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High Beef Prices Could Slow the Industry

Residential and commercial real estate crowds farmland and forces new farmers to look outside Fayetteville for land.

Chickens Made Cattle Farming in N.W. Ark. Possible

Some residents in Northwest Arkansas complain about chicken feed within a sniff of their homes.

Buyers Should Beware of Fixer-Uppers

Financial hazards might await those investing in homes that need refurbishing.

New Molly Maguires Lease-Holder Drops Out

A restaurateur who planned to lease Bentonville’s Molly Maguires location backs out, prompting the owners to put the building up for sale.

Arkansas Restaurants Make Wine Spectator List

Six Arkansas restaurants are among the more than 2,000 listed in Wine Spectator magazine?s ?The World?s Best Restaurants for Wine? issue.

Bordino’s Unveils New Menu

Bordino’s of Fayetteville adds truffles to its winter menu.

Garden Gourmet: A Secret Worth Sharing

The small Springdale restaurant offers delicious food.

Flight Schools Offer a Chance To Soar

Northwest Arkansas flight schools offer aspiring aviators the opportunity to learn.

JBU Broadens Business Offering

John Brown University expands its selection of business courses.

Avoid Investor Overload by Asking Questions

Mutual fund investors should stick with a plan that outlines their goals, an expert says.

Understanding Fees: Don?t Get Fed a Load

A crash course in load lingo, from 12b1 charges and expense ratio amounts to back-end loads and no-load funds.

Company Helps Preserve Memories on Paper

Scrapbook Friendzy provides supplies and gifts for Northwest Arkansas’ scrapbook-keepers and hobbyists.

Art Class Offers Children Creative Fun

Studio Fun teaches art for students 4 to 18.

Shop Puts Specialty Toys in Holiday Stockings

A fun, light atmosphere allows children to sample toys at Dilly Dally’s.

Walls Leaves NBC 24/51

Shani Walls, one of the two anchors hired for the resurrection of NBC 24/51, leaves the station after less than three months.

Wilhite and Wall Take Show to Europe

KIX 104 jockeys travel Europe the Wal-Mart way.

Sports Shows Change Times

KREB alters its all-sports lineup.

Journal Has Vise Vice

Headlines errors show that not even the Business Journal is perfect.

Arvest Bulks Up, Market Drives Broker Demand

Arvest Asset?s army of registered representatives makes it the largest local firm on the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal?s annual list of brokerages.

Freightways Earnings Beat Analyst Predictions

New revenues for American Freightways Corp. in Harrison are up to $0.62 earnings per share compared with $0.44 in 1999.

NRF: Retail sales rose 3.54% in December from year ago

$6 billion data center to locate near Little Rock

The Compass Report: Arkansas metro economic growth ranges from resilient to stable

Family, relationships fueled Kirkwood’s long career at AOG, Summit