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Jan Cottingham

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Jan Cottingham is from western Arkansas and is a graduate of Hendrix College in Conway. She's always wanted to be a journalist and pretty much always has been, with one detour into the nonprofit world: editing Heifer International's magazine and serving as communications liaison for Nobel Peace Prize-winner Wangari Maathai of Kenya.

Cottingham began her career at the Arkansas Democrat and was the last city editor of the Arkansas Gazette. She was also metro editor at the Dallas Morning News. Her Influences? Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen, Robert Penn Warren.

Last 10 Articles & Blog Posts

Dave's Place Marks 25 Years In Heart of Little Rock

4 weeks ago –

Restaurateur David Williams has seen a lot of change in downtown Little Rock since he opened Dave's Place on Dec. 20, 1993. And yet in the notoriously difficult restaurant business, Dave's Place has reached its 25th anniversary. read more >

Big River, Big Gift: Osceola Steel Mill 'Keeps On Giving'

1 month ago –

Big River Steel, which sits on 1,300 acres not far from Osceola in Mississippi County, employs more than 500 workers at an average annual salary exceeding $75,000. read more >

Accounting Firm 'Merger Mania' Comes to Arkansas

2 months ago –

Three major mergers involving Arkansas companies over the past year have shuffled this year's list of largest accounting firms in Arkansas considerably. read more >

A Decade After Recession, Arkansas Timber Industry Reborn

2 months ago –

The timber industry, the biggest employer in south Arkansas, has recovered in the decade since the Great Recession. That doesn't mean it will ever be the same. read more >

Beer Garden Makes Home In East Village

2 months ago –

The Rail Yard is the culmination of an idea at least two years in the making, an urban beer garden in Little Rock's increasingly lively East Village. read more >

Local Retailers Provide Sources of Corporate Giving

2 months ago –

It's the most wonderful time of the year — for corporate gift-giving, that is. read more >

Illegal Shipments of Wine Anger Arkansas Retailers, Wholesalers

3 months ago –

The online wine clubs' come-ons are seductive: Shop at home, discover hard-to-find wines, open the box deposited at your door. Unfortunately, that delicious wine may be illegal. read more >

Craft Distiller Details Plans for Spa City

3 months ago –

They may not achieve the same numbers as craft beer brewers, but small-batch, craft distilleries are definitely becoming a “thing” in Arkansas. read more >

Community Bakery Expects to Save Dough with Solar Power

3 months ago –

Community Bakery announced earlier this month that it would be installing this fall a 102-panel solar array with each panel providing 350 watts. read more >

Papa John's Welcomes All In New Ads

4 months ago –

Brant Barnes, a franchisee who lives in Fayetteville, has lent his voice to the effort to rebrand Papa John's after controversies caused by founder John Schnatter's racially charged remarks. read more >