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Early Numbers Show Arkansas Wine Sales Rising

Vineyard farmers enjoying grocery shelves following reduction in ABC restrictions.

Springdale Girl Blooms Into Sagely Winegrower

When she entered Oklahoma University, Audrey House had no intention of being a winegrower. But a spring break trip in 1997 to California?s wine country convinced her that she nearly missed her calling.

It?s Time for Nolan To Go (Jeffrey Wood Commentary)

It?s time for a buyout of Nolan Richardson Jr.?s remaining six-year contact so that he can be on his hate-mongering way.

Mack Unhappy with Addys

Greg Mack, president of Taylor Mack, the Fayetteville advertising firm, said his company wasn?t notified of the deadline to enter the regional Addy awards.

Avoid the ?Kiddie Tax? with Investment Plan

Beall Barclay & Co.?s weekly online newsletter is full of tax planning tidbits. A recent excerpt included a strategy for minimizing tax liability on unearned income for children under age 14.

AHEC Anchors Doctors

Seven AHEC branches nurture doctors statewide.

Shale Rests at Root of Construction Problems

Shale forces some Northwest Arkansas developers to dig deeper into pockets.

Critters Curtail Construction

Millions spent to bypass blind fish in Northwest Arkansas.

Threatened and Endangered Species Live in the Ozarks

The Ozarks are home to several animals listed as threatened and endangered.

Common Sense Should Reign in Economic Stimulus Plan (Editorial)

Congress finally got back to business recently ? well, sort of. After all, politics must be dealt with, and this is an election year.

$7M ?Inn-vestment? Will Revive Carnall Hall

The $7.1 million project to convert the second-oldest building on the University of Arkansas campus into The Inn at Carnall Hall is scheduled to begin this spring.

Baldwin & Shell Reaches Pinnacle Success

Area?s most upscale commercial construction dominated by company?s Rogers division.

Will Cities Unite in Harmony?

Harmony Products Inc. wants to turn Northwest Arkansas? wastewater woes into a Midas tale by constructing a fertilizer plant.

GCs Not Always to Blame When Subs Feel Snubbed

It does not take long for coffee shop talk among subcontractors to turn to slow- and no-paying ?GCs.? It often takes subs more than a year to get paid for their work and that could cause a cash crunch for any business.

K-Mac, BRM Take Over KFC Franchising Turf

The territory that includes eight closed KFC restaurants in Northwest Arkansas is being taken over by two Arkansas KFC franchisees, K-Mac Enterprises Inc. of Fort Smith and BRM Foods Inc. of Searcy.

Moore Plans to Open Three Firehouse Subs

Austin Moore opened his first restaurant, a Firehouse Subs store, on Feb. 14 in Fayetteville. If all goes well, Moore plans to open a second location in Fayetteville and a third Firehouse Subs in Springdale.

La Playa Earns 2.5 Stars

Mexican restaurant offers fresh fare at slow pace.

Enronitis Outbreak Spreads to Fort Smith (Commentary)

The pundits are calling it ?Enronitis,? the contagious fear that any publicly traded company?s financial statements might be suspect. Arkansas is not immune.

Wal-Mart Can Learn from Kmart Fall (Commentary)

No one could have predicted five years ago that two corporate giants like Kmart Corp. and Enron Corp. would be bankrupt within months of each other.

Cooperatives Help States Manage Ice Storm Damage

Ozarks Electric Cooperative, a member of the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas, dispatched three teams of work crews to assist the cooperatives in Oklahoma and Kansas that were disabled by the January winter storms.

Entergy Arkansas unveils ‘Next Generation’ plan; will seek to extend nuclear licenses

Fort Smith business leader John Taylor has died

Car-Mart completes $161.3 million securities transaction

Officials ask public to be on the lookout for bird flu in flocks