by - May 10, 2026 8:45 am
The next decade will define Arkansas’ economic future
It’s easy to forget just how much Arkansas has changed over the past decade. Not all of it has been obvious day to day, but taken together, the progress has…
Tag: Randy Zook
by - July 16, 2023 9:33 am
State Chamber chief hopes tax cut trend continues
Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce CEO Randy Zook says what he hopes will happen and what he expects to happen with the state’s $1.16 billion budget surplus will be similar….
by - July 10, 2022 11:01 am
State Chamber chief estimates two job openings for every unemployed person in Arkansas
Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Randy Zook has been working to resolve the state’s labor dilemma with all the tools he can muster. With baby boomers retiring…
by - April 4, 2021 10:46 am
State Chamber chief says hate crimes law needed; pushing for employers to help with vaccines
State lawmakers should pass a newly filed hate crimes bill and Arkansas employers need to fully embrace vaccines for their workers. That’s the blunt assessment from Randy Zook, CEO of…
by - September 8, 2019 10:34 am
State Chamber CEO: China tariffs ‘a long game’
Business leader Randy Zook said negotiations between the U.S. and China won’t be resolved soon, but he believes the end result will be better for the American consumer. Zook, president…
by - May 5, 2019 10:15 am
Business leaders say highway program map may emerge by fall
A three-day window in the legislative session that saw lawmakers, industry stakeholders and the governor’s office come to the table for a compromise plan led to the $300 million highway…
by - July 15, 2018 9:46 am
State chamber chief trusting Trump tariff effort for now, hopes Chinese investments in Arkansas remain
One of Arkansas’ top business leaders says he’s sticking with President Trump’s trade wars on faith, for now, and he hopes the ultimate outcome is fairer trade practices that benefit…
by - December 2, 2016 1:20 pm
State chamber boss talks globalization in the age of Trump, marijuana in Arkansas, 2017 legislative agenda
Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Randy Zook said globalization will continue in the administration of President-elect Donald Trump. He also expects marijuana legislation to “take the oxygen…
by - October 30, 2016 2:53 pm
Issue 3 will mean jobs for Arkansas
Editor’s note: Randy Zook is president and CEO of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas, and is serving as vice chairman of the Jobs for Arkansas committee….
by - November 1, 2013 12:31 pm
State Chamber chief says education system needs work
Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Randy Zook said Friday (Nov. 1) that 98,000 Arkansans are unemployed and about 100,000 Arkansans are underemployed – in jobs that do…
by - May 5, 2013 3:49 pm
State Chamber CEO pleased with Legislative Session
Randy Zook, CEO of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas, says his groups accomplished nearly every goal in the recently completed legislative session with the…
by - March 21, 2012 4:44 pm
State biz group supports health care challenge
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas has joined a legal effort to challenge the controversial federal healthcare reform act, but the move is more about seeking an…