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Springdale Could Land Minor League Baseball Team

We hear that, if Springdale builds a baseball stadium, the Wichita Wranglers AA Texas League team will relocate to the city in Northwest Arkansas.

Carlton Leaves Lindsey

Dale Carlton leaves Lindsey & Associates Inc. in Fayetteville to start his own firm, Carlton Realty Inc.

Smith, White to Build Fort Smith Auto Park

Fort Smith auto dealers Smith Chevrolet Cadillac Co. and Bill White Auto Mall buy a combined 40 acres on South 36th Street off Interstate 540 in Fort Smith from The Westphal Group to start River Valley Auto Park.

Vergrandis Gets $500,000 Award for Malaria Test

Technology company Vegrandis LLC of Fayetteville receives a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research award from the National Science Foundation to research malaria test.

Tyson Shutterbugs Opn New Studio

Carla and Cheryl Tyson have opened CT2, a photography studio in Fayetteville. The studio sells photos taken by both women, who are the sisters of Tyson Foods Inc. CEO John Tyson.

Lovett May Perform at AMP in Fayetteville

Kelly Rourke, vice president of marketing and sales for the Arkansas Music Pavilion in Fayetteville, says she is ?99 percent? sure Lyle Lovett is coming there to perform, but the date isn?t nailed down yet.

Tyson Tops List of Largest Poultry Firms

Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale tops the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s list of largest poultry firms in the state.

Laptop Longing (Worth Sparkman Commentary)

A computer user deals with the frustration and relief of a crashed hard drive.

Eureka Springs Festival Success Hinges on Early Bookings, Ads

Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission switches gears with new special events coordinator, early bookings.

Highway 71 Revisited: Small Business Comes Alive As Traffic Grows

Small businesses along U.S. Highway 71 have reinvented themselves since the opening of Interstate 540 in 1999.

Arkansas Stars Set to Entertain

The new Springdale-based National Indoor Football League team banks on families and entertainment dollars.

Ross Attacks FEMA?s Mismanagement (Editorial)

Rep. Mike Ross, D-Ark., continues to expose the Federal Emergency Management Agency?s management shortcomings ? not just in the aftermath of Katrina but in the 10,777 unused manufactured homes at the Hope Municipal Airport.

Beaver Lake Gains Drought Sightseers

Despite Beaver Lake?s languishing level, area proprietors and officials haven?t seen a noticeable drop in tourism along its 487 miles of shoreline.

Woodpecker Survives Legal Battles?

The Cache River was the stage for one of the fiercest environmental battles in Arkansas? history; the rediscovery of the ivory-billed woodpecker has revived another.

Zaxby?s Plans 11 Area Restaurants

David Jackson and Brian Driggers plan to open 11 Zaxby?s restaurants in Northwest Arkansas.

Knight Buys Gaylord?s Building

Ed Knight, the owner of Penguin Ed?s Bar-B-Que, buys the 6,144-SF building that houses Uncle Gaylord?s Mountain Cafe at 315 W. Mountain St. in Fayetteville for $515,000.

Stone Mill Will Serve Sam?s

Daniel Dantzler, owner of Stone Mill Bread & Flour Co. in Fayetteville, said he will provide fresh bread to the new Sam?s Club store planned for Fayetteville.

Western Sizzlin? Slated for Fayetteville

Crafton Tull & Associates Inc. of Rogers has filed a large-scale development plan with the Fayetteville Planning Commission to build a 8,348-SF Western Sizzlin? restaurant and 5,000-SF retail building on 3.3 acres at 3070 W. Sixth St.

The Sanctuary (Business Lunch)

The Sanctuary gets 3 stars in our lunch review.

Little Rock Law Firm Opens in Bentonville

The Little Rock-based law firm Gill Elrod Ragon Owen & Sherman PA opened a Bentonville satellite office in mid-February.

Oklahoma court ruling threatens poultry industry in Arkansas

GDP up 4.3% in the third quarter, consumer confidence declines

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson