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Everyday Low-Cost Camping

Apparently, the 54th most interesting thing on Earth is fact that old folks are camping in Wal-Mart store parking lots.

Firms Try to Avoid This Man

No one in Northwest Arkansas wants to have to call Mark Myers, but as he put it, ?When you need me, you really need me.?

Limeys Leaving ASDA

Since Wal-Mart Stores Inc. bought the British supermarket chain ASDA Group Plc. in 1999 for $10.8 billion, the Brits have been bailing.

Sellars Goes from GOP to AARP

We hear Sam Sellers is back in Arkansas. He?s now associate state director for the AARP, where he does lobbying and communications work.

Fayetteville VIPs Exchange Strong Allegations

Mayor Dan Coody and developer Gary Combs point fingers.

Developer Questions Fayetteville

Local developer and businessman Gary Combs said ?We?ve gone nuts in this city,? referring to Fayetteville?s new ideas within the city government.

IFworld Returns a Heavy Response

The city of Fayetteville asked 13 technology firms to type up a bid proposal to overhaul the city?s Web site. IFworld Inc. returned a 200-page answer.

Billion-dollar Brand: Thomas E. Wilson

Thomas E. Wilson was a name 100 years before he became a name brand.

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.

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