UA Symposium Helps With WISE Decisions
The University of Arkansas is holding a star-studded virtual symposium on Oct. 23. read more >
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Marty Cook
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Marty Cook joined Arkansas Business in October 2013 after 19 years as an award-winning newspaper reporter. He covers the transportation industry and northwest Arkansas businesses.
Marty, a native of Shreveport, graduated from Missouri in 1993 with a bachelor of journalism. He has three daughters and lives in Prairie Grove.
Latest Articles
Student Housing Surviving Pandemic Hit
Student housing operations in Fayetteville have seen only modest drops in occupancy, and in cases where campuses have closed residence halls, occupancy has increased. read more >
Jebaraj: Pandemic Crimps Consumer-Driven Economy
The ninth annual "State of the Northwest Arkansas Region" economic forecast conference certainly had less flair and good news than in previous years. read more >
Second Heart Hospital Nearing Completion
Wet weather in 2018 and the pandemic weren't helpful to construction schedules, but Arkansas Heart Hospital's second facility is nearly finished in Bryant. read more >
Leveraging Its Partnerships, Walmart Goes ‘Regenerative'
Walmart Inc. of Bentonville is ‘doubling down' on sustainability efforts. read more >
Support Network Sells Springdale HQ in $2.7M Transaction (NWA Real Deals)
The Arkansas Support Network, a nonprofit organization that works with people with developmental disabilities, sold two properties for $2.7 million. read more >
Clinton House Museum Looks for Options
The Clinton House Museum has 15 months to find a new funding model after the Fayetteville Advertising & Promotions Commission voted 6-0 to end its funding on the facility at the end of the year. read more >
OK Foods: 'Erroneous' State Report Led to Ban
CEO Trent Goins of OK Foods in Fort Smith says the Arkansas Department of Health's "erroneous reporting" of the number of positive coronavirus cases led to China banning imports from a company plant. read more >
Farming Industry Hopes Trade War Is Ebbing
Cautious optimism comes after moves made to normalize trade relations with China. read more >
Arkansas Motorcoach Industry Desperate for Aid
Little Rock Coaches, a charter motorcoach company, has basically seen its business shut down since mid-March. It is not a Little Rock or an Arkansas phenomenon; the pandemic has hammered motorcoach businesses across the nation. read more >
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