.

The Innovation Hub Announces 2023 Innovation Challenge Winners
April 28, 2023 — The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub to award prizes to the winning teams of their statewide virtual innovation competition. Click here to read the full press release.

The Hub to Undergo Internal Remodeling Beginning June 2023 and will Reopen in November 2023
March 28, 2023 —Winrock International will upgrade the Innovation Hub’s property to include new office space to accommodate both Winrock and Hub staff while enhancing program offerings and member services. Click here to read the full press release.

Pulaski Academy to Represent Arkansas at Make48’s National Competition
March 7, 2023 — A team from Pulaski Academy High School in Little Rock will head to Kansas City in March 2023 to represent the State of Arkansas at a 48-hour maker competition. Click here to read the full press release.

The Innovation Hub to Host Its First Statewide Innovation Challenge
January 13, 2023 — The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub will challenge students across the State of Arkansas to become problem solvers and inventors through their first-ever statewide innovation competition in the spring of 2023. Click here to read the full press release.
IN THE NEWS

How to Raise Tech-Smart and Tech-Safe Kids by the Innovation Hub Staff
July 31, 2023 —The Innovation Hub director, Errin Stanger, senior education officer, Elizabeth Whitley, and communications manager, Claret Alcalá Collins, answered questions and shared their knowledge to help parents navigate the digital age and raise tech-smart kids. Click here to read the full article.

STEAM Summer Camps Planned
June 16, 2023 — Zoe Eagan, Innovation Hub’s Education Officer, to teach STEAM skills-building workshops in partnership with the Alex Foundation at the Hollywood Plantation at Tillar, property of the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Click here to read the full article.

2023 Summer Camps at St. Joseph Center of Arkansas
June 14, 2023 — The Innovation Hub 2023 Summer Camps were highlighted in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette’s Newspaper. Click here to view the page.

Hands-On Camp Experience
May 12, 2023 — The Innovation Hub and St. Joseph Center of Arkansas are joining forces to offer the most fun summer camps for children between the ages of 8 and 14 years old. Click here to watch the full interview.

Make 48 Arkansas Winners Headed to Nationals
March 17, 2023 — Pulaski Academy is headed to Make48 nationals in Kansas City after winning a competition based on the Trail of Tears memorial in North Little Rock. Click here to read the full article.

Arkansas Students Heading to National Competition
March 13, 2023 — The students will have 48 hours to create a prototype from scratch as they compete to win $10,000. Click here to read the full article.

Innovation Hub Highlight — NLR Proud Magazine 2023 Spring Issue
March 7, 2023 — The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub has been highlighted on page 17 of the North Little Rock Proud Magazine 2023 Spring Issue. Click here to read the full article.

The Innovation Hub: A Wonderland of Inspiration
December 30, 2022 — Nichole Niemann visits The Innovation Hub in North Little Rock to check out Arkansas’ first makerspace for woodworking, pottery, painting, and everything in between. Click here to watch the full interview.

Power Women: Errin Stanger, Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub
December 13, 2022 — Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub Director, Errin Stanger, has been named one of the 2022 Arkansas Power Women by the Arkansas Money & Politics Magazine. Click here to read the full interview.

Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub at Winrock International hosts invention competition
October 10, 2022 — State enters contest for the first time through the Innovation Hub. Click here to read the full article.
For media inquiries, please contact our Communications Manager, Claret Alcala Collins at Claret.AlcalaCollins@arhub.org
The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub is a proud affiliate of Winrock International.
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