Overdraft Fees Provide Steady Cash Stream
Protecting customers from overdrafts, a standard service provided by most banks and credit unions, can also be a lucrative revenue stream. read more >
Call Marty at:
(501) 455-9289
Email Marty at:
Email
Follow Marty on:
Marty covers:
Transportation, Northwest Arkansas
Marty Cook
Assistant Editor
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
Planes, Trains and Barges: Little Rock Port Authority Turns 60
Lance Fritz, the head of Union Pacific Railroad, said last week during a Q&A panel celebrating the Little Rock Port Authority's 60th anniversary that he had cautionary words for President Trump regarding the country's trade war with China. read more >
Arkansas Emerges as Bull's-eye for Gun Trade
A growing list of gun manufacturers with Arkansas facilities are currently employing more than 3,000. read more >
Arkansas Companies Dealing With Tariff Costs
President Trump's tariffs of 25% on $250 billion worth of Chinese goods is making some Arkansas business either absorb their price increases or pass the cost hikes to their customers. read more >
Former Hogs Play New Game: Real Estate
Former Arkansas Razorbacks football stars like Jim Lindsey and Bill McClard have made real estate their second careers. Some, like former Hog and NBA player Joe Kleine, are happy to be investors. read more >
Delta Group Executes Sale-Leaseback Deal (NWA Real Deals)
Middleton Properties LLC paid $5.9 million for 4 acres and Delta Group Electronics' 37,600-SF facility on West Technology Way in Fayetteville. read more >
Fare Awareness Pushed in Effort to Promote XNA
The Northwest Arkansas Council's new FareFlightNWA program makes the argument to travelers that flying out of Northwest Arkansas Airport might not be as terrible financially as it would seem. read more >
Blue Cross & Blue Shield CEO Curtis Barnett Unconcerned About Revenue Dip
The Little Rock mutual health insurance company is still the state's largest private company with revenue of $2.48 billion in 2018. However, the revenue figure was down — a little less than 2% — from $2.52 billion in 2017, ending a streak of at least 15 years of revenue growth. read more >
Uber Suit Offers Peek Into Gig Economy
Attorney Chris Burks knows the gig economy can be a boon for independent contractors. But the flip side is that employers can have too much of an upper hand. read more >
In Rogers, Bernie Sanders Slams Walmart's 'Starvation Wages'
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders criticizes Walmart for paying its employees "starvation wages" during his presentation at the retailers' shareholders' meeting in Rogers. read more >
Editors' Picks
