Winrock Innovations Newsletter | August 2019
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WINROCK LEADS $1M USDA EFFORT TO FIGHT OPIOID ABUSE IN ARKANSAS  
Targeting 5 counties most severely affected  

Arkansas has the second-highest rate of opioid prescriptions in the country, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $1 million in the Delta Understanding and Preventing Substance and Opioid Abuse in Rurality (Delta UPSOAR) program. Learn how Winrock and its partners are battling the scourge of drug abuse in the nation’s heartland. 

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WINROCK CEO NAMED TO EXPORT-IMPORT BANK ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
Rodney Ferguson joins other high-ranking officials in business, government, labor and finance. 
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FREEARM MAKES LEAP FROM CONCEPT TO MARKET 
A promising new medical device startup achieves scale, with help from Innovate Arkansas. 
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'IF YOU WANT TO FIND A JOB, GO TO BONG PHEAK'  
An innovative job portal in Cambodia helps prevent human trafficking by finding jobs for low-skilled workers. 
 
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ROOTS AND WINGS  
Celebrating Winrock's work from an Arkansas mountaintop to the fields of Nepal.
 
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National Catholic Reporter: Winrock CEO shares optimism on WDATIP 

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: Counties Get $1M USDA grant for opioid training

Dhaka Tribune: Ambassador Richmond says U.S. Embassy supports BC/TIP 

Ark. Money & Politics: CEO Appointed to Export-Import Bank Advisory Committee 
 

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