Marty Cook

1 week ago | arkansasbusiness.com | Marty Cook

Former USA Truck CEO James Reed is looking forward to new opportunities after being named operating partner of Banner Capital, a private equity firm in Salt Lake City. Reed led USA Truck of Van Buren from 2017 until it was acquired by German logistics giant DB Schenker in the summer of 2022. After the acquisition was finalized, Reed left the company to become COO of Kodiak Robotics in Mountain View, California.

1 month ago | arkansasbusiness.com | Marty Cook

The average price of a dozen Grade A eggs at the supermarket dropped nearly 18% in April, the first monthly drop in price since October, but consumer egg prices still remain historically high. According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average price of a dozen eggs was $5.12 nationally, down $1.11 from a record high in March. Compared with April 2024, egg prices have increased 79%. Egg prices have become an important economic metric nationally and a political issue.

1 month ago | arkansasbusiness.com | Marty Cook

The Champions Club student apartment complex in Fayetteville sold for $23.3 million. Student Quarters of Atlanta, which specializes in student housing, bought the 76-unit complex through its SQ Razorback Road LLC. Student Quarters, led by CEO Andy Feinour and President Keith Jernigan, owns 34 complexes on 25 college campuses. Champions Club totals 53,160 SF on 4.4 acres on South Razorback Road. It is opposite Baum Stadium, the baseball venue of the University of Arkansas.

1 month ago | arkansasbusiness.com | Marty Cook

The shortage of available truck parking is an age-old problem without an easy or inexpensive solution. The good news is that there is a growing awareness of the problem and the need for solutions. Rebecca Brewster, president and COO of the nonprofit American Transportation Research Institute, told me last week that the lack of truck parking has been a national problem for going on three decades now. “This is one of my soapbox issues,” Brewster said.

1 month ago | arkansasbusiness.com | Marty Cook

Having co-owners of a multi-million dollar company can be a tricky business, but Hex Bisbee and Scott Barrows are making it work — and work well — at Multi-Craft Contractors Inc. of Springdale. MCC lives up to its name, providing a host of industrial and commercial engineering and production services to clients in 30 states. In 2024, it generated approximately $158 million in revenue, slightly down from $160 million the previous year.