This Little Veggie Went to Market, From Tyson 
Springdale giant Tyson Foods expands line of non-meat proteins while pea and lentil crops boom. 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.
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