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Cities Adopt AT&T IPTV

The Rogers City Council on March 13 voted unanimously to sign an agreement with AT&T for the telecommunications company to provide consumers with Internet Protocol Television, or IPTV.

Times Front Page Goes to Pot (Outtakes Opinion)

We wonder what the editors of the Northwest Arkansas Times were thinking when they OK?d the use of a stock clip art image of a marijuana leaf on Page 1.

The Region’s Top Real Estate Agents, Agencies

Lists of the regions largest real estate agencies and its biggest selling agents.

Automation Aids Poultry Producers

Poultry supply stores sell technology that makes life easier for growers and birds, boosting margins.

Fruit Business Ripens at the UA

Clark, professor of horticulture and director of the fruit-breeding program at the University of Arkansas, has helped develop patented blackberries.

Researchers Tap CLA Market

Scientists at he University of Arkansas have received a grant to pursue a healthy soy oil.

Agriculture Adds $15B to Economy

Agriculture is the source of 20 cents of every dollar generated in the Arkansas economy, according to a research report from the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture.

Rice Exports Close 2006 Up

Arkansas rice growers took a large hit in 2006 in lost acreage thanks to increased energy costs and disease.

CEO Turns Tyson Back From Brink

In his first year as CEO of the world?s No. 1 meat producer, Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc., Bond has led the charge to turn it from portly to lean by trimming some $200 million in fat.

Farmers Fill Natural Niche

Organic and sustainable farming in Northwest Arkansas is a multi-million industry, part of a national trend worth up to $14 billion.

Brothers Set to Flip Stadium Land

Four years ago, the brothers purchased 14.5 acres that now border the site selected for a minor league baseball stadium in west Springdale, now it may be worth millions.

Mellow Mushroom Sprouting in Fayetteville

Those who have traveled to Atlanta or just about any campus around the Southeastern Conference may be familiar with Mellow Mushroom, a gourmet pizza parlor famous for its white crust pizza and eclectic atmosphere.

Paradigm Co. Seeks Fill Permit

The Paradigm Co., developers of the mixed-use Park West project at the intersection in Fayetteville has applied to fill a little more than 3 acres of wetlands on the property.

Garden Show Benefited From Venue Change

The Northwest Arkansas Home & Garden Show had its second largest attendance in its history.

Haynes Ltd. Bucks Skyline Trend

Apparently Haynes Ltd. is bucking the Benton County trend for commercial lease space.

Arbors Additions Fill Up

Sixty-three of the 94 condos at 21st Street and New Hope Road in Rogers have been sold since reservations were first taken in August 2005.

Mariachi?s Set to Move In

The Fayetteville location formerly housing Caf? Santa Fe has stood empty since the restaurant closed in May 2004 when the owners filed for bankruptcy but the siesta for the spot is now over.

Broyles Era Finally Ends (Editorial)

The announcement of Frank Broyles? retirement as athletic director at the University of Arkansas after nearly 50 years marks the end of era.

Gray Appointed To Commission

In February Gov. Mike Beebe appointed Darin Gray of Springdale to the State Parks, Recreation and Travel Commission, where he will serve a six-year term.

Bad Boys Go Cattle Hunting

From a recent sheriff?s report in the Madison County Record of Huntsville.

Arkansas to lead National Advanced Manufacturing Apprenticeship expansion

The Supply Side: Boomer generation concedes spending power to young consumers

2nd cohort of new lithium accelerator shows innovations in Bentonville

Weekly wages up 4.2% in Arkansas, Benton County leads with 13.4% wage gain