Walton Family Foundation Names Executive Director
Carrie Walton Penner, the chairwoman of the Walton Family Foundation Board of Directors, says Caryl M. Stern will be the nonprofit's new executive director. 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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